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Now there's new information about the California accident that spurred that action. A family was driving down the highway near San Diego when the gas pedal caused their gas pedal to stick. They made a desperate call to 9-1-1 but crashed a short time later. All four family members died in the crash. The preliminary investigation blames the floor mat. And Toyota has told drivers of millions of Toyota and Lexus models to remove their floor mats until further notice. According to a story on CNN, "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has documented 100 incidents where accelerator pedals on Lexus and Toyota vehicles stuck." Another item noticed by the NHTSA is the push button ignition on the car involved in the crash in San Diego. If you have a car with this type of ignition you need to know that in order to kill the engine you have to push and hold the start button for more than 3 seconds to disable the engine. It is not clear if the driver in California tried that. You can go here to find out if your Toyota or Lexus car is affected by this recall.
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission says it has received eight reports of flashlights overheating and melting, including one person who suffered burns to their hand. They were sold exclusively at Target from August 2009 through September 2009 for $1 and $2.50. If you bought any of these you should return them to Target for a full refund or call 1-800-440-0680 if you have questions. Check your child's car seat. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is warning parents that 28,350 Maxi-Cosi Mico Infant Child Safety Seats may have serious safety problems. The car seats were produced from July 2007 and February 17, 2008 and have the model numbers 22-371, 22-372 and 22-515. Below is the 22-371 model. You can call 1-877-657-9546. Remember you can always sign up to receive recall e-mail alerts here.
Plum Organics is recalling some of its pouches of baby food because it may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, which can cause botulism. The recall affects 4.22 ounce Apple & Carrot Portable Pouch baby food with the best by date of May 21, 2010 and marked with the following Universal Product Code (UPC) #890180001221 located on the bottom of the package. The food was sold at Toys 'R Us or Babies 'R Us. You can return the food to those stores for a full refund. No children have become sick. Plum Organics also tested batches before and after these dates and found them to be within the quality standards. "The product did not meet the FDA guidelines for proper acidity level," said Dr. Paul Gerhardt, a Food Science Ph.D. and member of the Plum Organics action team. "Though the risk of illness from this one batch is minimal, Plum Organics is taking the extraordinary step of recalling all Apple & Carrot Baby Food Pouches with best by date May 21, 2010." "As a mother, the safety and satisfaction of our customers and their children is my highest concern," said Plum Organics Founder Gigi Lee Chang. Due to a mixing error during production, one batch of this product was improperly blended. As a result, it did not meet our company's standard for quality. We are taking the extra step of recalling all Apple & Carrot Portable Pouches with this date to eliminate any question in the minds of consumers about the safety of our products. Plum Organics was founded on the vision of superior quality and nutritious baby food; we are committed to these values and our consumers." If you have any questions you can call 888-974-3555 between the hours of 8 am - 5 pm PST, or email info@plumorganics.com.
According to the CPSC "Target knowingly imported and sold various toys (Kool Toyz Products, Anima - Bamboo Collection Games, Happy Giddy Gardening Tools and Sunny Patch Chairs) with paint or other surface coatings that contained lead levels above legal limits" between May 2006 and August 2007. Here are two of the toys that were eventually recalled: I was part of the investigative team that did the first stories on this issue in May 2004. That story triggered the avalanche of toy testing and lead recalls we've seen over the past several years. For anyone who's ever doubted the danger, you only need to watch the story I ended up doing in 2006. Nearly two years after my first investigation, 4 year old Jarnell Brown, a Minnesota boy, died after swallowing a bracelet charm that was 99 percent lead. That case resulted in Reebok being fined $1 million. |
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