Product Recalls
FDA Expands Product Recall of Heart Medication Valsartan
The FDA is expanding the recall of the widely used heart medication Valsartan. Back in July, an initial recall of the blood pressure and heart failure prevention drug was announced due to a cancerous substance detected in the medicine. Various pharmaceutical companies manufactured and distributed Valsartan, which contained a substance called N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), was discovered…
Read MoreIntra-Aortic Balloon Pumps May Cause Death
On September 6, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration announced the immediate recall of over 12,000 intra-aortic balloon pumps manufactured by Datascope Corp./MAQUET due to a product defect that could result in death. The recall affects all such devices manufactured by the company from 2003 to 2017, approximately 5,000 of which were distributed in the United…
Read MoreStarbucks’ Teavana Ordered to Pay $3.75 Million Penalty for Exploding Tumblers, CPSC Announces
Teavana, a tea retailer purchased by Starbucks’ in 2012, has recently been hit with a hefty civil penalty for its role in failing to report major defects associated with its glass tumblers to federal authorities. According to regulators at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Teavana “knowingly failed to report to CPSC, as required by…
Read MoreGree USA to Pay $15.45M Fine for Defective Dehumidifiers that Caused Fires, CPSC Announces
Gree USA Sales, Ltd., along with its overseas affiliates, has recently agreed to pay a $15.45 million fine issued by authorities at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in relation to the company’s defective dehumidifiers. According to the announcement for this penalty, Gree sold at least 2.5 million defective dehumidifiers in the U.S. from about…
Read MoreCheck Your Vehicle VIN Twice a Year for Recalls, NHTSA Urges Vehicle Owners in New Safety Campaign
Check Your Vehicle VIN Twice a Year for Recalls, NHTSA Urges Vehicle Owners in New Safety Campaign Safe Cars Save Lives, officials at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are reminding vehicle owners as part of a new national public awareness campaign. The goal of this new campaign is to urge vehicle owners to…
Read More71,000 Britax Infant Car Seats Recalled due to Fall Hazards, NHTSA & CPSC Announce
Thousands of infant car seats made by Britax have recently been recalled by federal regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The problem with these recalled car seats, according to the recent recall announcement, lies in their potentially faulty handles, which can crack or break, presenting…
Read MoreFiat Chrysler’s Failures to Report Safety Data to NHTSA Lead to $70M Civil Penalty
A $105 million civil penalty issued to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (Fiat) this past July has just been increased by $70 million, according to officials at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NTHSA). That is because, as officials have explained, Fiat’s failures to properly carry out 24 vehicle safety recalls have been compounded by new findings…
Read MoreTakata Hit with $200 Million NHTSA Fine over Defective Airbag Crisis, Violations of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act
Transportation safety regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have just issued Takata two federal orders related to the ongoing Takata airbag recall, the NHTSA announced yesterday. These orders are remarkable in that they: Impose the single largest civil fine the NHTSA has ever issued in its nearly 50-year history – This massive…
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