2012

The potential ability of the Food and Drug Administration to track individual drug items via serial numbers might be in danger. Over the past ten years, the FDA has struggled to put together a “track and trace” plan that would put a unique serial number on every single package of medicine that’s brought to market. … read more

The latest product to get the consumer warning treatment is a camera that could have a defective battery. Nikon is the company issuing the announcement, although they have stopped short of referring to the warning as a recall.  The alert concerns the company’s D800, D7000, D800E, and 1 V1 cameras.  These cameras all might use… read more

Motorcycle safety experts recommend that novice bike riders stick to smaller, easier to control motorcycles as they’re learning to operate the vehicle. Some motorcycle riders believe that adding a sidecar to their motorcycle will make it easier to control, but representatives from the Canada Safety Council’s Gearing Up Motorcycle Rider Training Program warn that adding… read more

The United States Food and Drug Administration keeps a current list of all recalled drugs on its drug recall web page. Recalls designated Class I are typically issued in response to defective drugs that pose severe health risks resulting in severe illness or death. In recent years the number of recalls issued for prescription medications… read more

According to highway safety experts, distracted drivers are responsible for approximately fifty percent of all collisions that occur in highway construction work zones. Distracted drivers are often unaware the roadways have been altered in response to ongoing highway construction projects, according to a representative of the North Tarrant Express Project, a North Texas firm in… read more

Fatal traffic collisions are one of the leading causes of death among Americans, and the advancement of potentially distracting technology such as handheld communication devices, has made the roads even more dangerous, according to safety experts. But advances in technology can also make driving safer for motorists. Automakers are continually improving safety technology in order… read more

Another children’s clothing item is being recalled due to a possible entanglement hazard. The recall was announced by New York-based Louise Paris.  It concerns 13,000 “Me Jane” and “B-Hip Kids by MeJane” jackets.  These jackets have what’s described as a faux fur trim and were imported from China.  They were sold across the country at… read more

We often think about how devastating a cyberattack or viral infection can be for our computers.  But could similar tactics be used by hackers to compromise the safety of medical devices? The general consensus seems to be that such a hack is indeed possible, which is why the National Institute of Standards and Technology and… read more

Devices that are used to measure vital statistics in order to allow doctors to make an accurate diagnosis have been recalled due to a risk that the results shown will be incorrect. The items in question are called Elecsys Troponin I and Elecsys Troponin I STAT Immunoassays.  These products, which were distributed by Roche Diagnostics… read more

I have another recall to share with you this afternoon, this time concerning a clothing product that poses a hazard to the child wearing it. The item being recalled is the Puma USA V-Konstruct Training Jacket with Pockets.  Manufactured in either Vietnam, China, or Malaysia, the jackets were imported by the Westford, Massachusetts-based Puma North… read more

A recall originally reported back in March has been expanded by the company that instituted the measure in the first place. The recall concerns thousands of Lenovo ThinkCentre M70z and M90z computers.  These computers were manufactured in Mexico by North Carolina-based Lenovo and then imported by same.  The original recall notice that was issued in… read more

An error that prevents proper water distribution has prompted a recall. The recall was announced by Gems Sensors, a company based out of the Connecticut city of Plainville.  The safety defect concerns Gems 3100 Pressure Detectors/Transducers.  Around 25,000 units are affected by the recall, and all those units were imported by Gems Sensors from England…. read more