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The Lincoln, Nebraska-based Heartland Gourmet has announced the recall of three different gluten free baking mixes because there’s a risk that they might contain milk without the label stipulating that ingredient’s presence.  The recall encompasses Pizza Crust Mix (15.4 ounces), Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix (16 ounces), and Double Chocolate Cookie Mix(16 ounces) under a variety… read more

As we age, common hazards scattered throughout the home that we never thought about before begin to showcase their ability to cause an injury.  What used to not seem like a big deal can be the impetus for a serious calamity that requires extensive medical care.  To make sure that your home doesn’t pose any… read more

AT & T’s It Can Wait program can arguably be considered the foremost anti-distracted driving campaign in the entire country.  The telecommunications company travels across the country holding events at local schools which stress to teens how dangerous texting at the wheel can be.  Shocking videos are shown, simulators are set up to allow for… read more

Another compounder is recalling a host of products because their sterility cannot be guaranteed.  This latest recall joins a number of similar recalls issued in recent weeks. Previously, a New Jersey-based compounder known as MedPrep recalled all of their compounded products after a hospital in Connecticut identified particulates in a series of items.  Those contamination… read more

A few weeks ago, a Los Angeles jury handed out an $8.3 million verdict for a Montana man who suffered complications after being implanted with the DePuy ASR metal on metal hip implant.  Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP was an integral part of those proceedings, in which a case was made that Johnson &… read more

The Gilroy Police Department is one of the many California agencies taking part in a cellphone driving crackdown throughout the month of April.  This is being conducted as part of Distracted Driving Awareness Month.  If a person in the city of Gilroy, or the rest of the state for that matter, is caught texting or… read more

The Chester, New Jersey-based BabyHome USA has announced the recall of 1,100 “Eat” high chairs in a variety of colors.  Each of these high chairs would have been available from retailers across the country and online between March of last year and this past February.  At issue is the fact that the $150 chairs have… read more

International Prostar commercial trucks of the 2013 model year with a feature code of either 29AEC or 29AEB are being recalled by Navistar because of a potential defect with the axle bearing retaining nut lock snap ring.  On 1,646 of these vehicles, the ring may not even be in its necessary position, or if it… read more

Construction sites can be some of the riskiest workplaces around, but they don’t have to be.  Employees and employers can work together to ensure that some of the most common safety threats are mitigated or eliminated entirely.  This is especially true with sites that require scaffolding.  Although the threat of a fall is always apparent,… read more

Despite the widespread belief that texting and driving can be detrimental to one’s ability to safely navigate the roads, the phenomenon is still new enough that the effect texting bans actually have on traffic safety has not been fully studied.  It could take years to fully determine how beneficial texting bans can be, but one… read more

We often talk about how helmets can be used by motorcyclists and bicyclists to save lives or at the very least prevent some of the most serious injuries which can occur during a crash.  But helmets might also be used by kayakers and rafters, and this next recall concerns a defect affecting those types of… read more

The potential threat of an air embolism has prompted Vascular Solutions to announce the recall of Guardian II NC and Guardian II Hemostasis Valves available between February of last year and this past February.  The recall encompasses four separate model numbers:  8215, 8216, 8210, and 8211.  These particular models could suffer from a defect that… read more