DuPont Recalls Herbicide That Is Killing Trees
DuPont has announced that it will recall its widely used Imprelis herbicide after receiving complaints that the product has killed thousands of trees. The company has advised customers to stop using the herbicide around Norway spruce and white pines. The Environment Protection Agency has asked the company to release thousands of confidential documents on Imprelis’s Read More
CVS Pharmacy to Pay $45,000 Fine to Consumer Product Safety Commission for Failing to Report Drawstrings in Children’s Jackets
CVS Pharmacy, Inc. has agreed to pay $45,000 in civil penalties to the Consumer Product Safety Commission for failing to report that the company had sold children’s hooded jackets with drawstrings at the neck. Companies are required by law to notify the CPSC “after obtaining information…that a product contains a defect which could create a Read More
Chrysler Recalls Nearly 300,000 Minivans Due to Risk of Inadvertent Airbag Deployment
Chrysler has issued a recall of 300,000 minivans to fix problems with the air conditioner that could cause the airbags to suddenly deploy. The recall affects certain 2008 Grand Voyager, Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan vehicles. The company said “condensation from the heating and air conditioner could leak onto a sensor module,” causing Read More
Black & Decker Fined $960,000 by Consumer Product Safety Commission in Grasshog Case
Black & Decker Inc. has agreed to pay $960,000 in fines to the Consumer Product Safety Commission amidst allegations the company “didn’t alert [the agency] about a defective weed trimmer.” Allegedly, the company knew its Grasshog XP electric weed trimmer was defective as early as May 2006, but did not issue a recall until more Read More
Honda Recalls More Than 1.6 Million Vehicles in U.S. & Canada
Honda Motor Co. has issued a recall of about 1.5 million vehicles in the United States and more than 130,000 in Canada to fix a problem with the transmission software. Company officials said that if the transmission was quickly shifted between gears, the transmission could become damaged. The recall covers four-cylinder Accords, the CR-V crossover Read More
Build-A-Bear Workshop Pins Recalled Due to High Lead Content
The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada have announced a recall of 28,700 lapel pins from the Build-A-Bear Workshop due to high levels of lead in the paint. The paint on the Love.Hugs.Peace lapel pins has lead levels that are higher than federal standards permit. The pins were sold at stores nation wide and Read More
Step Stools Sold at Target Recalled
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 206,000 step stools imported by Target. The agency said that the stools can break under the weight of the user, posing a fall and injury risk. Target has received 26 reports of stools breaking, including nine injuries. Carter Stein
City of North Little Rock to Save Costs with LED Road Lights but at What “Cost” to Motorists?
The city of North Little Rock has projected that it will save nearly $240,000 over a 20 year period by installing LED lighting on parts of Interstates 30 and 40 within the city limits. In theory, LED lights should better illuminate roadways for motorists than existing high-pressure sodium light bulbs. However, valid concerns exist because Read More
Ford Recalls 1.1 Million F-150 Trucks for Fire-Causing Strap Corrosion
Ford Motor Co. has issued a recall of 1 million trucks to fix problems with the fuel tank straps. The company reported that the straps may corrode over time, causing the fuel tank to fall. There have been three fires and one injury caused by the defect. To read more, click here https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-01/ford-recalls-f-150-trucks-for-corrosion-of-fuel-tank-straps/. Carter Stein
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel Issues a Consumer Alert to Arkansans to Use Caution When Dealing with Chiropractic “Runners.”
Here’s a link to the alert – https://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do%3AnewsDetail=1&news_id=447. Carter Stein