Product Recalls

Product recalls are issued by the government and/or a company on a product that has been determined to be a safety issue to the end user.  Such products include baby items that might be swallowed, grocery items that may contain bacteria or even automobiles that may have a safety defect.

Manufacturers issue product recalls at the request of government agencies such as the FDA or as the result of reports or studies validating a safety flaw in the product.  Manufacturers are usually reluctant to issue recalls because of the great expense of a recall and the acknowledgement of a safety issue with the product.  Voluntary recalls by a company are an attempt to protect the product end users from further harm and to limit the product liability the company may have as a result of negligence related to the product.

Federal and state consumer protection laws provide redress and other protections to consumers from potentially harmful products.  While manufactures may make voluntary recalls of defective products, some government agencies can call for compulsory recalls for seriously dangerous products.

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• Despite Recalls, Tainted Food Sometimes On Shelves Los Angeles Times
Chicago TribuneDespite Recalls, Tainted Food Sometimes on ShelvesLos Angeles TimesWhen cases of salmonella poisoning led the pies39 manufacturer, ConAgra Foods, to issue a product recall in the fall of 2007, Maxwell did not hear about it Tainted Foods Stay on the Shelves, Even After RecallsFairWarning blogTribune article highlights post recall risks to consumer healthFood Poison JournalRecalled Foods Often Remain On Store ShelvesNewsinferno.comall 11 news articles raquo
• A Novartis Giveaway Of Medicine New York Times
A Novartis Giveaway Of MedicineNew York TimesThe company was developing a fever product before the Tylenol recall. But the company sped up the introduction of its product to fill a void in the Why Novartis39s Triaminic Giveaway Reminds Us of the Tour de FranceWall Street Journal blogall 3 news articles raquo
• Recalls Issued For Bracelets, Subarus Salt Lake Tribune
Recalls issued for bracelets, SubarusSalt Lake TribuneContact a dealer for your model to see if it is included in the recall. The dealer will tell you what to do. Product SmileMakers Children39s Happy Charm How to Navigate the Recent Product RecallsU.S. News World Report blogRecall roundup for 07/28/2010Yorkdispatch.comCrib recalls prompt move for stricter safety standardThe Journal News LoHud.comLinex Legal registration Advertising Specialty Institute press release Lexology registrationall 8 news articles raquo
• Infant Death Spurs Nap Nanny Recall Examiner.com
Babble blogInfant death spurs Nap Nanny recallExaminer.comAccording to the Consumer Product SafetyCommission, which ordered the recall, they have had quot22 reports of infants mostly under five months old falling The Consumer Memo, 7/26: Baby recliners recalled Nissan recalls CubeKansas City StarBaby recliners being recalledMiamiHerald.comNap Nanny Portable Baby Recliner Recall Due to Entrapment, Suffocation, and Learning and Finance blogLos Angeles Times blog Business and Finance News blog Detroit Free Pressall 654 news articles raquo
• Eye Vitamin Recalled Over Reports Of Choking MedPage Today
Eye Vitamin Recalled Over Reports of ChokingMedPage TodayThe manufacturer of a softgel supplement marketed as an eye vitamin issued a voluntary recall of the product Recall of PreserVision Eye Vitamin in the United StatesKansas City infoZineNEW Eye health product recalledWalla Walla Union Bulletinall 7 news articles raquo