Defective Products

Regular readers of this blog are aware that each week there are many defective products that are thankfully recalled before they have the opportunity actually harm anyone. In the situations when someone is seriously hurt, or even killed while using...

A four-state recall, including Pennsylvania, of prepackaged fruit involves 135 stores. The apparent culprit, Daniella Brand mangoes, were voluntarily recalled by the seller and packager.It was the Canadian Food Inspection Agency that found that these mangoes may be contaminated with...

Energizer Rotating Night Lights, sold exclusively at Target stores in Pennsylvania and throughout the U.S., have been recalled as they can overheat and smoke, creating a consumer burn hazard. The Consumer Product Safety Commission, working in cooperation with Target Corporation,...

People in the Pittsburgh area who are planning on settling in to watch a movie with popcorn and black licorice may want to rethink their choice of snack. More specifically, they should be aware that black licorice made by Red...

Though products sold to consumers are recalled ever day, we commonly write about recalls pertaining to automobiles or products designed to be used with children. This is in part because they are the ones most often publicized. Thankfully, in many...

Almost 260,000 sport utility vehicles are being recalled by General Motors and Isuzu due to a short-circuit issue in the door lock and power-window switches that need to be fixed because it can cause a fire to break out. Thus...

If you say the word "Bumbo" to a group of people in Ohio, Pennsylvania or elsewhere in the country, while some will have no idea what you are talking about, it is a pretty good bet that a fair number...

The purpose behind kitchen appliances such as dishwashers is to make the lives of those who have them, easier. Pennsylvania and Ohio owners of certain dishwashers produced by GE should be aware that their ease of washing dishes could be...

Those with three-liter, V6 Ford Escapes from model years 2001 through 2004 will soon receive recall notices from the manufacturer. Even some 11,500 owners of 2013 Escapes with 1.6-liter EcoBoost engines will face recalls because of potential fuel line fire...

After at least 12 cases of children swallowing small magnets resulted in surgery, the Consumer Product Safety Commission sued to ban the sale of Buckyballs and Buckycubes last week.While Buckyballs and Buckycubes are reportedly marketed as desk toys for working...

In addition to its primary purpose, the design of many of today's products for babies and young children takes into account other needs of it users. With the large size of many of these products, space saving is one of...

With the large number of parts that go into constructing an automobile there are many opportunities for things to go wrong, which they sometimes do. While at times the problems are minor and only affect a few vehicles, other times,...