A 17-year-old from South Carolina was decapitated at Six Flags in Georgia on Saturday when a roller coaster traveling at full speed struck him in the head after he entered a restricted area. It is...
While the Food and Drug Administration continues its investigation into the outbreak of Salmonella cases related to tomatoes, Florida farmers are increasingly losing money due to a lack of demand....
Recent news has suggested that the legislature failed to authorize the Central Florida commuter rail over ubiquitous "liability issues". Closer inspection reveals much more behind the scenes that...
The Florida Department of Health has advised the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of 23 cases of adverse reactions to a liquid supplement distributed by Total Body Essential Nutrition based in...
The Consumer Products Safety Commission has issued a recall of llittle girls "Life of Faith Charm Bracelets" that have excessive amounts of lead in them. The bracelets, manufactured in China of course, have the following religious symbols;Bible, angel, cross, heart, and praying hands, as well as white painted beads. The bracelets were sold in a set that included a child's bracelet as well as...
Chattem, Inc. along with the FDA have voluntarily recalled some of the popular Icy Hot Therapy product line. The products are - Icy Hot Heat Therapy Air Activated Heat - Back- Icy Hot Heat Therapy Air Activated Heat - Arm, Neck and Leg- Icy Hot Heat Therapy Air Activated Heal - Arm, Neck and Leg, single-consumer use "samples" distributed on a limited promotional basis in cartons of 3 oz....
Evenflo, the maker of the Discovery child safety seat, is voluntarily recalling over 1,000,000 car seats. The car seat is a carrier that locks into a base which then is strapped to the rear seat of the vehicle. The manufacturer reports that studies show side impact crashes may cause the carrier to separate from the base allowing the child to fly about the inside of the car. The current recall...
Add the children's toy "Aqua Dots Super Studio" to the list of dangerous products sold to American children that were manufactured in China. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) if the dots are swallowed they can convert into a chemical like that found in the dangerous, often abused, drug known as GHB. Young children have sustained serious life threatening injuries from...
The Consumer Products Safety Commission announced that Spin Master of Toronto, Canada is recalling approximately 4.2 miilion sets of Aqua Dots due to a toxic coating on the beads. If swallowed, the chemical reacts with the body similar to GHB also known as the date rape drug. There have been reports of two children who ended up in the hospital in a coma after swallowing the beads. Parents...
The Consumer Products Safety Commission issued a notice on Friday that Simplicity, Inc. of Reading, PA has a repair kit for the cribs that were recalled September 21, 2007 because of faulty drop-sides. The repair kit should only be used on older model Simplicity or Graco cribs with the faulty mounting brackets. The original recall was made due to a defective mechanism that allowed the side to...
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