recallsandsafety
| 5:10PM 9/09/2011
With companies announcing a seemingly constant stream of new recalls, it can be a challenge for consumers to keep track of the latest products and food getting pulled off the shelves. To make life easier, DailyFinance will now collect them all in one place for you to check each week. This is Total Recall.
| 5:15PM 8/12/2011
General Motors has called back thousands of Impala and LaCrosse sedans for potential fire hazards and stability-control systems. Meanwhile, Philips calls back a compact fluorescent light that can cut. And Miss Bonnie's Gourmet warns that its cheese spread could be contaminated with salmonella.
| 1:25PM 1/28/2011
A packaging mishap has prompted Kellogg's to recall some of its Keebler Fudge Shoppe Jumbo Fudge Sticks sold at convenience stores nationwide because the cartons actually contain individually wrapped Jumbo Peanut Butter Sticks, the company said.
If you are someone who is allergic to peanuts, that...
| 9:28AM 1/24/2011
Toyota managed to hold onto the title of world's No. 1 automaker last year, despite numerous safety recalls that took a toll on its sales. Toyota sold 8.42 million vehicles worldwide in 2010, enough to barely edge out resurgent General Motors, which rang up sales of 8.39 million.
| 6:00PM 12/17/2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers nationwide not to eat gourmet raw milk cheeses made by Sally Jackson Cheese of Oroville, Wash. because they may be contaminated with e. coli.
Authorities are investigating the cheese as a possible source of an e. coli outbreak that has...
| 12:00PM 12/17/2010
Keeping track of the latest product and food recalls can be a challenge, so Consumer Ally has collected them in one place for you to check each week.
Here is this week's roundup of recalls:
| 12:16PM 12/10/2010
Home shopping network QVC recalled an 8-inch cast-iron skillets it sold because pieces of their enamel coating can come off and potentially burn consumers, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission said.
CPSC said there have been five reports of enamel pieces popping off the skillet when it's...
| 6:29AM 10/01/2010
BMW is recalling nearly 200,000 cars in North America because of possible leaks in their braking systems.
The recall affects BMW 5 Series, 6 Series and 7 Series vehicles with V8 and V12 engines from the model years 2002-2010, The Associated Press said. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars from the 2003-2010...
| 3:00PM 5/07/2010
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| 5:15PM 4/06/2010
Packages of frozen yellow fin tuna steaks sold at Whole Foods Market stores in more than two dozen states are being recalled due to concerns about high levels of histamine that could cause a reaction called scombroid poisoning, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced.
Eating fish with...