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The national Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is telling consumers to put a full line of Hydroxycut products back on the shelf in a recent addition to their online consumer safety resource site.
The FDA has established a link between these products and a range of liver conditions, including several fatalities, according to an internal Web page urging consumers to stop using Hydroxycut products. The list includes caplets and tablets for fat burning, carb control and other dietary uses. The FDA qualifies their warning with the disclaimer that there is not yet any specific links and that some of the associated conditions are relatively rare. However, the recall stands as a needed safety measure for stopping the sale of these products while officials conduct further assessments.
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It looks like trouble for pharmacy company Matrixx Initiatives: A Federal Food and Drug Administration warning has SEC officials looking into reports over a drug called Zicam that could be responsible for an unintended side effect called “Anosmia.”
For the uninitiated, anosmia refers to a loss of the sense of smell. According to an original Wall Street Journal story cited by several online news sources, the FDA received over 100 reported incidents involving anosmia in Zicam users, prompting the issuance of an “alert” to the public regarding the Zicam products used for controlling symptoms of the common cold.
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Along with the national agencies that regulate auto product liability, smaller local partners also keep an eye on automobile safety standards. One such local agency is the Automotive Product Liability Resource Center (APLRC.com), located in sunny Santa Barbara, CA.
The goal of APLRC.com is to persuade the automobile manufacturers that it is more cost-efficient to manufacture safer automobiles than to pay the high costs of product liability litigation. To that end, the agency serves as a nationwide collaboration of attorneys, experts and victims to increase successful plaintiff verdicts in automobile safety lawsuits.
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Because of the May 1 recall of the popular diet supplement Hydroxycut, Farah & Farah, P.A., created Hydroxycut-RecallAttorneys.com as an internet resource for those injured by Hydroxycut side effects.
Discover the latest news about Iovate products affected by the recall and stay informed with updates about the potential and documented side effects of Hydroxycut.
According to the FDA, over 20 cases of liver damage have been reported among users of the diet supplement. These reports of liver damage lead the FDA to call for a recall of the product and an urgent plea for consumers to stop taking Hydroxycut products.
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California is the latest state to notice wallboards that are emitting a noxious sulfur or rotten egg smell from this defective product. It’s a problem that originated in Florida, where high humidity is causing people to move out, their electronics and appliances to corrode, and people coughing and concerned about their health.
There may be 65,000 homes nationwide that were built with substandard wallboard during the building boom. A German manufacturer, Knauf, apparently used contractors in China to create the wallboard. No one has established that the smell is hazardous to your health, but it sure is consistently corroding wiring across the country.
A number of lawsuits are underway in Florida, the most recent filed in Miami claiming that a rotten egg small is corroding wiring in homes and electronics. A Florida product liability class-action has been filed on behalf of residents here. Plaintiffs want to repair the homes or replace them, and to receive relocation costs, as well as to be reimbursed their personal property and for medical monitoring.
Medical monitoring is the only way to know whether we have more than a massive inconvenience here.
The wallboard in question reportedly reacts in high humidity and isn’t that what Florida is known for? The builders in question Lennar Corp, a major builder in Florida appears to be cooperating to the best of its ability, but it’s a terrible problem for all around. If you have any questions regarding this faulty drywall or any other defective or failing products, please contact the experienced Florida personal injury attorneys at Farah and Farah.
By Eddie Farah on November 8, 2008 You know the Vytorin commercials – comparing eating fettucini alfredo with your Uncle Alfredo – both are sources of high cholesterol, the ads said. Food and family are both to blame.
Now the lawsuits against the drug are piling up higher and Merck & Co and partner, Schering-Plough Corp have to answer questions to the Justice Department about whether the promotion of Vytorin made false claims. Read the rest »
By Eddie Farah on October 30, 2008 Consumers might want to check their children’s candies this Halloween since melamine contaminated chocolates have found their way into Canada from China.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it’s taking aggressive action to inspect food, candy and other imports from China.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has pulled Sherwood’s Milk Chocolate Pirate’s Gold Coins made in China because they tested positive for melamine, an industrial chemical that humans do not need to consume.
It’s the same chemical that has sickened 50,000 Chinese children that we heard very little about during the Summer Olympics in China.
The gold coins are distributed through Costco in Canada.
Sherwood Brands, the maker, is based in Rockville, Maryland, also makes lollipops, bubble gum and other confections made in China which say “may contain milk”. The company has not returned media calls.
The National Confectioners Association reports that less than one percent of candies sold in the U.S. are imported from China, but this guy, Mike Mozart, says he’s found a bunch of candy from China this season and he’s made a Youtube video to tell everyone about it.
Don’t worry - the FDA says it’s conducting testing of imported foods.
Well, you probably should worry. Check your children’s candy to see if any is made in China. If it is- throw it away- no questions asked!
By Eddie Farah on October 24, 2008 An 8-month-old child has died after becoming entrapped and suffocating in a Delta Enterprise Co. drop side crib, so nearly 1.6 million cribs are being recalled.
The death was due to a safety peg that was not installed. This allowed the crib locks to become disengaged and detach creating a hazardous gap. That apparently led to the entrapment and suffocation of the baby. And there was another baby reported to have died, but there are no details.
The Delta Enterprise Corp. of New York cribs are manufactured in Taiwan or Indonesia and have the drop side hardware design. The model numbers are listed on the Consumer Product Safety Commission web site.
Unfortunately many cribs are never recalled, but remain in people’s homes, in day care centers or are resold in second-hand stores. Read the rest »
By Eddie Farah on October 13, 2008 With the stock market as volatile as it is lately, many investors are wondering if they have any recourse for investments that came highly recommended, yet tanked.
One case in point - The Reserve Yield Plus Fund (RUPQX) sold by TDAmeritrade to clients claiming it was a “money market” fund. That was the presentation at least. Investors who purchased Reserve yield Plus Fund have formed an internet group to share war stories and consider possible litigation. Several arbitration claims are in the works.
Some elderly investors put their entire life savings in the fund because it was supposed to be so safe. Now their money is completely frozen since mid September. Read the rest »
By Eddie Farah on August 30, 2008 More than 115,000 wooden infant toys, wooden puzzles, infant rattles, pacifier holders and stroller toys were recalled by manufacturer Habermaass Corporation of Skaneateles, New York due to a choking hazard according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). There are 19 different types of toys in all. Many contain small pieces that can detach and choke an infant. Pieces include glued-on mirrors and the head of a ladybug. So far the CPSC has received 15 reports of items becoming detached. Consumers can identify the brand, made in Germany, by the “HABA” logo. They were sold nationwide at specialty toy stores from January 2002 through August 2008. They range in cost from $10 to $35. Habermaass can be contacted at (800) 468- 6873 ext. 107.
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