This week in safety: A recall incentive[SIZE=-1]
The problem with the vehicle is that the throttle cable can lock in freezing temperatures. This can cause the engine not to return to idle when the driver takes his foot off the accelerator pedal, posing a risk of loss of vehicle control and injury to the driver and/or passenger. In June 2008, Bush Hog recalled 4,000 off-road vehicles for a similar problem after receiving 52 incident reports including one leg fracture.
This recall includes the Bush Hog models TH4400 (Trail Hand) and 4430 4X4 with hood colors in red, green, or mossy oak. They were sold by Bush Hog dealerships nationwide from April 2008 to December 2008 for between $8,000 and $10,000.
Bush Hog is encouraging owners to take their vehicles in whether or not they operate them in cold weather. For more information, call (877) 873-0143 or visit the company's Web site.
Here's more of this week's safety news:
To fill food safety gap, processors pay inspectors
The New York Times
With huge losses from food-poisoning recalls and little oversight from the federal Food and Drug Administration, some sectors of the food industry are cobbling together their own form of regulation in an attempt to reassure consumers. They are paying other government agencies to do what the F.D.A. rarely does: muck through fields and pore over records to make sure food is handled properly. Read more ...
Those 50 and older most vulnerable to food illnesses
USA Today
Scientists have found, to their surprise, that people 50 and older are the most vulnerable to illness and death from food-borne illnesses. http://simplefeed.consumerreports.o...nmWoTG&f=3dcb3160-01dc-11dc-32a2-0019bbc55f7fDoctors thought children under 4 were more at risk because cases involving young kids are seen at much higher rates. But that could be because parents are more apt to take a child to the doctor. Read more ...
New Times (Broward-Palm Beach)
Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida wants Obama to fire Nancy Nord, chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the U.S. agency that he says ought to have been monitoring the quality of drywall being shipped here from China, the same drywall presently destroying the value of a slew of South Florida homes. Is she really that bad? Read more ... and watch the video.
Warning: These product labels may cause you to double over with laughter
Fox News.com
From the machine that makes your coffee first thing in the morning to the alarm clock you set when you go to bed, just about every product you use on a daily basis comes with a list of ways not to use it. View the photo gallery of warnings.
Lead editorial is just "plumb" wrong
Environmental Health News
An editorial in the Wall Street Journal leaves readers with the false impression that lead exposure in children is no longer a problem. ... Lead especially affects the young, growing brain. Read more ...
Tainted Chinese drywall shows up in Katrina homes
The Associated Press
Thomas Stone and his wife rebuilt after their home was flooded by six feet of water in Hurricane Katrina, never dreaming they would face the agony of tearing it apart all over again. Read more ...
Consortium rejects FDA claim of BPA's safety
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
An international consortium of industry, academic and government scientists has rejected as incomplete and unreliable the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's case that a chemical found in food containers and other household products is safe. Read more ...
Safety urged as number of boating-related deaths climbs
Dallas Morning News
Even though summer is still around the corner, it has already been a deadly season on Texas lakes. Already this year, 13 people have lost their lives in boating accidents, one more than at this time last year. Read more ...
Safety news from the CR Blogs
- Cars: IIHS crash tests show car size matters
- Cars: Backing up your back up system
- Health: Avoid sound-alike drug errors
- 44,000 Tupperware Shape-O toy maracas (choking and suffocation hazard) [image above]
- Updated list of peanut product recalls (3912 products)
- Updated list of pistachio product recalls (504 products)
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