Safety Agency to Consider Ban on Gas Stoves Amid Health Fears January 10, 2023 By Ari Natter A federal agency says a ban on gas stoves is on the table amid rising concern about harmful indoor air...
Manufacturers Balk at ‘Right to Repair’ Initiative by Biden Administration July 26, 2021 By Marcy Gordon Americans would be freer to repair their broken cellphones, computers, videogame consoles and even tractors themselves, or to use independent...
U.S. Lawsuit Could Open ‘Giant Can of Worms’ in Amazon’s Fight Against Product Recalls July 23, 2021 By Martina Barash A U.S. safety regulator’s decision last week to sue Amazon.com Inc. could bring clarity to a question that has long...
Many Skin Whitening Creams Containing High Levels of Mercury Are Sold Online July 15, 2020 By Martinne Geller Skin-whitening creams identified as containing potentially dangerous levels of mercury continue to be sold online more than seven months after...
Conagra Sued by Burn Victims After Cooking Spray Cans Explode May 9, 2019 By Dee-Ann Durbin Eight burn victims have filed suit against the Chicago-based maker of Pam cooking spray, saying they were severely injured when...
Listeria Fear Prompts Kellogg’s Eggo Waffle Recall September 21, 2016 Battle Creek, Michigan-based Kellogg Co. is recalling about 10,000 cases of its Eggo Nutri-Grain Whole Wheat Waffles in 25 states...
Oklahoma Company Recalls Hot Dogs, Corn Dogs over Listeria Fear July 21, 2016 More than 372,000 pounds of hot dogs and corn dogs made by an Oklahoma company are being recalled over concerns...
Trial over Spinal Bone Cement Death Begins in Washington June 29, 2016 By Martha Bellisle The physician who used a non-FDA-approved bone cement during a woman’s spinal surgery and the company that ran an illegal...
LIU Launches Product Recall Policy for Packagers, Co-Packers September 30, 2013 Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has launched LIU Packagers Protection, a new LIU product recall policy...
Massachusetts High Court Affirms $20.6M Award in Slide Death September 18, 2013 The highest court in Massachusetts upheld a $20.6 million jury award on Sept. 13 for the family of a woman...