General Motors and Isuzu are recalling more than 192,000 midsize pickups to fix a problem with child safety seat anchors. Get the full story »
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J&J recalls children’s Benadryl Fastmelt, junior Motrin
Health care giant Johnson & Johnson is announcing another product recall, this one involving some Children’s Benadryl Allergy Fastmelt Tablets and Junior Strength Motrin Caplets. Get the full story »
Children’s Benedryl recall latest to hit J&J
Johnson & Johnson has recalled about 4 million packages of children’s Benadryl allergy tablets and about 800,000 bottles of junior-strength Motrin, citing “insufficiencies” in developing the manufacturing process.
It was the latest in a series of product recalls in the last year that have hurt the reputation and financial results of J&J. Get the full story »
NHTSA to look into Accord hybrid acceleration
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will decide whether to open a full-fledged investigation into possible acceleration problems with the Honda Accord gas-electric hybrid, according to documents posted on the federal agency’s website Monday.
A woman, who was not identified, filed a complaint seeking an investigation and recall of the 2005 Accord Hybrid after a crash in July 2005 that left her injured and a passenger dead. Several people in other cars were injured, the documents said.
Madigan releases guide of recalled toys
Superhero flashlights, Shrek drinking glasses from McDonald’s, a Fisher-Price inflatable ball and a boys’ Santa suit from Macy’s all seem innocent enough. But they were among the 147 children products — some 44 million individual items — recalled so far this year in the United States for being potentially dangerous.
Because the number of recalls has become overwhelming for parents to track — about double the number from last year — the Illinois Attorney General’s office has for the fourth year compiled an annual “Play it Safe” guide of dangerous toys, jewelry, baby gear and clothing. Items in the guide have been recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in 2010. Get the full story »
Bassett recalls 90,000 drop-side cribs
Bloomberg News | Bassett Furniture Industries has recalled about 90,000 drop-side cribs after receiving 154 reports of hardware failure, the Consumer Product Safety Commission reports.
Judge won’t toss Toyota acceleration suits
A federal judge in California says he won’t dismiss lawsuits against Toyota from car owners who claim sudden-acceleration defects caused the value of the vehicles to plummet. Get the full story »
Nissan recalling 600K Frontiers, Xterras, Sentras
Nissan Motor Co. says it is recalling more than 600,000 vehicles in North and South America and Africa due to steering or battery cable problems. Get the full story »
GM recalls cars due to power steering fluid leak
General Motors will recall 13,780 Cadillac DTS and Buick Lucerne luxury sedans because of possible power steering fluid leaks that could cause a loss of steering or an engine fire. Get the full story »
CPSC orders huge recall of window shades, blinds
The death of a toddler who strangled in a window shade cord spurred a huge recall Wednesday, even as the industry crafts a better standard to make window coverings in American homes safer for children.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says Hanover Direct Inc., of Weehawken, N.J., has agreed to recall about 495,000 roman shades and some 28,500 blinds. Hanover is the parent company for Domestications, The Company Store, and Company Kids.
Eggs recalled after salmonella found at Ohio farm
Evidence of salmonella has been found at an Ohio egg farm that’s received financing from the owner of an Iowa egg farm that was behind a massive recall earlier this year. Cal-Maine Foods Inc., the nation’s biggest egg seller and distributor, said it is recalling 288,000 eggs the company had purchased from supplier Ohio Fresh Eggs after a test showed salmonella at the Ohio farm.
Weak cereal sales hurt Kellogg’s 3Q results
Kellogg Co. said Tuesday that a drop in cereal sales, intense competition and the lingering impact of some of the largest food recalls in the company’s history have made 2010 a difficult and disappointing year. Get the full story »
Toyota asks court to dismiss acceleration lawsuits
Toyota Motor Corp. is asking a federal court to throw out lawsuits over acceleration defects in its cars, saying many of the plaintiffs never identified any defect or experienced sudden, unintended acceleration. Get the full story »
Recall of Medtronic tissue device stepped up
U.S. health regulators say a recalled Medtronic Inc. tissue device could cause more problems than originally thought, the company said Friday.
The device maker recalled its Octopus Nuvo Tissue Stabilizer in September because part of it could break, leading to fragments falling into patient chests and damaging the heart. Get the full story »
Pfizer recalls 2 more lots of ’smelly’ Lipitor
Pfizer Inc. is recalling two more lots of its widely-used Lipitor cholesterol drug after chemicals from wooden pallets contaminated some bottles with an “uncharacteristic odor.” Get the full story »
