Defective Products

The FDA has requested that U.S. federal marshals seize a potentially deadly dietary supplement with an illegal drug ingredient.

More information on the recent Firestone recall.

Just when the tire manufacturer thought its troubles were over, NHTSA has ordered the company to recall an additional 3.5 million tires.

Many parents who have noted behavioral and developmental changes in the children following administration of the MMR vaccine believe that the shot is the cause of autism in their children. Now an IOM committee has concluded that by and large the disorder and the vaccine are not linked. But is the ...

In May, the CPSC and DOJ filed suit against ICON, an exercise equipment manufacturer, for failing to report serious injuries sustained on its glider machines. Now, in settling the lawsuit, ICON has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $500,000.

The Environmental Protection agency is tackling lead paint by toughening standards for landlords in an attempt to decrease childhood lead paint exposure.

The FDA announced that the French manufacturer St. Gobain Advanced Ceramics Desmarquest will recall its ceramic hip implants sold in the United States because they have demonstrated a higher than average rate of failure.

The FDA is warning all parents: Don't let your kids eat gel candies with fruit centers. While the candies may seem harmless, the choking risk has caused three childhood deaths in the United States in the last two years, and additional deaths abroad.

The EPA fined 15 stores in California, Hawaii, Guam, and Nevada for selling illegal insecticides that present special safety risks to children because they can be misidentified as toys or candy.

With another flu season around the corner, it looks like your only option will be a plain, old shot, as the spray up the nose is off the market…