August 15, 2019 FDA Worried About What Is In Sunscreen Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that only two of 16 active ingredients most commonly used in sunscreens are “generally recognized as safe and effective.” The agency is raising concerns over the chemicals, saying they can enter the bloodstream at levels far higher than the FDA’s safety threshold. With such little data available … Read More »
August 1, 2019 Scaffolding Puts Lives on the Line More than half of the construction jobs in the United States require the use of scaffolding. Scaffolding offers a stable platform to build, paint, remodel, and repair buildings and structures of all types. Yet scaffolding also causes thousands of serious and fatal work accidents and injuries every year. Annually, scaffolding causes around 4,500 injuries across … Read More »
July 24, 2019 Transvaginal Mesh Devices Still Causing Injuries Despite the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ordering of transvaginal mesh products off the market, the move came far too late for many women already injured – some irreversibly so – from these unsafe medical devices. What is pelvic organ prolapse and how does it happen? Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a disorder in which … Read More »
July 18, 2019 U.S., Mexican, and Canadian Consumer Safety Groups Come Together With Product Recommendations For the first time ever, the three product safety agencies of North America have come to a consensus on improving the safety of USB (universal serial bus) and AC (alternating current) chargers. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has joined with the Consumer Protection Federal Agency (PROFECO) of Mexico, as well as Health Canada. In … Read More »
July 12, 2019 JUUL Facing Accusations of Predatory Marketing Teens vaping is becoming an increasing problem, a 15-year-old girl and her family recently filed a class action lawsuit against two corporations: mega vape manufacturing company JUUL Labs and the Altria Group, a tobacco company that owns Philip Morris and has a 35% stake in JUUL. The suit alleges that not only does JUUL target … Read More »
July 3, 2019 Deceased Worker’s Husband Says Machine Manufacturers are to Blame In 2015, a woman died when robotic equipment crushed her as she was working. Her husband recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the machine manufacturers. According to the suit, as a journeyman maintenance-technician at an automotive supplier the victim frequently worked alongside – and performed routine maintenance on – robotic machinery. Her husband’s suit … Read More »
June 20, 2019 Millions of Infant Sleepers Recalled Because of Deaths It was 2009 when Fisher Price engineers first produced the company’s “Rock n’ Play,” an inclined infant sleeper intended to help parents lull their little ones to sleep. The Rock n’ Play was the first of its kind and became popular quite quickly – since being released, nearly 5 million have been sold. Despite the … Read More »
June 5, 2019 Haphazard Industry Safety Standards for Recreational Off-Road Vehicles The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has had recreational off-road vehicles (ROV) on its radar for the past 10 years. However, after a recent string of debilitating injuries and fatalities related to unsafe or defective ROVs, the agency wants Americans to remember just how dangerous – and deadly – these vehicles really are. What Are … Read More »
June 4, 2019 Two More Verdicts Against Monsanto For Cancer-Causing Weed Killer The first successful verdict against mega-corporation Monsanto, regarding product liability, was in August 2018. Dwayne Johnson said his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis was a direct result of using the company’s glyphosate-based and popular weed killer, Roundup. Jurors agreed and awarded Mr. Johnson $289 million dollars. To date there have been three successful suits against Monsanto, and … Read More »
