2012

A label change being issued by the Food and Drug Administration could hurt sales of a widely used Hepatitis C treatment. The drug whose label will need to be changed is called Victrelis, which the FDA approved last May.  It is produced by Merck & Company.  New findings have shown that Victrelis could prevent various… read more

The threat of inadvertent laceration has caused the recall of an item meant to lacerate. The Portland, Oregon-based company Gerber Legendary Blades has announced a recall of their Gerber Instant Knife.  These black knives have a 3.18 inch blade that can be splayed outward or retracted thanks to the assistance of a spring.  Affected model… read more

A massive recall has been issued for a children’s product that was sold exclusively at Target. The Minneapolis-based company issued the recall after it was discovered that their Target Home Bunny Sippy Cups posed a hazard to the children drinking from those cups.  Specifically, the cups have bunny ears that protrude out from the top… read more

Another item is being recalled because of the hazard it poses to children. The product in question is known as the Whoozit Starry Time Rattle, and it was imported from China by the Minneapolis-based Manhattan Group LLC.  These items pose a danger because the ends contain clear spheres that have a propensity to break off… read more

An off road vehicle is being recalled because because a certain usage direction on the label might create a hazard. The Irvine-based Kawasaki Motor Corporation announced the recall, which affects Teryx Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles.  About 2,000 units fall under the purview of the recall, which was initiated after it was discovered that a safety label… read more

A class action lawsuit has been brought against a Japanese soap manufacturer because of the danger the item posed to consumers. In May 2011, Yuuka Cosmetics was forced to recall a soap called Cha no Shizuku, which translates to “a drop of tea.”  This came after more than 500 people claimed to have a severe… read more

A pilot program being instituted by the state of Maryland aims to help parents protect their children from harm in the event of a motor vehicle collision. Kids in Safety Seats, otherwise known as KISS, has created a program wherein parents will be able to get assistance with installing a child safety seat via Skype. … read more

Officials in Phoenix are hoping that a graphic comic book can get an important message across about bike safety. Scheduled to run for six issues, the comic was dreamed up by the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department as a way to educate teenage bicycle riders on how to avoid blind spots or getting struck… read more

The potential ability of the Food and Drug Administration to track individual drug items via serial numbers might be in danger. Over the past ten years, the FDA has struggled to put together a “track and trace” plan that would put a unique serial number on every single package of medicine that’s brought to market. … read more

The latest product to get the consumer warning treatment is a camera that could have a defective battery. Nikon is the company issuing the announcement, although they have stopped short of referring to the warning as a recall.  The alert concerns the company’s D800, D7000, D800E, and 1 V1 cameras.  These cameras all might use… read more

Another children’s clothing item is being recalled due to a possible entanglement hazard. The recall was announced by New York-based Louise Paris.  It concerns 13,000 “Me Jane” and “B-Hip Kids by MeJane” jackets.  These jackets have what’s described as a faux fur trim and were imported from China.  They were sold across the country at… read more

We often think about how devastating a cyberattack or viral infection can be for our computers.  But could similar tactics be used by hackers to compromise the safety of medical devices? The general consensus seems to be that such a hack is indeed possible, which is why the National Institute of Standards and Technology and… read more