Wisconsin: Here Comes the Brownshirts
Region: United States
With less than two weeks before Wisconsinites go to the polls and possibly vote six Republicans out of the State Senate, the billionaire Koch brothers and their well funded roster of right-wing front groups have poured ... more
Views: 3094Something Stinks in Wisconsin
Region: United States
Something stinks in Wisconsin, and it’s not the cheese. Once again a ultra right-wing Koch brothers astroturf group, Americans for Prosperity (AFP), and the Republican Party are engaging in voter suppression, ... more
Views: 2803Dangerous Lead Levels Prompts Recall of Children Craft Kits
Region: United StatesThe United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (“USCPSC”) recently announced a recall of about 75,000 American Girl Crafts Pearly Beads & Ribbon Bracelets kits. These kits were manufactured in China... more
Views: 2285Tainted Chinese Drywall Concerns Went Unreported for Two Years
Region: Florida
Remnants of Chinese drywall sit in an infested home in the Venetian Golf and River Club in North Venice, Fla., on Friday, May 20, 2010. (Chip Litherland / Sarasota Herald Tribune) A leading East Coast homebui... more
Views: 3328Toyota Slows Production in the Wake of Recalls
Region: United StatesToyota announced that they have planned what they are calling non-production days at 2 US plants located in San Antonio, Texas and Georgetown Kentucky. The Georgetown plant was scheduled for 1 non-pro... more
Views: 1709Pistachio Recall Could Be a Catalyst for FDA Overhaul
Region: United States
By Sarah Amandolar Will the pistachio recall, the second food borne illness to strike American nut processors this year, finally prompt FDA improvements? Routine Testing Caught Contamination T... more
Views: 1432More US Companies Recall Tainted Peanut Products
Region: United States
Ocean Spray, Kashi and General Mills were the most recent of dozens of companies to voluntarily recall potentially salmonella-infected peanut products. The company responsible for distributing the peanuts, Peanut Corporat... more
Views: 1285Right to Recall Act Ousts 3 Chiefs in Chattisgarh
Region: IndiaProbably for the first time in India, the Nagar Palika Act of Chattisgarh Province, which gives ‘the right to recall’ to the citizens, has taken a toll of three civic chiefs who were voted out of their office r... more
Views: 1726Beef recall puts blackeye on food safety
Region: United States
The biggest beef recall initiated by the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has sent quivers, not only to the spines of millions of consumers, but the big retailers across the country as well. This after animal humane... more
Views: 1083Bumbo Seat Recall
Region: United StatesThis is hot news. Serious head injuries prompted the Recall of Bumbo Baby Sitter Seats. New warnings and instructions are to be provided to consumers. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, along with the manufacture... more
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