Ohio parents who are concerned about the safety of products they purchase for their young children might be relieved to learn that according to the advocacy group Kids In Danger, in 2015, the lowest number of toys and similar products were recalled since the group started tracking these matters in 2001. However, few of…
Women in Ohio who chose Essure as their birth control method should be concerned by reports of serious side effects. The Food and Drug Administration has received numerous complaints from women with health issues that they blame on the nonsurgical implants. A lawsuit with 32 women plaintiffs has been filed against the maker of…
Ohio motorists may have heard that Takata, a Japanese maker of airbags, was ordered to recall millions of the inflators used in the airbags. Federal lawmakers are now asking that the recall is hastened because of the serious dangers posed by the bags. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration previously ordered the company to…
Ohio residents may be aware that self-balancing scooters have become extremely popular since they first appeared on the market in 2015. This type of scooter, which are also known as hoverboards, are basically a small platform for the rider to stand on flanked by two small wheels in a side-by-side configuration. Self-balancing scooters use…
Ohio residents should be aware that Garden of Life LLC has expanded a recall of its Raw Meal organic shake and meal powders due to salmonella Virchow contamination. The Florida-based company first initiated a recall on Jan. 29. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, there have been two cases of salmonella infection linked…
In Ohio and the rest of the U.S., defective Takata airbags have caused the number of automobile recalls to hit record highs. These dangerous products put the number of recalls at about 51 million in 2015. According to the government, the product recalls that started in 2014 will probably continue into the future. The…
Ohio parents of young children may want to check their medicine cabinets to determine if they have any of the children’s cough syrup that was recently recalled. The Perrigo Company announced that it was recalling two of its children’s cough syrup products due to concerns over defective dosing cups. According to the company, the…
Some frying pans that had been sold at Macy’s retail stores in Ohio and across the country as part of the retailer’s Martha Stewart Collection have been recalled due to safety concerns. The 8-inch and 10-inch stainless steel frying pans are part of a 10-piece cookware set that were sold by Macy’s in its…
General Motors has been accused of manufacturing and selling defective cars for more than a decade. These vehicles have been involved in many serious accidents in Ohio and across the country, resulting in numerous lawsuits against the corporation. Now a federal judge has ruled that the corporation can be assessed with punitive damages, even…
Now we know that Takata Corp. produced deadly, defective airbags that were put into millions of the most popular automobiles in the United States. What we do not know — at least not yet — is what the airbags’ defect exactly was. The airbags could burst with too much force, causing sharp pieces of…