Defective & Dangerous Products

• Tainted Milk Powder

  Donald Caminiti | September 24, 2008 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  The Chinese Health Ministry announced that more than 1200 infants have become ill from tainted milk powder, and a second child has died, according to a story in the USA Today. Investigators...

• Cancer Doctor Warns of Cell Phone Risk

  Donald Caminiti | July 24, 2008 2:13 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  A University of Pittsburgh doctor warned university faculty and staff Wednesday that cell phone use may cause increased risk of cancer. In a memo he sent to about 3,000 faculty and...

• Girl's Bicycles' recall - frame failure

  Donald Caminiti | February 13, 2008 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  Trek Recalls Girls Bicycles Due To Frame Failure WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, incooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntaryrecall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop usingrecalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Trek MT220 Girls BicyclesUnits: About 49,000Importer: Trek Bicycle...

• Defective Products

  Donald Caminiti | December 11, 2007 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  The Colgate-Palmolive Company warned that counterfeit toothpaste falsely packaged as "Colgate" has been found in several dollar-type discount stores in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. There are indications that the product does not contain fluoride and may contain diethylene glycol, a product that is commonly found in anti-freeze. Consumers who suspect they may have purchased...

• Crib Mattress Presents Entrapment/Choking Hazard

  Donald Caminiti | June 10, 2008 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced a voluntary recall of approximately 20,000 Simmons Kids Crib Mattresses becausesome of the crib mattresses can measure smaller than the 27...

• Bush Administration Hellbent on Protecting Wrongdoers

  Donald Caminiti | May 15, 2008 1:08 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  In its continuing effort to pander to big corporations, the Bush administration has found another quieter, more subtle way to make it more difficuilt for consumers to hold corportate wrongdoers...

• Dangerous Flammable Products - Mattresses

  Donald Caminiti | November 07, 2008 9:00 AM | 1 CommentBergen County, NJ

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of approximately 6,100 Serta Zipper-Covered Foam Core Mattresses. Consumers...

• Dangerous children's toy recalled

  Donald Caminiti | April 11, 2008 7:15 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  Fun ‘N Games Magnetic Dart Boards Henry Gordy International Inc., of Plainfield, N.J., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPS), is voluntarily recalling more than...

• Seniors injured on escalators

  Caminiti Donald | April 10, 2008 9:03 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  More than 2,500 elderly people are injured while riding escalators each year, according to a new study. The report, published in the March issue of the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention,...

• Antidepressants: Are Doctors Being Given Accurate Information

  Karen Gatlin | January 30, 2008 3:36 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  The Food and Drug Administration has determined that doctors and patients are receiving inaccurate information as to the effectiveness of antidepressants. Published data indicates that drugs such as Effexor and Zoloft are very effective in treating depression; however, unpublished data is contrary to the published information. Antidepressants are hugely profitable for the pharmaceutical...