Bumble Bee Foods and Tri-Union Seafoods have issued a defective product recall for canned chunk light tuna because of potentially serious health risks. According to a CNN news report, the cans in question were not properly sterilized, which could result in the product spoiling or becoming contaminated with harmful bacteria that could lead to life-threatening…
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Bumble Bee Foods Recalls Tuna for Serious Health Risks
Construction Worker Suffers Fatal Fall from LA High-Rise
A construction worker died the afternoon of March 17, 2016 after falling 53 floors from a high-rise building in downtown Los Angeles. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, the incident occurred at the Wilshire Grand, a hotel under construction at 624 West Figueroa Street. The worker fell and struck the back…
Nissan Recalls Leaf Vehicles for Brake Problems
Nissan is issuing a vehicle defect recall for more than 47,000 Leaf electric cars citing a possible brake malfunction. According to an Associated Press news report, the problem is centered on a relay inside the cars’ electronic brake booster. The automaker stated in documents filed with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that…
Bicyclist Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash
A bicyclist was fatally injured in a Santa Ana hit-and-run collision early morning on March 12, 2016. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the deadly crash occurred in the 1400 block of West Warner Avenue just east of the South Pacific Avenue intersection. Police say they responded to reports of a…
Orange County Fatal Pedestrian Accidents Continue to Climb
So far, just over the last week, three pedestrians have died in Orange County putting the county nearly on the same pace as last year for such fatalities. In Orange County, 16 pedestrians have died in 2016, according to a report in The Orange County Register. Countywide, there were 71 pedestrian fatalities in Orange County…
New Study Links Splenda to Leukemia
The idea of getting your sugar without the calories or carbs can seem enticing. But is it always safe? That’s the question being posed by a new study about the artificial sweetener, Splenda, being posed in the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. Researchers who conducted the study found that mice fed sucralose daily…
Motorcyclist Killed in Santa Ana Crash
Jonathan Sepetijan, 23, was killed in a Santa Ana motorcycle accident after his Harley- Davidson collided with a pickup truck at a street intersection. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal motorcycle accident occurred at the intersection of 17th Street and Linwood Avenue the night of March 8, 2016. Police said the motorcyclist was…
California Girl Gets Her Smile Back after Brutal Dog Attack
Two-year-old Mariah Solomon now has her smile back, six months after a family dog brutally attacked her, tearing away parts of her face. According to an ABC news report, the Coachella girl was airlifted to Loma Linda University Children’s hospital after a dog attack that left her severely disfigured. Doctors at Loma Linda performed an intense, delicate surgery to…
Nestle Issues Product Recall for Possible Glass Contamination
Nestle USA has issued a defective product recall for three million boxes of DiGiorno, Lean Cuisine and Stouffer’s frozen foods because the spinach in these products may be contaminated with bits of glass. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, no injuries have been reported. The company has said it is still conducting an internal investigation. Only…
Pedestrian Traffic Deaths Rose in 2015 and Here’s Why
An ABC news report states that pedestrian accident deaths significantly increased in 2015. In fact, 2015 is expected to see the largest year-to-year increase in pedestrian traffic fatalities since national reporting began in 1975, according to a new report released by the Governors Highway Safety Association. The report also found that four states – California,…