2012

Novice and future teen drivers in Sacramento will be offered a driver safety education class, sponsored by the California Highway Patrol’s Valley Division The free Start Smart/Impact Teen Drivers class will be held at the California Highway Patrol’s Valley Division office in Sacramento. According to a California Highway Patrol news release, the law enforcement agency… read more

After receiving eight complaints of fires igniting inside the engine bay, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation of Jeep Wranglers from model year 2010. All but one of the 2010 Jeep Wranglers were running when the fires ignited, according to the reports. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began investigating in… read more

American Regent has announced a voluntary recall of three lots of its Cyanocobalamin Injection, due to a risk of undesired particulates stemming from cracked vials. The injections affected are a 1000 microgram per milligram concentration stored in a one-milliliter vial. The expiration date given for the affected products is November of 2013. The bottom and… read more

Altec Industries Incorporated has announced a voluntary recall for more than 1,200 units of its AA755 and AA755L vehicles, due to a design defect that can cause increased injury risk.  For certain AA755 and AA755L vehicles manufactured in model years 1993 through 2004, continually overloading or side loading the vehicle’s booms may potentially cause the… read more

Another food recall has been announced, this time because of a foreign contaminant that may have made its way into a product. Chicken Apple Sausage made by the Eddy Packing Company has been recalled because the item could potentially contain plastic within the meat itself.  The Yoakum, Texas, based company has gone on record as… read more

A new survey conducted in the state of Michigan has some startling results that show just how prevalent distracted driving might be throughout the country as a whole. In anticipation of this month’s Distracted Driving Awareness campaign, Michigan’s Office of Highway Safety Planning conducted a survey of 600 people, and their results might surprise you. … read more

Two more grocery chains have joined the ranks of those companies that are refusing to stock so-called “pink slime.” Strack & Van Til and WiseWay grocery chains are pledging to stop using the item, which is actually called lean finely textured beef, in response to numerous consumer concerns about the product.  They will become part… read more

The Food and Drug Administration is partnering with the Institute for Safe Medication Practices in an attempt to prevent costly and dangerous medication errors that could negatively impact consumers. Medication errors can encompass any number of accidents, be it a mistake in labeling, a miscommunication, or a prescription mixup.  Typical cases can include a physician… read more

A new report sheds a positive light on the number of product recalls that have to be initiated, but questions still remain. Kids in Danger, a group that advocates for safety on behalf of consumers, has released a report detailing how in 2011 the number of children’s products recalled dropped by nearly 25%.  This might… read more

Police and other law enforcement agencies in Ontario Canada, recently conducted a two day plan of action focused on increasing truck safety via an intensified enforcement of traffic law applied to commercial trucking vehicles. The joint-effort program includes thorough safety inspections of tow truck, big rigs, tractor trailers, and other large vehicles. The agencies and… read more

  This month, the Santa Monica Police Department will begin a program targeted at reducing the number of traffic violations committed by bicyclists. In 2012, to date, the police department has been called out to investigate 37 traffic accidents involving bicycles. In the majority of these cases, the participant not riding the bicycle was found… read more

After receiving at least two complaints that the Chevrolet Cruze has caught fire while in motion, the National Highway Transportation  Safety Administration has launched an investigation of the  vehicle, the bestselling passenger vehicle in the General Motor’s line. GM reports receiving at least 19 warranty claims related to the Cruze catching fire,  and the automaker… read more