Category: Defective Products
Dangerous Livestock Feed Recalled Due to Melamine
Posted by Jeff Downing in Agriculture Law, Defective Products Friday, 1 June 2007 11:42 No Comments
Nebraska livestock feeders and fish farmers need to be aware of the following alert from the FDA:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting livestock and fish/shrimp feed manufacturers about a voluntary recall of products used in feed production because several have been found to contain melamine and related compounds.
The feed ingredients were made by Tembec BTLSR Inc. of Toledo, Ohio and Uniscope, Inc. of Johnstown, Colo.
Tembec, a contract manufacturer for Uniscope, makes AquaBond and Aqua-Tec II, which it distributes for Uniscope. Uniscope makes Xtra-Bond using ingredients supplied by Tembec. All of the products are binding agents that are used to make pelleted feed for cattle, sheep, and goats, or fish and shrimp.
The companies have confirmed that Tembec added melamine as part of the formulation of the products to improve the binding properties of pelleted feed. Melamine is not approved as an additive for animal or fish/shrimp feed.
If your livestock have been damaged due to a dangerous product, please call Keating, O’Gara, Nedved & Peter at 888/234-0621 or fill out the contact form on this site. Your first consultation is free and we handle cases on a contingency fee basis.
It’s Summertime! Check to See if Your Bicycle is Safe
Posted by Jeff Downing in Defective Products Friday, 1 June 2007 11:27 No Comments
After looking at the attachment we noticed a part was missing so we ran home and did a quick “Google” search on the manufacurer (Nashbar) to see if we could order the missing part. Glad we did the internet search. We discovered that the attachment had been recalled due to safety problems!
With summertime upon us people will be dusting off their bicycles and buying new ones. It goes without saying, that defective bicycles or cycling accessories can pose real dangers to riders that can result in serious personal injury or death.Click here to see if your bicycle is the subject of a safety recall.
If you or a loved one have been injured due to a dangerous product, please call Keating, O’Gara, Nedved & Peter at 888/234-0621 or fill out the contact form on this site. Your first consultation is free and we handle cases on a contingency fee basis.
Motorcycles With Dangerous Fuel Tanks Recalled
Posted by Jeff Downing in Defective Products, Motorcycle Accidents Thursday, 24 May 2007 10:35 No Comments
A voluntary recall of about 20,000 Off-Road Motorcycles was announced Wednesday by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. The bikes, made in Austria, and distributed by KTM, have a seal around the fuel tank that can loosen allowing fuel to leak, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
KTM has received 5,114 reports of leaking fuel tanks. CPSC has received one report of a minor chemical burn due to fuel coming into contact with a consumer’s skin. The dealer said the bikes were sold from November 2004 through April 2007 for between $5,400 and $7,800.
KTM is printed on the side of the orange and black motorcycles along with the model. Model numbers included in the recall are:
–Model Year 2005 250SX-F
–Model Year 2006 200XC, 200XC-W, 250XC-W, 250SX-F, 250XCF-W, 300XC, 300XC-W, 400EXC-G, 450XC-G, 450EXC-G, and 525EXC-G
–Model Year 2007 125SX, 144SX, 250SX, 250SX-F, 450SX-F, 505SX-F, 200XC, 250XC, 300XC, 450XC, 200XCW, 250XCW, 300XCW, 400XCW, 450XCW, 525XCW, 250XC-F, and 250XCF-W
Consumers should stop using these vehicles immediately and contact their local KTM dealer to schedule an appointment for a free repair.
For more information, contact KTM at (888) 985-6090 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
If you or a loved one have been injured due to a dangerous product, please call Keating, O’Gara, Nedved & Peter at 888/234-0621 or fill out the contact form on this site. Your first consultation is free and we handle cases on a contingency fee basis.
Firms, Families Settle Spinach Claims
Posted by Jeff Downing in Defective Products, Personal Injury, Product Liability Wednesday, 23 May 2007 15:42 No Comments
The Washington Post reports that:
The companies that grew, processed and marketed contaminated spinach that led to a nationwide E. coli outbreak last year have settled lawsuits in the deaths of three women.
The lawyer for the families of Ruby Trautz, 81, of Bellevue, Neb.; Betty Howard, 83, of Richland, Wash.; and June Dunning, 86, of Hagerstown, said the women died after eating fresh spinach bagged under the Dole label.
“They just didn’t die immediately after eating it, but they got sick,” said Bill Marler. “But there’s no question that it came from Dole baby spinach, or else there wouldn’t have been a settlement.”
Federal officials announced a recall of bagged fresh spinach last September, as nearly 200 people were sickened after eating the leafy greens processed by Natural Selections LLC under a number of labels, including Dole.
Inspectors eventually traced the E. coli strain to cattle or wild pig feces found in the San Benito County spinach fields of Mission Organics, which grew the spinach.
Terms of the settlements were not disclosed.
If you or a loved one have been injured due to a dangerous product, please call Keating, O’Gara, Nedved & Peter at 888/234-0621 or fill out the contact form on this site. Your first consultation is free and we handle cases on a contingency fee basis.
