Defective & Dangerous Products

• Bad Products - Recall Agency List

  Steve Lombardi | December 06, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  You can sign up for automatic alerts by signing up at the U.S. Recall News site. It's not a government site but does list those products recalled by the US government agencies of various disciplines. That's a heck of a lot easier than individually checking each agency. It is a screening site for lawyers so be aware it's not a government site or been approved by any agency. They may miss...

• Boy Scouts Recall Gets No Merit Badge

  Steve Lombardi | December 03, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The Boy Scouts of America get a D for effort and an F for planning. It's been reported that 1.6 million merit badges for Cub Scouts supplied by Kahoot Products Inc. of Roswell, Georgia were painted with lead-based paint. Here is where they get the F for planning. Why wouldn't the Boy Scouts of America create a program where local troops could earn some money making these badges instead of...

• Regulating Industry - More Tort Reform Needed

  Steve Lombardi | November 22, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Next time you walk into the voting booth think twice about the wrong kind of tort reform. You're harmed more by tainted food that is voluntarily regulated then you ever could be by an injured person suing an insurance company for reasonable compensation. Look squarely at what is going on in California and you'll see what I mean.The regulations governing farms in this central California region...

• Chantix the smoking cessation product can be a smoking gun.

  Steve Lombardi | November 21, 2007 9:09 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The FDA is warning of suicidal ideation, agressive and erratic behavior in patients taking Chantix.The FDA is warning of suicidal ideation, aggressive and erratic behavior in patients taking Chantix. Chantix is a drug that helps you stop smoking. Drowsiness is also a side effect. Operating machinery or being around pinch point machinery is a serious problem.A preliminary assessment reveals that...

• Aqua Dots, The Latest Consumer Date Rape

  Steve Lombardi | November 12, 2007 8:34 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Is our government's focus on this world economy turning the U.S. into a second rate market? The latest recall, Release #08-074 by the Consumer Products Safety Commission) again shows that Chinese manufacturers are dumping second-rate toys into our economy. Aqua Dots are a "toy" that when water is added fuse together. Children who have swallowed them needed hospitalization after becoming...

• Graco Cribs Causing Death

  Steve Lombardi | November 06, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  We just recently wrote about a crib recall and why it can cause injury or death to infants. This is not something new in product recalls. New parents need to especially be aware of how seemingly benign products can be dangerous to their infants. All new mothers and fathers should spend some time at the CPSC site browsing the recall notices for infant products to see how they can be dangerous....

• Contaminated Foods and Food Poisoning

  Steve Lombardi | November 03, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  One has to wonder if the increase in contaminated food products isn't somehow related to low wages paid to workers as a result of foreign competition. Perhaps the lesson is that some products, like food, can't be imported from a foreign industry that is used to lax standards with bribery in the enforcement chain an accepted practice. The number of recalls begs several questions that equally beg...

• Medtronics leads to a broken heart.

  Steve Lombardi | October 17, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Five patients died and the medical device maker Medtronics Inc. suspended sales of the electrical lead wires that connects the hearts of over 235,000 patients to defibrillators already implanted in their chests. The wire, called a lead, is prone to fracturing within patients' blood vessels and erroneously dispatching a massive electrical jolt, the Minneapolis company said. This jolt can be...

• Composix Kugel Mesh Patch Taken From the Market

  Steve Lombardi | October 16, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The Composix Kugel Mesh Patch was removed from the U.S. market on December 22, 2005. The Composix Kugel Mesh Patch is used for ventral or incisional hernias and is manufactured by Davol, Inc., a division of C.R. Bard. The device was recalled because the "memory recoil ring," which opens the patch after it has been inserted into the intra-abdominal space, can break. If you've had this type of...

• Kiss Those Red Lips Goodbye?

  Steve Lombardi | October 13, 2007 6:16 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  It's time to pick her up and you're wearing a really expensive outfit, clean shaven, hair gelled and oh man you have got it on! You pull up in front of the loft to pick her up. Out she strolls in those heels you love and you think; Wow! She looks really sexy with that shade of lipstick she's wearing. It goes so well with her hair color. But wait! Before you kiss her ask what brand of lipstick...