Defective & Dangerous Products

• Salmonella Linked To Taste of Chicago - First Lawsuits Filed

  Jamie G. Goldstein | July 19, 2007 11:53 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Two lawsuits have been filed in Chicago relating to the salmonella outbreak at the city's Taste of Chicago festival. The festival takes place every year at the end of June and lasts through 4th of July. At least 636 people have reported salmonella infections as a result of eating at Pars Cove's booth. Additional reports show that approximately 50 cases have been confirmed through lab testing...

• Salmonella Cases Grow to 636 From Taste of Chicago

  Jenny Albano | July 18, 2007 12:10 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Health officials stated that 636 people have reported becoming ill after they ate at the Pars Cove Persian Cuisine booth at the Taste of Chicago. More than 100 reports have piled in since Monday.According to the Chicago Department of Public Health, 66 of the illness have been attributed to salmenellosis, and 41 cases were found to be Salmonella Heidelberg, which is a common form of salmonella. ...

• Taste of Chicago Salmonella Outbreak

  Jamie G. Goldstein | July 16, 2007 3:00 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  The salmonella outbreak that has affected at least 491 people that attended the Taste of Chicago is the first confirmed outbreak associated with the annual festival in at least 20 years. At least 15 people were hospitalized after eating contaminated food from the Pars Cove restaurant booth at the Taste of Chicago. Salmonella side affects include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramping. These...

• Taste of Chicago Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Pars Cove

  Jamie G. Goldstein | July 16, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  At least 491 people have reported they became ill after attending the Taste of Chicago and eating food from the Pars Cove restaurant booth. The numbers have been steadily increasing since the outbreak first was announced last week. The health department believes that the outbreak is linked to the hummus Pars Cove was serving at the Taste of Chicago festival.It has not been determined at this...

• Monkfish Recall - Two People From Chicago Fall Ill

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 24, 2007 6:13 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Two people from Chicago fell ill recently after ingesting what they thought was monkfish. The fish is produced by Hong Chang Corporation of Santa Fe Springs, California, and it is believed that there were toxins present in the fish. The toxins are found in pufferfish and the company believes that the monkfish may have really been pufferfish. The company is now recalling the monkfish.The...

• Evenflo Recalls Car Seats

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 18, 2007 7:20 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Evenflo has announced it is recalling approximately 3.4 million Joyride infant car seats/carriers. These car seats, when used as a carrier, can cause serious injury to infants. There have been 240 reports of the handle on the carrier unexpectedly breaking and causing the carrier to flip over and fall. Injuries have been reported in 97 of these incidents.Evenflo has agreed to make repairs to...

• E. Coli Contamination Causes Beef Recall

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 17, 2007 1:45 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A possible E. coli contamination has caused a recall of beef made by Davis Creek Meats and Seafood and Gordon Food Services stores. The beef being recalled was produced between March 1, 2007 and April 30, 2007. It was distributed to retailers in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Iowa, Missouri, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The beef...

• Pet Food Recall Possible Link To China

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 19, 2007 9:48 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  The pet food recall seems to have one twist after another. The latest reports show that the chemical that caused the recall has now been found in a second pet food imported from China. The chemical, melamine is believed to be the cause of illness and death in many pets across the country. Wheat gluten and rice protein are two ingredients in the pet food that have been found to contain the...

• Pet Food Recall Expanded Again

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 17, 2007 4:09 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  According to the FDA, Natural Balance Pet Food has issued a recall on two of its pet food lines due to complaints of pets becoming ill and experiencing kidney failure. These symptoms are the same symptoms pet owners were complaining of after feeding their pets various brands of pet food that have now been recalled by Menu Foods.The pet foods currently being recalled by Natural Balance are...

• Ford Escape SUV Recalled

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 11, 2007 10:23 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Ford has announced it is recalling Ford Escapes from model years 2001-2004. The recall affects 527,000 Ford Escapes in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe, with the bulk of the recalled vehicles in the U.S. The recall is due to a faulty anti-lock braking system that if not fixed could result in a fire. At this time Ford has stated that it does not believe that the defective system...