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We’re coming up on one of the biggest travel weeks of the year.  As such, thousands if not millions of people across the country will find themselves in unfamiliar environments as they crisscross the nation in a bid to spend Thanksgiving with their relatives. But with such alterations to the status quo come potential safety… read more

5-Hour Energy is the latest energy product to fall under the scrutiny of the Food and Drug Administration.  The agency is looking into 13 death reports that are alleged to have occurred after a user was exposed to 5-Hour Energy.  In addition, 30 people have reportedly been hospitalized following consumption, and 90 reports of adversity… read more

Members of Congress were left with potentially more questions than answers on the heels of a hearing called to figure out how a fungal meningitis outbreak was able to occur. The outbreak, which has already claimed the lives of 32 people and infected hundreds more, was the result of contaminated steroid injections distributed across the… read more

More than two years ago, an explosion aboard BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico cost 11 individuals their lives and led to gallons upon gallons of oil to be distributed through the gulf over the course of nearly three months.  It’s been a long time coming, but the Justice Department has… read more

Gator utility vehicles have been recalled by the Moline, Illinois-based John Deere because of a safety issue potentially presented by the fuel filter in the Kawasaki engines found on the vehicles.  On 4,340 TH, TX, and TS vehicles, this filter might be in danger of leaking, which creates a distinct fire threat if an open… read more

Approximately 220,000 PeaPod Plus and PeaPod Travel Beds have been recalled by the Libertyville, Illinois-based KidCo because the beds could pose a suffocation hazard to child occupants.  Meant to be used by young children up to around the age of three, the items are basically tiny tents with an inflatable mattress that goes beneath the… read more

Forty five types of cake items have been recalled by Publix Super Markets because of the potential for a Listeria monocytogenes contamination.  Maplehurst, a supplier, made the contamination threat known to the company.  At this time, there have not been any reports made in conjunction with the consumption of any of the seven inch chocolate… read more

We’ve spent quite a bit of time in recent days talking about how to keep safe while preparing for Thanksgiving.  In one of those reports, we touched ever so briefly on what to do if you plan to fry a turkey rather than pop it in the oven.  However, we feel that we did not… read more

Highway safety remains vital as we enter an age where technology can protect us in ways that haven’t been possible before.  However, some of those systems have not been implemented in a rapid enough manner, and the National Transportation Safety Board would like to see that change. The NTSB just released a list of the… read more

On the heels of Hurricane Sandy, numerous people have had to turn to portable generators in order to get power for vital functions.  That’s what makes a recall of those items so disheartening.  We already brought you word yesterday of a recall related to generators, and today we’ve received news of yet another recall affecting… read more

An astounding number of vehicles are being recalled by Toyota, marking just the latest in a series of recall announcements that have called the company’s safety track record into question. This time, the recall affects Prius automobiles of the 2004 through 2009 model years.  A whopping 669,705 vehicles might suffer from the defect which necessitated… read more

Motorcycle safety has become a top priority for the California Highway Patrol.  Thanks to a grant from the NHTSA and the California Office of Traffic Safety, the organization will combine enforcement and education in order to protect motorcyclists over the next year.  The ongoing campaign is set to be carried out up until the end… read more