Cosmetics companies do not have to disclose unsafe chemical ingredients

Under federal law, cosmetics companies don’t have to disclose chemicals or gain approval for the 2,000 products that go on the market every year. And removing a cosmetic from sale takes a battle in federal court. How safe is this?

http://unsafeproducts.com/household/under-federal-law-cosmetics-companies-dont-have-to-disclose-unsafe-chemical-ingredients/

At least 2,400 different toys and children's products kept from entering the US

During the past four years at least two million unsafe products for children - 2,400 different toys and children's products have been stopped from entering the US.

https://plus.google.com/113226132012550171429/posts/UhEQFA5RrQs

Faulty birth control packaging leads to 200+ pregnancies

More than 200 pregnancies caused by birth control pills that had been placed in the wrong order in millions of blister packs. Lots of babies and lawsuits are on the way.

https://plus.google.com/113226132012550171429/posts/TjxtdQYDTHj

Bugaboo recalls 50,000+ expensive Donkey and Cameleon strollers

Bugaboo, the expensive children’s brand strollers is recalling more than 50,000 of its Donkey and Cameleon models after finding a problem with the handle that poses a falling and choking hazard to children.

http://www.onlywire.com/r/117846890

Consumer Product Safety Commission Announces New General Counsel

The Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today announced the hiring of Stephanie Tsacoumis as the new General Counsel for CPSC. Ms. Tsacoumis will begin her tenure with the agency on December 10, 2012.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/113226132012550171429/posts/aaVBQRY5Ekk

Eddie Bauer Rocking Wood Bassinets Recalled - Infant Suffocation Hazard

Eddie Bauer Rocking Wood Bassinets recalled with 17 reported injuries. Dorel has received 17 reports of incidents with the recalled bassinets involving infants primarily younger than three months old. In two of the incidents, infants were reported to have had breathing difficulties after they rolled into the side of their bassinets.

http://www.onlywire.com/r/107684201

Doctor Charged Over Drug Deaths

A doctor in Iowa has been charged with eight counts of involuntary manslaughter for prescribing large amounts of narcotic #painkillers to multiple patients who died from overdosing.

https://plus.google.com/113226132012550171429/posts/PCSxKxd584i

Paxil, Still Available, Still Dangerous

When a drug is dispensed with a black box warning, it means that there is a serious risk of injury or death from using it. Paxil is among the drugs that are dispensed with black box warnings. It has been linked to very disturbing side effects and, nonetheless, it remains on the market. If you have experienced any of the side effects, you may need to contact a product liability lawyer about the matter.

https://plus.google.com/113226132012550171429/posts/JCWiuMq5tKy

Recognizing Unsafe Industrial Products Vital for Workers

Industrial accidents oftentimes occur because of unsafe products. In this sense, unsafe industrial products include equipment that is used in manufacturing or other processes. If you work at a small firm, understand that they may not be subject to the same types of inspections that larger firms regularly go through. While they are liable if you are injured due to products that are unsafe and that you’re expected to use, knowing when to recognize unsafe industrial products is vital to keeping yourself healthy and alive.

https://plus.google.com/113226132012550171429/posts/NS3bPRSvw5f

Suing for product liability

Product liability lawsuits can be filed under several different circumstances. There are three broad categories under which most people can understand why they are filed..

https://plus.google.com/113226132012550171429/posts/3zFFGWzqjfA

The top cause of fires in the home is cooking equipment, accounting for an estimated 147,400 house fires

The top cause of fires in the home is cooking equipment, accounting for an estimated 147,400 or 40 percent of residential fires.

https://plus.google.com/113226132012550171429/posts/1amgQGm4eak

Unsafe Household Chemical Products

Some of the deadliest substances you’ll ever come into contact with are likely right in your house. The following information will give you a basic idea of what to watch out for in terms of dangerous products. Remember that, if any unsafe household chemical products that you use were labeled in a way that did not warn you of their dangers and you came to injury, you may be able to contact an unsafe product attorney about filing a lawsuit.

http://unsafeproducts.com/household/unsafe-household-chemical-products-pose-serious-threats/

Tarrant County clinic injected patients with meningitis tainted steroids - unsafe drugs

Some of the tainted medicine linked to 35 cases of meningitis nationwide was injected into patients at one Tarrant County clinic, state health officials said Friday.

http://unsafeproducts.com/dangerous-drugs/tarrant-county-clinic-injected-patients-with-meningitis-tainted-steroids/

Judge Hits Abbott Laboratories with 700 million dollars in Fines

A federal district judge in Virginia on Monday hit Abbott Laboratories with the second-largest criminal fine for a single drug.

http://unsafeproducts.com/dangerous-drugs/judge-hits-abbott-laboratories-with-700-million-dollars-in-fines/

Featured Unsafe Product Attorney Jeff Rasansky Today's Law Firm

Unsafe Product Attorney Jeff Rasansky selected as featured lawyer on Today's Law Firm. Jeff's outstanding commitment to not just his clients but to his community shines through.

http://todayslawfirm.com/featured-law-firms/rasansky-law-firm-dallas-personal-injury-attorneys

E Coli Prompts Lettuce Recall

In August of this year, a California company decided to recall romaine lettuce that was shipped to Canada, Puerto Rico and 19 US states, according to CBS news. The reason behind the recall was the possibility of contamination with E. coli.

http://unsafeproducts.com/food-beverage/e-coli-prompts-lettuce-recall/

Trader Joe’s recalls peanut butter with salmonella… And still loved by patrons

Trader Joe’s has announced it is recalling peanut butter because of a possible link to a salmonella outbreak. “People love this place and everybody that has been there always goes back. It’s just a cool place all around. Everyone we talk to says the same thing.” says Joseph Mas director of marketing for a well known Dallas Law firm which handles #unsafeproduct liability cases.

http://unsafeproducts.com/food-beverage/trader-joes-recalls-peanut-butter-with-salmonella-and-still-loved-by-patrons/