The FDA is investigating the safety of LASIK surgery.  Patients who have suffered complications from the eye surgery are urging the FDA for more oversight of the procedure.  While most patients enjoy a successful correction, enough people have suffered injuries for the FDA to re-examine the situation. 
You can read what the FDA has to say [...]

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Honda Motor Corporation announced on Wednesday that they are recalling 353,000 Accord sedans over possible corrosion in the windshield wiper motor due to water seepage. The corrosion could cause the electrical circuit breaker inside the motor area to fail and cause the windshield wipers to stop working—leading to a crash and/or subsequent injuries, especially [...]

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WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it is investigating a possible link between Merck’s allergy drug Singulair and suicide.
FDA said it is reviewing reports of mood changes, suicidal behavior and suicide in patients who have taken the drug, which was Merck’s best-selling product last year.
In the past year Merck has updated [...]

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Today the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) touted the dramatic success of a law that was passed over 35 years ago. In order to protect children from accidentally ingesting medicines and other dangerous products Congress passed the Poison Prevention Packaging Act in 1970.  It mandated that specific products be packaged in child-resistant packaging.  According to [...]

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By: LISA R. WILSON
With over 10 million units of toys recalled in the United States in 2007, one could assume that most children today will not reach adolescence without having been hurt, poisoned or maimed by a defective toy. Lead-containing parts, razor-sharp plastics, small, choke-inducing gadgets—these materials sound like weapons used in a Turkish [...]

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By SUSAN GALLAGHER Associated Press Writer
HELENA, Mont. (AP) _ W.R. Grace & Co. has agreed to reimburse the federal government $250 million for the investigation and cleanup of asbestos contamination blamed for sickening hundreds of people, some fatally, in the northwestern Montana town of Libby.
Approval of a federal bankruptcy judge is necessary to cement the [...]

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By CHRISTINE SIMMONS Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Safety officials announced a recall of 24,000 cribs Thursday and also warned parents against putting their babies to bed with pillows and other soft bedding that could suffocate them.
The 24,000 Indonesian-made cribs were recalled for putting children at risk of falling out. The cribs, imported by Munire [...]

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By:  LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ
The USDA recalled over 140 million pounds of beef on Sunday.  Officials say this is the largest meat recall in U.S. history.  “Because the cattle did not receive complete and proper inspection, Food Safety and Inspection Service has determined them to be unfit for human food,” Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer said in a [...]

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By: Todd Knode 
 
In 2007 the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued more recalls for products with illegal levels of lead paint than it had for the three previous years combined.  During the height of the Christmas shopping season Congress took a substantial step to decrease the amount of lead allowed in children’s products and to [...]

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 By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. 
As many pet owners and pet friends know by now, a class action lawsuit against Diamond Pet Foods has recently been settled.  The pet owners involved in that lawsuit will receive up to $3.1 million in damages to reimburse them for injuries and deaths of their dogs and for costs of the recalled product.   Diamond Pet Foods denied [...]

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