Merck & Co. says it will set up a $4.5 billion fund as part of its settlement agreement to resolved the majority of the personal injury claims and lawsuits that have been filed by thousands of plaintiffs who had heart attacks and strokes because they used the painkiller Vioxx. The…
A jury in Los Angeles says Dole Food Co. Inc. must pay six Nicaraguan farm workers $3.2 million dollars for injuries they say they sustained on the job over 30 years ago. The six men say they became sterile because Dole used a banned pesticide at the plantations where they…
Cargill Inc. says it is recalling over one million pounds of ground beef because of fears of E. coli bacteria contamination. Massachusetts, Maryland, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania are the 10 states affected by the recall. This is Cargill Inc’s second voluntary meat recall…
Makers of Dimetapp, Pediacare, Little Colds, Triaminic, Robitussin, and Tylenol are pulling their infant cold medicine products from stores. The medicine makers claim that the medicines are safe for use, but they were concerns that parents could misuse the medicines by accidentally overdosing their children. The voluntary withdrawal follows the…
In Swampscott, Massachusetts, three construction workers were sent to local hospitals on Tuesday after the scaffolding that they were standing on fell, causing the workers to drop two stories to the ground. The three men had been roofing a new home when the bracket that was holding the planks of…
Topps Meat Co. has expanded its initial meat recall from 332,000 pounds of ground beef products to 21.7 million pounds. This is one of the largest meat recalls to ever take place in the United States. The meat company says that the meat being recalled may be contaminated with E.…
Reports made to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) show that the number of serious injuries and deaths caused by over-the-counter medicine and prescription drugs grew significantly between 1998 and 2005. Out of the 467,809 drug-related injuries and fatalities, nearly half of these cases could be attributed to 51 drugs.…
The Us Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today that it is recalling over 300,000 Chinese-made toys and jewelry for children. The CPSC cited excessive levels of lead as the reason for the recalls. Approximately 250,000 SpongeBob SquarePants journals and address books (that may have excessive levels of lead paint on…
Mattel issued a recall today of its toys with small magnets and toys made in China that have hazardous lead paint. It is the toymaker’s second recall this month. The world’s largest toymaker says it is recalling some 436,000 toys, including die-cast toy vehicles that feature the Pixar movie character…