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There are new warnings by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week about certain types of teething products. The FDA issued a safety alert in 2010 about teething tablets manufactured by Hyland's. Now, the FDA's warning includes all homeopathic teething...
If you purchased fresh cut vegetables sold by Country Fresh LLC, you need to check the dates on the package. The company recalled the product recently due to the possibility that the vegetables are contaminated with listeria.Country Fresh also sells these vegetable...
People get sick and sometimes die when the federal government drags its feet on recalling bad food. That's the message from a federal audit of food recalls handled by the Food and Drug Administration.The Office of Inspector General looked at a sample of 30 voluntary...
Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a critical warning regarding the airbags in some Honda and Acura vehicles. NHTSA says owners of these vehicles should not drive them unless the airbag has been replaced.The chance of these...
Car seat use protects young children, but only if parents use car seats correctly. You want your kids to be safe, but to do that you must keep up with changing car seat guidelines.This information changes frequently, and you may need to update yourself if you haven't...
When a child is injured, parents feel a range of emotions: anger, fear, guilt, confusion. They want to know what caused their child's injury and who is responsible. And they want to know how the injury will affect the rest of their child's life.It's understandable....
Drones, also referred to as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are popular devices with children and adults. They are also used by some businesses to carry out tasks. As they grow in popularity, however, their potential for causing serious injuries is becoming...
Automakers recalled a record 51.26 million vehicles in the U.S. in 2015. According to a Wall Street Journal report, that makes the second year in a row automakers have recalled a record number of vehicles for a slew of safety issues.Recalls began to surge in 2014 as...
By now, you may have heard about the dangers of the popular toy hoverboards that are catching fire, causing burns and property damage. They continue to make news as additional fires have been reported, possibly due to many children receiving the toy as a holiday...
A big thumbs up to NHTSA for its decision to update its Five Star Safety Ratings for new vehicles.NHTSA announced this week that it would upgrade the rating system by adding additional crash tests, use new and more human-like crash test dummies, rate crash-avoidance...
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