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Freestyle Insulinx Blood Glucose Meters have been recalled by Abbott because there’s a possibility that they wouldn’t display the correct glucose reading in persons who may need prompt medical attention.  The issue takes place when a person’s blood glucose is higher than 1024 mg/dL.  The meter will potentially subtract 1024 mg/dL from the actual glucose… read more

Huffy Slider Tricycles that were only sold at Toys R Us have been recalled by the Centerville, Ohio-based Huffy Corporation.  These 20 inch tricycles could suffer from a defect wherein the handlebars can become loose while the rider is navigating, and thus that child could find themselves being unable to turn properly.  The kid could… read more

The Quebec, Canada-based Classic Characters has announced the recall of green infant socks that have a frog character stitched onto the front.  5,000 pairs or so are affected by the recall, and each would have been sold at the Cracker Barrel this past January through March.  The aforementioned frog face, as well as frog feet… read more

With the weather about to warm up, it’s imperative that California citizens be ready for potential wildfires that could break out, especially if they live in at-risk areas.  But wildfires are far from the only fire risk threatening people across the state.  There are numerous incidents that could lead to a blaze, but thankfully, safety… read more

The threat of a burn associated with a piece of clothing has prompted the recall of that item, and because there have already been two incidents reports recorded, consumers should follow the directives of this recall at once.  Given the nature of the product, the recall could also have ramifications for highway safety, so please… read more

In the past few weeks, compounders have been recalling sterile products in droves over concerns that said sterility cannot be assured.  Many of those recalls have stemmed from inspections by the Food and Drug Administration that uncovered the types of conditions that could lead to contamination. Nevertheless, the Commissioner of the FDA feels that current… read more

We’ve been spending the past couple weeks drawing your attention to the various enforcement operations in place all throughout California as part of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month.  But these types of endeavors don’t just affect our state.  As you’ll soon see, even those persons who decide to take a weekend trip to Las Vegas… read more

In recent years, the city of San Francisco sought to blaze a safety trail with the passage of a law that required cellphone retailers to explain to consumers the potential radiation danger they were put in when they purchased a cellular device.  Specifically, every purchase of a cellphone would have required the disclosure of radiation… read more

With spring here, it’s important to revisit some of the safety precautions one might take while riding an All Terrain Vehicle.  A new report offers some valuable tips.  First, one must submit to the appropriate training regimen and put on the gear that can offer protection in the event of a crash.  The ATV itself… read more

As part of a statewide effort to crack down on distracted driving and educate drivers about the dangers of such, police in Rohnert Park were out in full force yesterday targeting those persons who insisted on texting at the wheel and using a handheld cellphone while driving.  The agency utilized four patrol cars and two… read more

At the beginning of this week, police in the area of Sparks, Nevada, set out to issue tickets to those persons judged to be in violation of the state’s laws against distracted driving.  Over the course of the day, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Department, the Sparks Police Department, and the Reno PD issued two dozen… read more

A teenager in Studio City has launched his very own safety campaign in a bid to get his fellow students to eliminate distracted driving from their lives.  Prompted by the death of a friend of his who was reportedly killed by a driver texting at the wheel, the sixteen year  old has created an initiative… read more