This article was made to warn ford owners about over 4.6 million recalls on ford cars and trucks becasu eof fires. This biggest one being recalled is the F-Series trucks and that is effecting the most people becasue alot of people have recently bought these trucks. The engines on these trucks and cars start on fire becuase of the cruise control. I think this is not good considering my dad drives alot of ford cars and this will effect tons of people becasue alot of people drive ford vechilces. All their cars and trucks are being called back. So I would warn ford drivers not to use their cruise control.
A year after the contaminated pet food outbreak that caused thousands of illnesses and deaths has been settled. An Ontario attorney said the settlement will resolve all claims of pet owners in the U.S and Canada. They did not release how much the settlement was going to cost the food companies but it is to be estimated up to $53.6 million dollars.
I think that people that have sick animals or their animals are still sick should get the larger amount of money because they have to pay for hospital and doctor bills and animals aren't cheep.
Summary: Mattel announced recalls Tuesday for 9 million more Chinese-made toys, including popular Barbie, Polly Pocket and “Cars” movie items, and warned that more could be ordered off store shelves because of lead paint and tiny magnets that could be swallowed.
The recalls came nearly two weeks after Mattel Inc., the nation’s largest toy-maker, recalled 1.5 million Fisher-Price infant toys worldwide, which were also made in China, because of possible lead-paint hazards for children.
Opinion: Companies know that toys with lead are dangerous so just stop making lead based toys and then they won't have to recall them.
http://www.defectivebabyproducts.com/defective/babyseatrecallinformationdefectivebabyproducts.html#evenflo1 Evenflo Company, Inc. In May of 2001, a baby seat company had a recall on a product that doubled as a car seat and a baby carrier called the Evenflo Joyride Car Seat/Carriers. The recall included 3 and a half million products. The reason for the recall is that when the baby is in the seat the defective handles that can unexpectedly release or snap off, which results in the seat flipping forward!!! The baby is then thrown to the ground!!! I don’t understand it. If you are a making a product for babies, then how can you make something that may possibly throw a baby? People just don’t care enough any more.
Volkswagen is voluntarily recalling about 410,000 Passats. Some Passats with automatic transmission may have an underbody heat shield that could be subject to damage. Also, some of the Passats will be tested for potential fuel tank ventilation valve damge.
I find it impressive that Volkswagen is taking responsibility for ther faulty cars. No accidents or lawsuits had to occur for the company to take action which I find very admirable.
http://www.azdhs.gov/news/2007-all/Botulism072407.htm This article is about a massive product recall by the Castelberry food company. This recall was put into affect when Caselberry found traces of botulism in thier hot dog chili sauce and Natural Balance Dog food. the symptoms are muscle weakness, double vision, and fatigue and typically begins within 18 hours of ingestion.
I dont understand why companies dont find out about this stuff until after their products are out. I mean this stuff should be checked before the product is sent out.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20254745/ In this article, Mattel issued a massive toy recall in China. It totalled to be about 9 million items recalled due to magnets and lead paint inside of the products. This was annouced for products such as: Barbie, Polly Pocket and "Cars" movie items. More items could be ordered off store shelves also. The U.S. government warned parents to make sure that children aren't playing with any of these recalled toys.
I think that China should be more observant to high lead-levels in the paints in toys. It is known that children have the tendency to swallow small parts, and if magnets are included in toys, they should be firmly attached to the parts of the toys. Mattel is losing a lot of money from all of these toy recalls.
This article is about Canadian retailers that were told to stop selling a popular cildren's toy. People feared that the childre would be able to swallow the small magnets. It is the latest large-scale recall by Mega Brands. MEga Brands recieved compliants over a two-year period before making a recall. The recall affects nearly half a million toys in Canada and 2.4 million in he USA. There were no serious injuries reported.
I think that companies should make sure there products are safe, before putting them on sale.
The Samuel Adams beer maker recalled 12 oz. glass bottles of its brew because they might contain small pieces of glass.
The Boston Beer Company issued the recall for inspections to reveal defects in any bottles used at its Cincinnati brewery. These bottles might cause small bits of glass to break off and possibly fall into the bottle. There weren't reports of injuries related to these bottles so far. The company stopped the distribution of the defective bottles and ordered them removed from retail shelves to warn customers who have purchased them to refrain from drinking the beer and dispose of them. The company also said it will issue a full refund to customers that are affected.
The company took responsiblity for their actions and fixed the problem as well. Also, there was no suing involved.
This article is about a massive recall of puffed rice cereal. It is the generic version of Giant and Weis. It was recalled because there was a risk of having salmonella contamination.
I think they should have a safe way that food would not be contaminated anymore. It should also be checked before it leaves the place it is being made at.
THis article is about the samuels adams beer recall. They recalled the beer because some of the bottles were defected. Which can lead to easy breakage. And pieces would fall off.
