Fire/Burn Hazard: Remote-controlled helicopters recalled

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/13/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley Boulder, CO—Imagine Nation Books Ltd./Books Are Fun and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have announced a voluntarily recalled about 46,000 “Fly Dragonfly” (also called “Queen Bee”) Remote-Controlled Helicopters. The CPSC announced the recall on May 12, 2010 over […]

Correction: Semi-truck involved in fatal stolen SUV wreck not Aldi stores’

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/13/2010 // West Palm Beach , Florida, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley Arlington, TX—In the article titled “Arlington TX 18-wheeler crash: Stolen SUV, semi crash kills teen on I-30” posted on May 12, 2010; it was incorrectly reported that the semi-truck involved in the wreck was hauling produce for Aldi stores. […]

Defective Product News: Injury hazard prompts recall of Step2® ride-on buggies

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/13/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Sandra Quinlan // Sandra Quinlan Streetsboro, OH—Step2 Company, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC), has recalled approximately 2.5 million Push Around and Whisper Ride Buggies. The children’s ride-on toys were recalled due to the injury hazard they […]

FDA Warning: Swallowing topical Benadryl product may cause serious side effects

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/13/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Sandra Quinlan // Sandra Quinlan West Palm Beach, FL—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has urged consumers to pay close attention to medication labels, specifically Benadryl Extra Strength Itch Stopping Gel. The over-the-counter (OTC) product is indented for topical use only. However, the FDA […]

EPA Accuses Florida City, Contractor of Violating Asbestos Regulations

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/10/2010 Florida (Mesothelioma News) – Residents of Marco Island in southwest Florida are demanding answers after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency advised the city that it had violated six asbestos-related regulations while rebuilding a local roadway in 2006-potentially jeopardizing the health of residents and workers. Asbestos-long linked to deadly medical conditions including lung […]

Pineville LA Injury News: DHH to probe possible food poisoning cases at hospital

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/11/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Sandra Quinlan // Sandra Quinlan Pineville, LA—As of Saturday morning, May 8, 2010, three patients at Pineville’s Central State Hospital had died. While autopsies are pending, state health officials reportedly believe food poisoning might have caused the fatalities. A total of approximately 40 patients at […]

Jefferson IN workplace accident: 20-foot fall from barge killed Jeffboat worker

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/11/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley Jefferson, IN—A 50-year-old Jeffboat employee died while on the job early Monday morning, May 10, 2010. The worker reportedly fell from the deck of a barge at the Jeffersonville business, as reported by the Courier-Journal. Robert E. Harrison Jr., 50, […]

Product Safety Alert: Unknown fibers found in Tussin DM cough syrup

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/11/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley Colorado Springs, CO—Tussin DM was temporarily pulled from Colorado AAFES store shelves after a concerned consumer found tiny fibers floating inside the over-the-counter medication. Ken Klay, the consumer who found the fibers said, “They’re about the size of a human […]

Los Angeles injury news: Pomona teen trips, falls on javelin–impales himself

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/11/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley Los Angeles, CA—A teenager was hospitalized following a freak accident at a community center over the weekend. The 15-year-old boy was impaled by a javelin at the Westmont Park Community Center in the 1800 block of 9th Street in Pomona […]

Nashville workplace fatality: Waste Management worker killed by trash

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com05/11/2010 // West Palm Beach, Florida, USA // Nicole Howley // Nicole Howley Nashville, TN—A fatal workplace accident at a Waste Management plant left a worker dead after he apparently fell into trash truck. The worker was killed around 9:30 p.m., on Monday, May 10, 2010 at the plant on Franklin Limestone Road […]