All Posts Tagged With: "consumer alerts"
Consumer Alert: Graco To Recall 2 Million Baby Strollers After Fatality Reports
Graco Children’s Products have announced they are recalling 2 million strollers due to reports of strangulation deaths and entrapment potential. To date at least four deaths have been reported due to strangulation. Children have also reportedly become injured after becoming trapped in the strollers. Small children have fallen through the opening located between the tray [...]
Tylenol Arthritis Caplets in Recall List
A consumer health warning has been issued and anyone who has purchased or consumed Tylenol’s Arthritis caplets from the 100 count package needs to be on alert and discontinue taking the medication. McNeil Consumer Healthcare and the FDA are recalling all available product lots of the Tylenol Arthritis 100-count bottole of caplets with the EZ-OPEN [...]
50 Million Window Blinds Recalled
Up to 50 million Roman-Style blinds and shades are scheduled to be recalled as the US Consumer Product Safety Commission is concerned about the risk to young children. At the core of the concern is the fact that children may get tangled and strangle themselves in the cords. Roman shades and roll up blinds have [...]
Two Debt Settlement Companies Defendants in New Illinois Lawsuits
As many consumers are busting their hump to get out of credit card debt, there are still companies out there who are happy to take advantage of an unfortunate situation. Two so-called debt settlement firms are under the microscope for alleged deceptive practices in the state of Illinois. Aliso Viejo, CA’s SDS West Corporation and [...]
Don’t Believe the Door-To-Door Salespeople
As the spring is coming into full force, it is the time of year where consumers need to keep a watchful eye on door-to-door solicitors. The Better Business Bureau is speaking out in forewarning to consumers about the groups of people who approach consumers about different types of sales. Many times, the sellers are hawking [...]
Chinese Milk Scandal Hits US Shelves
Melamine is a chemical used to make fertilizers and plastic and it is being blamed for the deaths of four babies and the root cause of over 50,000 cases of illness in children in China. However, new reports have found melamine-infected candy on store shelves in the United States, particularly in the states of California [...]
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