Targets Pays Civil Penalty for Lead Paint based Toys
Government officials recently penalized Target stores for the unusually high amount of lead found within and on in some of their toys. Target in turn agreed to pay a $600,000 dollars in civil penalties for selling toys that contained these dangerous lead levels. Authorities reveal that the lead content in some of the Target [...]
Widow Calls on Toyota to Pull Dangerous Floor Mats
Melodie Bohuchot, widow of Troy Johnson who died 2 years ago in a crash suspected of being caused by the Toyota floor mats, is pleading for Toyota to recall and remove them. This comes shortly after a family of four was killed because of the dangers associated with them. To date, Toyota has informed the [...]
FDA Reveals Database to make Food Safety Reporting Faster
Soon to become mandatory, the Food and Drug Administration has set up a system wherein food manufacturers could report potentially contaminated products within a 24 hour period. The move comes after a stern rebuke from congress as well as a slew of product liability lawsuits when tainted foods like peanuts and spinach caused sickness and [...]