January 6, 2012
Swedish home furnishings firm IKEA is recalling safety belts for some 1.2 million highchairs after some children fell out of their seats when buckles unexpectedly opened. IKEA spokeswoman Ylva Magnusson says her company has received eight incident reports regarding the …
January 6, 2012
Bekkum Family Farms LLC of Westby, Wis., is recalling shredded cheese due to a possible bacterial contamination. The state agriculture department said Wednesday the cheese is labeled “Grumpy Goat Shreds” under the Nordic Creamery brand name. The product is sold …
January 4, 2012
Massachusetts public health officials are urging consumers not to eat some brands of cheese because they may be contaminated with potentially fatal listeria. The Canadian-made cheeses under the brand name Fromagerie Marie Kade were sold in markets in Norwood and …
January 3, 2012
General Motors Co. is recalling more than 4,000 of its 2012 Chevrolet Sonic subcompact cars to check for missing brake pads. Some Sonics could be missing an inner or outer brake pad, which could increase stopping distance. GM said there …
December 29, 2011
Michigan authorities have announced the recall of two cheese products of Green Cedar Dairy in Dearborn because of possible contamination with Listeria bacteria and say they know of two people becoming infected. The state Department of Agriculture says the recall …
December 22, 2011
Johnson & Johnson, the consumer products company which has been plagued by product recalls in the past two years, said it is voluntarily asking retailers to remove about 12 million bottles of Motrin pain relievers from store shelves. The coated …
December 22, 2011
BatteriesPlus LLC of Hartland, Wisconsin, is recalling about 111,800 cordless tool battery packs because they can explode, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Wednesday. BatteriesPlus is recalling the Rayovac NI-CD Cordless Tool Battery Pack after getting five reports of …
December 21, 2011
Georgia college student Kristy Williams was almost killed when a metal piece flew out of an air bag in her 2001 Honda Civic – a traumatic accident her lawyer says might have been avoided had there been an earlier, more …
December 20, 2011
Nissan is recalling nearly 34,000 Sentra compact cars because of a battery cable problem that could cause the engines to stall. Documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say that a zinc coating on the cable bolts could …
December 19, 2011
A Nebraska meatpacker recalled more than 40,000 pounds of ground beef products distributed in 16 states after a test confirmed the presence of E. coli, the Agriculture Department said Friday. The products were shipped to institutions and distributors in Alabama, …