Tag Archives: health and safety

Fisher-Price Issues Recall Due To Infant Deaths

Fisher-Price Recall

When babies started suffocating in cribs, company executives pointed the finger at caregivers. Four deaths later, Fisher-Price finally recalled the Rock ‘n Glide Soother, along with a related product, the…

Peloton Failed to Protect User Privacy, Physical Safety

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Hours after it finally agreed to recall unsafe treadmills, Peloton admitted to a data breach and insufficient fix that exposed millions of accounts. An information security consultant identified a flaw…

Coronavirus Triggers Spike in Nursing Home Vacancy Rates

Nursing Home Vacancy Rates

New York nursing home patients are receiving COVID-19 vaccinations in droves. But the coronavirus-induced nursing home crisis might be entering a new phase. New York’s vacancy rate is three times…

Peloton CEO Apologizes for Slow Recall Pace

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John Foley publicly admitted his company should have “engaged more productively with [the Consumer Product Safety Commission] from the outset” of a safety recall. He “apologized” for this error. Two…

Health Problems at Tampa’s Gopher Resources Lead Smelter

Gopher Resources Tampa smelter

Two Florida Congressmen sent a letter to Acting Assistant Attorney General Jean Williams, asking the Department of Justice to investigate working conditions at Tampa’s Gopher Resources lead smelter. “No American…

The Dirty Dozen Pesticide-Laced Foods in 2021

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Strawberries, spinach, and other green leafy vegetables topped an advocacy group’s Dirty Dozen list of consumer foods contaminated by dangerously high levels of pesticides. An Environmental Working Group study concluded…

FDA Issues New Xeljanz Warning

FDA Xeljanz Warning

For the third time in two years, the Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety warning about Pfizer’s powerful and popular arthritis/UC medicine. The latest warning is the strongest…