by Anthony Braaten | Jan 5, 2021 | PRODUCT LIABILITY, PRODUCT RECALLS
Home Depot is recalling nearly 190,000 ceiling fans because the blades can fly off during use. A few have injured consumers and damaged property, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The recall involves Hampton Bay 54-inch Mara Indoor/Outdoor Ceiling Fans,...
by Anthony Braaten | Dec 1, 2020 | PRODUCT RECALLS
Another GM airbag recall is coming. The automaker announced last week it has agreed to recall and repair the Takata airbag units in about 7 million of its full-size pickup trucks and SUVs. Takata airbags have been under recall for the better part of the decade. The...
by Anthony Braaten | Nov 11, 2020 | MASS TORTS, PRODUCT RECALLS
Nostrum Laboratories, Inc., is recalling two lots of 500mg metformin HCl extended-release tablets and two lots of 750mg metformin HCl extended-release tablets because they were found to contain unsafe levels of NDMA (N-Nitrosodimethylamine), a probable human...
by Anthony Braaten | Sep 29, 2020 | PRODUCT RECALLS
People with WHILL Model Ci personal mobility devices should stop using them immediately and contact the company for a free replacement control pad, the Consumer Product Safety Commission warned. WHILL is recalling the Model Ci Personal Electric Vehicle because the...
by Anthony Braaten | Sep 1, 2020 | PRODUCT RECALLS
Stuffed toy promotional Aflac ducks dressed in doctors’ coats and stethoscopes should be thrown away because the buttons on the lab coat worn by “Doctor Duck” contain toxic levels of lead that if ingested by young children could make them sick and in need of a...
by Anthony Braaten | Aug 27, 2020 | PRODUCT RECALLS
Legislation introduced by Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, would grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to force drug recalls instead of just recommending companies remove their...