This is good. Because some drunk nut could get a defectvie bottle and really hurt himself.
This product recall is about the Boston Beer Company. Trace amounts of glass were being suspected as particles in the beer. The bottle company supplied around 25 percent of the beer bottles but only about 1 percent of the bottles actually contained trace amounts of glass. Boston Beer Co. is upset with the recall because not only does it tarnish their credibility it also affected their stock negatively.
I think that trace amounts of glass in beer bottles is a big issue. Even if only about fifty bottles contained the shards, swallowing glass particles isn't exactly a refreshing feeling.
Summary: Mattel (MAT) apologized Thursday to customers affected by a recall nearly a million toys from its Fisher-Price division — including toys based on the Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters — and said the recall will cut pretax operating income at the world's largest toymaker by $30 million. The plastic preschool toys were made in China with paint found to have excessive amounts of lead. It is the latest in a wave of recalls that has heightened global concern about the safety of Chinese-made products.
Opinion: These toys could endanger kids because of the lead paint. They should be recalled.
This article is about a Tennessee manufacturer that is voluntarily recalling gas and water heaters. These heaters pose fire and carbon monoxide threats to customers.
The recall includes 1,500 units of 75 gallon heaters both natural and propane as powered. The gas temp can rise to unsafe levels and pose a fire hazard, and exhaust can leak and cause a carbon-monoxide problem.
I think it is a good thing that this company has recalled its defected units. Heaters can cause major damage and completely ruin a home. I'm glad to see a company take responsibility for a faulty product before it harmed a customer.
this article was about a recall of an unknown amount of beer from Samuel Adams. the recall is because of glass fragments found inside the beer. the fragments were caused by the company that Samuel Adams buys their bottles from.
i think that this recall is risky. since they dont disclose how many bottles were recalled, they may lose some business. i think that sam adana should find another company to buy their bottles from
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http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/28/america/NA-GEN-US-Vehicle-Recall.php
This article was made to warn ford owners about over 4.6 million recalls on ford cars and trucks becasu eof fires. This biggest one being recalled is the F-Series trucks and that is effecting the most people becasue alot of people have recently bought these trucks. The engines on these trucks and cars start on fire becuase of the cruise control.
I think this is not good considering my dad drives alot of ford cars and this will effect tons of people becasue alot of people drive ford vechilces. All their cars and trucks are being called back. So I would warn ford drivers not to use their cruise control.
http://www.wptv.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=448a33e1-2147-4a1c-bcf7-c2a50c63f63d
A year after the contaminated pet food outbreak that caused thousands of illnesses and deaths has been settled. An Ontario attorney said the settlement will resolve all claims of pet owners in the U.S and Canada. They did not release how much the settlement was going to cost the food companies but it is to be estimated up to $53.6 million dollars.
I think that people that have sick animals or their animals are still sick should get the larger amount of money because they have to pay for hospital and doctor bills and animals aren't cheep.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20254745/
Summary: Mattel announced recalls Tuesday for 9 million more Chinese-made toys, including popular Barbie, Polly Pocket and “Cars” movie items, and warned that more could be ordered off store shelves because of lead paint and tiny magnets that could be swallowed.
The recalls came nearly two weeks after Mattel Inc., the nation’s largest toy-maker, recalled 1.5 million Fisher-Price infant toys worldwide, which were also made in China, because of possible lead-paint hazards for children.
Opinion: Companies know that toys with lead are dangerous so just stop making lead based toys and then they won't have to recall them.
http://www.defectivebabyproducts.com/defective/babyseatrecallinformationdefectivebabyproducts.html#evenflo1
Evenflo Company, Inc.
In May of 2001, a baby seat company had a recall on a product that doubled as a car seat and a baby carrier called the Evenflo Joyride Car Seat/Carriers. The recall included 3 and a half million products. The reason for the recall is that when the baby is in the seat the defective handles that can unexpectedly release or snap off, which results in the seat flipping forward!!! The baby is then thrown to the ground!!!
I don’t understand it. If you are a making a product for babies, then how can you make something that may possibly throw a baby? People just don’t care enough any more.
http://www.nbc24.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=117527
Volkswagen is voluntarily recalling about 410,000 Passats. Some Passats with automatic transmission may have an underbody heat shield that could be subject to damage. Also, some of the Passats will be tested for potential fuel tank ventilation valve damge.
I find it impressive that Volkswagen is taking responsibility for ther faulty cars. No accidents or lawsuits had to occur for the company to take action which I find very admirable.
http://www.azdhs.gov/news/2007-all/Botulism072407.htm
This article is about a massive product recall by the Castelberry food company. This recall was put into affect when Caselberry found traces of botulism in thier hot dog chili sauce and Natural Balance Dog food. the symptoms are muscle weakness, double vision, and fatigue and typically begins within 18 hours of ingestion.
