Nearly 250,000 of Toyota’s Hybrid cars from around the world are going to recalled because of defective brakes, Toyota announced on June 5. Despite no reports of injuries caused by the auto defect, the brake booster pump of the March-October 2009 version hybrid cars will still be subjected to a close inspection and possible replacement… Read More

A federal court in Georgia charged four employees of the Virginia-based Peanut Corporation of America with conspiracy, wire fraud, and obstruction of justice, among other convictions related to the contamination of or misbranding of food. Those indicted were Stewart Parnell, owner of the company, Michael Parnell, Peanut Corp.’s vice president, Georgia plant manager Samuel Lightsey,… Read More

Maxfield and Oberton, the maker of the popular office toy Buckyballs, has announced that it will stop production on the product and its related items after repeated “badgering” from Consumer Product Safety Commission officials. Buckyballs are a highly magnetic toy that is marketed as a way to reduce office boredom and stress. There are several… Read More

Last week, Sunland Inc., announced the recall of Trader Joe’s Valencia Creamy Peanut Butter after it was discovered that the nut spread was possibly contaminated with salmonella. This week, the recall expanded to include other nut spreads as well as other grocery stores. The New Mexico-based manufacturer expanded the recall to include almond butter, cashew… Read More

The Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor, chocolate nougat crunch, has been recalled by Unilever PLC. The recall comes after an allergen advisory label was found to be missing from the labels of these ice cream pints. The statement that was supposed to be on these containers should have mentioned the fact that the wafers… Read More

Kia has now announced the recall of over 20,000 SUVs after it was discovered that the brake pedal mounts may break off. According to the Detroit Free Press, the latest recall was posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website and involved 21,912 vehicles that were made between May 2008 and January 2009. The… Read More

Just under 800 bags of salad were recalled after it was thought that they may have been contaminated with salmonella. The recalled products, Dole Food Co.’s Seven Lettuces, were distributed in multiple states across the nation including Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Michigan, Wisconsin and New York. The recall was… Read More

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that they will  be using state-specific Twitter accounts to spread the word about defective food recalls. As of now, the department uses press releases and a general Twitter account to announce the recalls of defective food products, but with state-specific accounts, consumers will be able to know exactly… Read More

While many manufacturers opted for a healthier sweetener and began to use organic brown rice syrup, researchers at Dartmouth College decided to a do a study to determine whether the increased consumption of the product was having an effect on people. The study showed that the organic brown rice syrup, as well as products that… Read More

Nearly one million birth control packages have been recalled after it was found that an error in packaging could result in the inadequate dose of the oral contraceptives and increase the chance of pregnancy. The recall affects the Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and its generic forms that have an expiration date between July 31, 2013 and March… Read More