Defective & Dangerous Products

• 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. ...

• Pet Food Recall Linked to Chemical in Fertilizer

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 30, 2007 4:18 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  The FDA first reported a recall of various types of Menu Foods pet food on March 17, 2007. Since then an investigation into the cause of the contaminated pet food has been ongoing. The latest report is that the 60 million containers of dog and cat food were recalled due to a chemical that is used in fertilizer that was causing kidney failure and death in many animals that ingested the food.To...

• Pet Food Contaminated with Rat Poison

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 23, 2007 11:06 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  As the investigation continues into the recall of over 60 million cans and pouches of Menu Foods dog and cat food, answers to the cause of the contamination are beginning to surface. The latest news released is that the pet food may have been contaminated with rat poison, though there is no current information on how the rat poison would have gotten into the pet food.Lawsuits are currently...

• More Dogs and Cats Sick After Eating Contaminated Pet Food

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 20, 2007 12:30 PM | 1 CommentChicago, IL

  The number of reported illness and deaths of cats and dogs from contaminated Menu Foods, Inc. pet food are increasing as the days pass. A recall was originally issued on March 17, 2007 by the FDA about the contaminated food. There are approximately 51 brands of dog food and 40 brands of cat food that are affected by the recall. The contaminated food causes kidney failure in the animals and...

• Salmonella Outbreak in Kane County

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 06, 2007 3:00 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A salmonella outbreak has affected several Kane County residents over the past year. A source has not been revealed at this time, but it is known that at least 35 cases have been reported in the past 14 months. Of these 35 cases, 22 have been reported in the Hispanic community. An additional 6 cases have also been reported but are currently unconfirmed.There are other cases of the same...

• Laptop Batteries Recalled

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 01, 2007 8:45 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Another round of recalled laptop batteries has just begun. Sanyo batteries that are used in ThinkPad computers are being recalled. Previously, 500,000 Sony batteries were recalled due to the chance that they could cause fire.The Sanyo batteries that are currently being recalled are nine cell batteries that were installed in eight different computers. These batteries are dangerous because they...

• Illinois Man's Death May be from Salmonella

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 26, 2007 2:30 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  An Illinois man who died on February 2, 2007, may have died as a result of ingesting peanut butter that was affected by the recent salmonella outbreak. The man died just three days after he ate a peanut butter sandwich that contained the recently recalled ConAgra peanut butter.The death is the first reported in Illinois that relates to the salmonella outbreak. There have been other cases of...

• First Lawsuit Filed in Illinois Related to Salmonella Outbreak

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 21, 2007 4:28 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  The first lawsuit in Illinois has been filed against ConAgra Foods, Inc. due to the outbreak of Salmonella from its Peter Pan peanut butter. A Chicago woman filed the lawsuit on February 21, 2007, alleging that her and her family ate the tainted peanut butter and fell ill because of it.The woman claims that her and her three children became ill after eating the peanut butter just three weeks...

• Salmonella Outbreak Update

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 19, 2007 11:30 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  The FDA released an update to its original release regarding the outbreak of salmonella in Peter Pan peanut butter. The original outbreak information was released on February 14, 2007, with an update follwing on February 16, 2007. The updated release gives new information on infected peanut butter and estimates on the amount of people who may be infected.The FDA is now saying that all Peter...

• First Lawsuits Filed in Peanut Butter Related Salmonella Outbreak

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 17, 2007 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  The first lawsuits have been filed in the salmonella outbreak related to Peter Pan peanut butter. A Missouri family and a Texas family have filed lawsuits in their respective states.The Texas lawsuit alleges that two young children became ill after eating the infected peanut butter while the Missouri lawsuit claims the family became sick back in October after eating Great Value peanut...