A food safety action plan was recently introduced in Canada, and hope to improve upon the current system. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency will launch the improvements during the next two years, working with groups in order to enforce the Safe Food for Canadians Act. They plan to enforce beef safety rules to improve control …
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Food Safety Action Plan Introduced in Canada
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Saipan Rep. Re-Introduces Cell Phone Bill
Posted Apr 9th, 2013 By Harrisburg Injury Lawyer in Uncategorized With | Comments OffIn order to prevent collisions, Representative Guerroro of Saipan in the Northern Marina Islands re-introduced a bill that restricts using a wireless phone for talking, texting, or surfing the Internet while driving. A similar bill was introduced over a year ago but it did not become law. The bill was sponsored by seven other House …
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CDC Conducts Driver Survey
Posted Apr 3rd, 2013 By Harrisburg Injury Lawyer in Uncategorized With | Comments OffUS drivers surveyed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were asked if they talked on a cellphone while driving in the past 30 days, and 69% responded yes. 31% said they also read or sent texts and emails while behind the wheel. April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the National Safety Council …
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Air misters sold at Target recalled after laceration incident
Posted Jan 16th, 2013 By Pennsylvania Personal Injury Lawyer in Uncategorized With | Comments OffApproximately 168,000 handheld personal cooling air misters have been voluntarily recalled by the Target Corporation,of Minneapolis, Minnesota, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission due to a potential injury hazard to consumers. To date, the company has received at least three reports of these products breaking during regular use, including one report of …
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Burn Hazards Lead to Mr. Coffee Recall
Posted Jan 4th, 2013 By Harrisburg Injury Lawyer in Product Liability, Product Recall, Uncategorized With | Comments OffMore than 600,000 single-cup Mr. Coffee brewers are undergoing a recall because they may cause burns for customers due to the release of spewing water and coffee grounds. Hot steam could accumulate in the reservoir and cause the hot water and coffee grounds to hit the customer, resulting in injuries. As of now, 164 reports …
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Pharmacy Investigated Due to Outbreak
Posted Oct 24th, 2012 By Harrisburg Injury Lawyer in Product Liability, Product Recall, Uncategorized With | Comments Off300 people have fallen ill due to the outbreak of meningitis, and the closure of a pharmacy’s sister company may result in drug shortage, state health regulators. The drug manufacturer is owned by the same company that owns the New England Compounding Center, Ameridose, and closed October 10th. They plan to remain closed until November …
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Graco Recalls Wood Highchairs
Posted Oct 15th, 2012 By admin in Personal Injury, Product Liability, Uncategorized With | Comments OffGraco has recalled their Classic Wood Highchairs because of a fall hazard. The seat of the product can loosen or detach from the base, thus posing a fall hazard. There have been 58 reports of the seat detaching, and several injuries have been reported. There are 86,000 units in the United States and 3,400 in …
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Governor Features Texting Safety Campaign
Posted Oct 5th, 2012 By admin in Uncategorized With | Comments OffLives continue to be lost due to texting while driving. However, in Alabama, Governor Robert Bentley and the director of public safety, have launched a new campaign, especially geared to teens named “The Last Text”. It depicts stories, as well as specific details of the dangerous consequences of texting while driving in hopes of bringing …
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Police Look for Drunken Drivers
Posted Oct 3rd, 2012 By admin in Car Safety, Distracted Driving, Uncategorized With | Comments OffPolice will be on the lookout for drunk drivers this weekend, due to it being Labor Day weekend. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over 10,000 people died in 2010 due to crashes involving alcohol. Also, over 3,000 were killed in 2010 due to distracted driving. Anyone who is caught driving over the …
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Bus Driver Caught Texting
Posted Sep 26th, 2012 By admin in Uncategorized, Workers' Compensation Lawyer With | Comments OffIn St. Mary Parrish, a student riding the bus took a picture of the driver texting while driving. This has many parents as well as the school board outraged because all of those children’s lives were in the hand of this substitute bus driver. It was reported that the driver was also allegedly crossing the …
