The ice cream industry’s widening listeria scare, which has prompted at least five companies to recall products, is fueled in part by DNA testing and other new tools that can better detect the bacteria and trace its origins. Advances in …
Blue Bell Creameries Inc., working to contain the spread of listeria after three people died from the bacterial disease, expanded a product recall to include everything it makes. Following an earlier recall of some ice cream, listeria has been found …
Conn.-based General Electric Co. has agreed to pay a $3.5 million civil penalty, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The settlement resolves CPSC staff’s charges that GE knowingly failed to report to CPSC as required by law defects …
Kidde is recalling nearly 5 million disposable fire extinguishers because they may not discharge properly, posing a risk of injury. The company said Thursday that it has received 11 reports that the fire extinguishers failed to discharge as expected. No …
Honda Motor Co., the Japanese automaker at the center of an airbag defect scandal, lowered its annual earnings forecast Friday, after quarterly profit slipped 15 percent due to recall expenses. The Tokyo-based manufacturer of the Odyssey minivan, Fit subcompact and …
More than 2 million Toyota, Chrysler and Honda vehicles are being recalled for a second fix for faulty airbags that may inadvertently inflate while the car is running. The recall includes some Acura MDX, Dodge Viper, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Honda …
Goodyear is recalling about 48,500 SUV tires after finding small cracks in the tread during endurance testing. The move has forced General Motors Co. to stop selling about 6,300 Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave models until the tires …
A Georgia food company has recalled more than 850 pounds of beef and chicken because of misbranding and exposure to potential allergens. Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture say Kabob’s Acquisition Inc. recalled about 869 pounds of meat that …
Almost 67,000 older Dodge and Mitsubishi pickups were recalled to fix a faulty clutch switch that let a child start a truck and run over another. The malfunction caused the fatal accident when a “young child” was able to start …
Recalls of passenger, trucks and SUVs have become a common occurrence, but the city of Anderson, Ind., has been unable to use one of two fire department ladder trucks as a result of a recall. The Anderson Fire Department purchased …