I dont understand why companies dont find out about this stuff until after their products are out. I mean this stuff should be checked before the product is sent out.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20254745/
In this article, Mattel issued a massive toy recall in China. It totalled to be about 9 million items recalled due to magnets and lead paint inside of the products.
This was annouced for products such as: Barbie, Polly Pocket and "Cars" movie items. More items could be ordered off store shelves also. The U.S. government warned parents to make sure that children aren't playing with any of these recalled toys.
I think that China should be more observant to high lead-levels in the paints in toys. It is known that children have the tendency to swallow small parts, and if magnets are included in toys, they should be firmly attached to the parts of the toys. Mattel is losing a lot of money from all of these toy recalls.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080318.wlrecall18/BNStory/lifeMain/home
This article is about Canadian retailers that were told to stop selling a popular cildren's toy. People feared that the childre would be able to swallow the small magnets. It is the latest large-scale recall by Mega Brands. MEga Brands recieved compliants over a two-year period before making a recall. The recall affects nearly half a million toys in Canada and 2.4 million in he USA. There were no serious injuries reported.
I think that companies should make sure there products are safe, before putting them on sale.
Gregory Price-Francois
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1085589&srvc=rss
The Samuel Adams beer maker recalled 12 oz. glass bottles of its brew because they might contain small pieces of glass.
The Boston Beer Company issued the recall for inspections to reveal defects in any bottles used at its Cincinnati brewery. These bottles might cause small bits of glass to break off and possibly fall into the bottle. There weren't reports of injuries related to these bottles so far. The company stopped the distribution of the defective bottles and ordered them removed from retail shelves to warn customers who have purchased them to refrain from drinking the beer and dispose of them. The company also said it will issue a full refund to customers that are affected.
The company took responsiblity for their actions and fixed the problem as well. Also, there was no suing involved.
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-cereal0407,0,6203939.story
This article is about a massive recall of puffed rice cereal. It is the generic version of Giant and Weis. It was recalled because there was a risk of having salmonella contamination.
I think they should have a safe way that food would not be contaminated anymore. It should also be checked before it leaves the place it is being made at.
http://newsfromrussia.com/news/business/07-04-2008/104813-beer_recall-0
THis article is about the samuels adams beer recall. They recalled the beer because some of the bottles were defected. Which can lead to easy breakage. And pieces would fall off.
This is good. Because some drunk nut could get a defectvie bottle and really hurt himself.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/business/business-bostonbeer-recall.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=product+recalls&st=nyt&oref=slogin
This product recall is about the Boston Beer Company. Trace amounts of glass were being suspected as particles in the beer. The bottle company supplied around 25 percent of the beer bottles but only about 1 percent of the bottles actually contained trace amounts of glass. Boston Beer Co. is upset with the recall because not only does it tarnish their credibility it also affected their stock negatively.
I think that trace amounts of glass in beer bottles is a big issue. Even if only about fifty bottles contained the shards, swallowing glass particles isn't exactly a refreshing feeling.
http://bostonist.com/2008/04/07/sam-adams-glass-040708.php
The company detected small amounts of galls, most the size of grains of sand but some small silvers in some bottles also.
Sucks for those people that had to drink some glass and the beer company should do a better job a checking there beers
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2007-08-01-toy-recall_N.htm
Summary: Mattel (MAT) apologized Thursday to customers affected by a recall nearly a million toys from its Fisher-Price division — including toys based on the Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters — and said the recall will cut pretax operating income at the world's largest toymaker by $30 million.
The plastic preschool toys were made in China with paint found to have excessive amounts of lead. It is the latest in a wave of recalls that has heightened global concern about the safety of Chinese-made products.
Opinion: These toys could endanger kids because of the lead paint. They should be recalled.
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2008/04/07/88892.htm
This article is about a Tennessee manufacturer that is voluntarily recalling gas and water heaters. These heaters pose fire and carbon monoxide threats to customers.
The recall includes 1,500 units of 75 gallon heaters both natural and propane as powered. The gas temp can rise to unsafe levels and pose a fire hazard, and exhaust can leak and cause a carbon-monoxide problem.
I think it is a good thing that this company has recalled its defected units. Heaters can cause major damage and completely ruin a home. I'm glad to see a company take responsibility for a faulty product before it harmed a customer.
http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/04/glass_particles.html?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed3
this article was about a recall of an unknown amount of beer from Samuel Adams. the recall is because of glass fragments found inside the beer. the fragments were caused by the company that Samuel Adams buys their bottles from.
i think that this recall is risky. since they dont disclose how many bottles were recalled, they may lose some business. i think that sam adana should find another company to buy their bottles from
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