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The federal Transportation Department recently held a contest designed to get teenagers to contribute icons promoting an end to texting while driving that could be shared on various social media outlets.  Now, the Distracted Driving Design Challenge has declared a winner.  A 14 year old Florida girl took home the top prize for her design… read more

A3/A5 Anesthesia Delivery Systems that were distributed from May 31 of last year to this past July 15 have been recalled by Mindray Medical International Limited.  If the CO2 absorber canister gasket is not seated accurately on the device, then a leak could potentially occur.  A customer detailed an apparent leak to the company in… read more

Buick Verano and Chevy Sonic and Cruze vehicles of the 2012 model year have been recalled by General Motors because of an injury threat posed.  A total of 2,949 automobiles might have a shorting bar on the driver’s side frontal airbag that can repeatedly make contact with the terminals of the air bag.  Were this… read more

Thanksgiving is just over one week away, and many people are going to set out on road trips in order to visit their family and friends for the holiday.  But with so many people headed onto the road, accidents are bound to happen.  People will be traveling in unknown environs through weather conditions they might… read more

By now, you’ve likely heard about the fungal meningitis outbreak that has affected hundreds of people across the country and led to the shutdown of the New England Compounding Center responsible for distributing the contaminated steroid injections.  But somewhat overshadowed by all of that are the repercussions that the whole situation has had on other… read more

A series of chairs is being recalled, not because of a fall hazard as is often the case with such items, but because of their potential to suffer from a mold contamination. The Atlanta, Georgia-based Rec-Out LLC announced the recall, which affects Columbus folding camping chairs of the Basin model and with a style number… read more

A debate has sprung up as what might be the safest method of protecting pedestrians near construction projects in Calgary. On one side are people that believe pedestrians are endangered when they are forced to walk in the street because a construction project overtakes the sidewalk that is typically to be used by those on… read more

A car seat safety check was held last Friday in Duncan, Oklahoma.  The Central Fire Station was set up to enable concerned parents to bring their vehicles by to ensure that their car seat was installed in the correct manner.  Inspectors also kept an eye out for carseats that were no longer legal or those… read more

It’s been awhile since numerous peanut and peanut butter products were recalled because of their potential to have sustained a Salmonella contamination.  When the issue was discovered, the Portales, New Mexico-based Sunland Inc. suspended operations at their processing plant so that safety could be ensured in the future.  The company is now biding its time… read more

The most recent shutdown of the New England Compounding Center is apparently not the first time that the facility has been the target of regulators.  A House panel convened in order to look into a recent meningitis outbreak stemming from the NECC’s distribution of contaminated steroid inspections has summarized how the Food and Drug Administration… read more

It might be hard to imagine, but with the first Thursday in November also coinciding with the first of the month, Thanksgiving is coming up next week, whether families are prepared or not.  And although everyone hopes that their holiday will be a time to make and share memories and good food, there are a… read more

Some people get so caught up in the price of something that they forget to make sure that what they’re buying is going to be the safest choice.  Thankfully, Consumer Reports does what they can to test out numerous items from a variety of price ranges in order to aid consumers in their quest to… read more