Connecticut Among States Where Suspect Beef Was Sold
A New York meat company has recalled almost 546,000 pounds of ground beef because it may be contaminated with a bacteria that has caused illness and one death, according to health officials. The meat sold by Ashville, N.Y.-based Fairbank Farms was linked to cases of E. coli-relatedillness in Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. One person died and two others became ill, New Hampshire health officials said.
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Voluntary Recall Announced for a Million Mclaren Strollers
about a million Maclaren strollers sold by Target and Babies ``R'' Us are being recalled after 12 reports of children having their fingertips amputated by a hinge mechanism. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the recall includes nine models of Chinese-madesingle and double umbrella Maclaren strollers, which have been sold around the country since 1999.
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Consumer Protection Alert on Recalled Beef
Click here for the DCP release on the ground beef recall
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Company Expands Recall of Highly Flammable Robes
Highly flammable women's robes sold by Blair are now linked to nine deaths, and the company is expanding a recall to include more products imported from the Pakistani manufacturer. Since June, Blair LLC of Warren, Pa., has received four more reports of deaths linked to the full length women's chenille robes.
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Johnson & Johnson Recalls Some Children's Tylenol
Johnson & Johnson's McNeil unit is voluntarily recalling 57 lots of infants' and children's liquid Tylenol products because of possible bacterial contamination. The products being recalled were made between April and June and include nearly two dozen varieties.
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Bassinet Warning from CPSC
Government safety officials are once again warning parents about Simplicity bassinets after two infants were trapped and killed. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday that two young children died after getting trapped in previously recalled Simplicity close-sleeper/beside sleeper bassinets.
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Nissan Recalls Trucks in Cold Weather States for Air Bag Problem
Nissan Motor Co. is recalling more than 240,000 trucks in 20 cold weather states to fix a problem that could prevent front air bags from deploying in a crash. The government said in a posting on its Web site Wednesday that the recall affects the Frontier, Pathfinder and Xterra from the 2005-2009 model years.
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