Recalls
Kraft Recalls Mac and Cheese
Kraft Recalls Mac and Cheese Kraft Foods Group launched a voluntary recall of 6.5 million boxes of original flavor Kraft Macaroni and Cheese due to the fact that some packages may contain pieces of metal. The affected boxes have a “best when used by date” from September 18, 2015 to October 11, 2015, and are…
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Talenti Gelato & Sorbetto Sea Salt Carmel Recall
Talenti Gelato & Sorbetto Sea Salt Carmel Recall Talenti has issued an allergy alert for its pint sized Sea Salt Carmel Gelato. The product may inadvertently contain peanuts or peanut butter which is not labeled on the packaging. Consuming a product with peanuts if you have a severe allergy can cause serious and life threatening…
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Recall Act would Require Consumers to Repair Safety Defects before Registration Renewal
Recall Act would Require Consumers to Repair Safety Defects before Registration Renewal A new bill was introduced in the Senate which would require recall repairs to be made before registration renewals are granted. Last year, the year of recalls, the average completion rate for a recall was only 75%, which is an improvement from years…
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Auto Makers Hire Former NHTSA regulator and Engineering Firm for Takata Probe
Auto Makers Hire Former NHTSA regulator and Engineering Firm for Takata Probe Ten auto makers are hoping to find the cause behind Takata airbag inflators rupturing and exploding too violently. The group hired former NHTSA administrator, David Kelly as the project manager over the testing of Takata airbags, and also selected Orbital ATK, an aerospace…
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Senate Panel Approves Auto Whistleblower Bill
Senate Panel Approves Auto Whistleblower Bill The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approved a measure which would offer financial incentives for auto industry employees who share uncovered safety defects with the government. The unanimous decision came after two large auto safety crises in 2014: the defective GM ignition switch and the faulty and explosive Takata airbags.…
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Mercedes-Benz Recalls Nearly 150,000 Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard
Mercedes-Benz Recalls Nearly 150,000 Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard Mercedes-Benz is recalling 147,224 vehicles due to a defect with a rubber seal which could stick to the hood of the vehicle when opened and possibly fall into the engine bay after the hood is closed. If the piece is exposed to the engines exhaust, it…
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Deaths Continue Even After Jeep Fuel Tank Recall
Deaths Continue Even After Jeep Fuel Tank Recall Fiat Chrysler, who manufacturers Jeeps, recalled 1.56 million Jeeps with plastic fuel tanks in June 2013, after urging from safety regulators. Since the recall, only 12 percent of the Jeeps have been repaired, and over six people have died. Prior to the recall, more than 70 people…
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Kidde Recalls 4.8 Million Fire Extinguishers
Kidde Recalls 4.8 Million Fire Extinguishers Kidde is recalling 4.8 million fire extinguishers due to a defective valve which could cause them to fail when used to put out a fire. A part in the Zytel plastic valve can fail when a user repeatedly presses and releases the lever. The recall involves 31 different models…
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Takata Fined $14,000 a Day by NHTSA Investigation over Exploding Airbag
Takata Fined $14,000 a Day by NHTSA Investigation The United States is fining Takata $14,000 a day for failing to cooperate with the government’s investigation of the company’s defective airbags. The U.S. transportation secretary, Anthony Foxx shared that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued two orders in 2014 calling for Takata to provide…
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The Civil Jury Trial: The Anchor of Liberty
The Civil Jury Trial: The Anchor of Liberty Thomas Jefferson, certainly no small participant in writing up our Constitution, called the right to jury trial “the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.” Sir William Blackstone, writing about our Common…
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