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Whether you’re on foot or in a vehicle, it’s imperative that you acknowledge the power of a train barreling down the tracks.  Even if you think you can beat the crossing gates before they get all the way down, or you feel that an incoming train won’t reach you in time, any errant moves conducted… read more

It seems like every week there’s a new study that relates both the dangers of and the prevalence of distracted driving.  Until drivers get the message, though, it’s up to authorities and safety advocates to keep pressing the point.  Kicking this habit to the curb may take a lot of work, but it’s certainly worth… read more

Hundreds of thousands of vehicles are being recalled by different automobile manufacturers because they all face the same dangerous issue:  a crash could lead to an airbag deployment that poses a laceration threat to consumers. The recalls were announced by Nissan and Honda.  In Nissan’s case, the recall pertains to Infiniti QX4, I35, FX45, and… read more

The Consumer Product Safety Commission continues to spread the word about the dangers of high powered magnet sets, and retailers are listening.  These items are basically a set of tiny metal balls or cubes that can be linked together because of their highly magnetic properties.  Unfortunately, if someone swallows more than one magnet, they can… read more

The Food and Drug Administration wants to hear what the public thinks about proposed changes to the labeling of flavored milk products.  The National Milk Producers Federation and the International Dairy Foods Association want to get the labels changed so that products like chocolate milk don’t contain the type of statements that discourage children from… read more

Although the entire month is dedicated to rooting out distracted driving across the state of California, some local law enforcement agencies are concentrating their resources on cracking down during one particular day or week.  Sausalito Police, for instance, will be commemorating Distracted Driving Awareness Month with an enforcement operation scheduled to run throughout the day… read more

This coming Sunday, the city of Santa Maria will hold an anti-distracted driving event called “Eric’s Run.”  Named after a Berkeley student who was killed while aboard his bicycle along the side of a road, the event will act as a fundraiser for an organization whose goal it is to curb distracted driving.  The young… read more

The Lynn, Massachusetts-based Wild Blue Yonder Foods has announced the recall of Gluten Free Chappaqua Crunch Simply Granola with Flax & Fruit because of the potential presence of almonds without a label detailing their presence.  Although the product was only provided to distributors in a handful of states, those distributors may have shipped the product… read more

The threat of a potential tire failure has prompted Federal Corporation to announce the recall of Couragia A/T tires that are P265/75RI6 116S in size.  8,513 tires are affected by the recall, which was initiated once it was discovered that the tires may potentially fail to meet the benchmarks set forth by the Federal Standard… read more

With spring here, it’s an appropriate time to take a closer look at a type of injury which plays out across the country every year:  lawnmower incidents.  Given the nature of a lawnmower’s spinning blades, it shouldn’t be surprising that injuries occur often, but the sheer number of injuries might give one pause.  The Consumer… read more

Spurred on by a wave of reports alleging injurious circumstances in conjunction with a substance known as DMAA (or dimethylamylamine), the Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to consumers about the stimulant.  They’re also attempting to use this particular incident as a means to explain the difficulties of overseeing the safety of dietary… read more

“Spring showers” is a phrase that can be thrown around a lot this season, and if those cascades of rain lead to flooding, consumers need to know the proper precautions to take to protect themselves from infections, illnesses, and other injuries.  Thus, tips offered by the Genesee County, Michigan Health Department could be applied anywhere… read more