California-based Henry Avocado has issued a recall for avocados sold in California, Arizona, Florida, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Wisconsin because of possible listeria contamination. According to an ABC news report, the company issued the recall due to positive listeria results on environmental samples during a routine test. The recalled products include California-grown conventional and…
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Avocados Sold in California and Five Other States Recalled for Possible Listeria Contamination
Boeing 737 Max Airplanes That Crashed Lacked Safety Features the Company Sold as Extras
A shocking report by The New York Times says the pilots of the doomed Boeing 737 Max jets in Ethiopia and Indonesia lacked two notable safety features in their cockpits. The reason they didn’t have them was: Boeing charged extra for them. The Times reports that Boeing and other aircraft manufacturers have this practice of…
UCLA Health Settles Data Breach Class-Action Lawsuit for $7.5 Million
UCLA Health has reached a class-action lawsuit settlement with 4.5 million current and former patients who were affected by its May 2015 health data breach. According to a news report, the settlement will provide $2 million for unreimbursed loss and preventive measures claims. The remaining $5.5 million will provide a cyber security enhancement fund, which…
One in 20 Women with Vaginal Mesh Have Attempted Suicide Due to Severe Pain
New research in the United Kingdom is showing that one in 20 women who have received vaginal mesh implants have attempted suicide largely due to the excruciating pain they suffer as a side effect. According to a report in the Daily Mail, researchers surveyed around 650 women who have the controversial implant, which is used…
Honda Recalls 200,000 Generators for Fire Danger
Honda has issued a product defect recall for about 200,000 of its portable generators due to the possibility of fires and burn injuries. According to a news report, the U.S. Consumers Product Safety Commission (CPSC) says the Honda EU2200i, EU220i Companion and EB2200i portable generators can leak gasoline from the fuel valve posing fire and…
Thousands of Ford Explorer Owners Say Carbon Monoxide Leaks Inside Their Cabins Are Making Them Sick
A new Bloomberg analysis has found that so far, at least 3,000 Ford Explorer owners have complained to the automaker or to federal regulators about carbon monoxide leaks in their vehicles that are making them sick. According to news reports, the customer complaints include vehicles manufactured between 2010 and 2018 potentially covering more than a…
Waymo Plans Major Expansion of Driverless Cars in Arizona
Self-driving car company Waymo is planning to more than double its driverless car operations in Arizona this year with a new Technical Service Center in Mesa. According to a report in the Arizona Republic, Waymo brought its driverless cars to Chandler, Arizona, in 2016 and now has a 60,000-square-foot garage and operations center there with…
Baby Cough Syrup Recalled for Possible Bacteria Contamination
A baby cough syrup sold at Dollar General stores nationwide has been recalled because of a possible bacterial contamination. According to a CBS news report, Kingston Pharma LLC, which manufactures the “DG/health NATURALS baby Cough Syrup + Mucus” says the medicine may be tainted with Bacillus cereus/Bacillus circulans. This is a type of bacteria that…
Dogs Attack Two Women in California as Their Owner Appears in Court for Dog Related Violations
Two women have been seriously injured in a dog attack in Northern California’s Butte County. According to a KTXL news report, Gary Parsons told the station he was in his front yard when he had to run from nine loose dogs from his next-door neighbor’s property. When he slammed the door, the dogs charged another…
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Eight Colleges in Bribery Scandal
A civil class-action lawsuit has been filed by seven college students against eight universities in connection with a massive college admissions corruption scandal, which has rocked the nation over the last week. According to a CNBC news report, the defendants in the lawsuit include top colleges including Yale, USC, Stanford, UCLA, University of San Diego,…