About 3,900 pounds of salami, pepperoni and chorizo have been recalled across the United States and Canada due to potential listeria contamination. According to a report in the Daily Hornet, Olli Salumeria Americana’s recalled products sold under the brands Gusto and Olli, boast that they are free of hormones, antibiotics and gluten. However, as it…
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Salami Pepperoni and Chorizo Recalled for Listeria Contamination
Graco Recalls 40,000 High Chairs Sold at Wal-Mart After Reports of Injuries
Graco has issued a product defect recall for nearly 40,000 high chairs after five toddlers were injured when the chairs tipped over with the children in them. According to a CBS News report, the Atlanta-based manufacturer of children’s products has received 38 reports of the rear leg of the Table2Table 6-in-1 chairs pivoting out of…
Colorado Police Officer Injured in Crash Possibly Caused by Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Robert Chamberlain, a police officer in Lone Tree, Colo., says the seizure he suffered while behind the wheel of his Ford Explorer police cruiser was because of carbon monoxide poisoning due to exhaust leaks. According to a CBS4 news report, the incident occurred Nov. 30, 2017. He says he looked to the left to turn…
Michaels Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million Over Defective Vases That Could Shatter
Texas-based craft store, Michaels, has agreed to pay $1.5 million in penalties to settle allegations that it did not report product defects to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in a timely manner. According to a news report in The Hill, the large glass vases Michaels sold were shattering in customers’ hands. The announcement about…
California Consumer Wins Safety Recall Case Against CarMax
Tammy Gutierrez, a resident of Bakersfield, has won a significant victory against CarMax after arguing successfully that CarMax had acted illegally when it sold her a car with an unrepaired safety recall. According to a U.S. PIRG press release, the modified ruling was issued by the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Fresno on Feb….
Southern California City Bans Distracted Walking
The city of Montclair has made it illegal for pedestrians to text, talk on the phone, listen to music or just any activity with two earbuds while in a crosswalk. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, 911 calls are the only exception to this law. Everything else would be a ticket-worthy…
Equifax Data Breach Just Got Worse, 2.4 Million More Consumers Affected
Credit reporting company Equifax has confirmed that the huge data breach it announced in 2017 is larger than previously thought, affecting an additional 2.4 million consumers in the United States. According to a Fox News report, new details of the data breach were announced by the company, taking the total number of consumers affected to…
11-year-old Orange County Surfer Suffers Catastrophic Head Injury in Snowboarding Accident
Brayden Belden, an up-and-coming 11-year-old surfer from Laguna Beach who was moving up the rankings in amateur surf contests is in a medically-induced coma after suffering a catastrophic head injury when he was snowboarding in Oregon Feb. 20. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, Brayden was airlifted from the mountain to…
Study Finds Toxic Metals in E-Cigarette Vapors
A recent study of e-cigarettes conducted by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health showed the presence of significant amounts of toxic metals, including lead, in e-cigarette heating coils and aerosols that are inhaled by users. The study, which was published in the Feb. 21 issue of Environmental Health Perspectives, looked at…
Man Arrested for Driving Under the Influence After Riding a Horse on the Freeway
A man accused of riding a white horse on the 91 Freeway in Long Beach, was arrested by California Highway Patrol officials on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the man’s blood alcohol concentration was more than twice the legal limit of 0.08 percent. Officials…