Consumers have been subjected to numerous recalls lately—and frighteningly, many of them affect the food supply. From ground beef contaminated with E. coli to chicken strips laced with metal, buying groceries has never been more dangerous. Now the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says that P.F. Chang’s Home Menu Chicken Pad Thai and Chicken Fried […]
Nothing is scarier than a Class I recall of products in the food supply, but that’s what Georgia and Florida consumers have on their hands today. The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture says that Georgia-based company K2D Foods issued a recall for more than 113,000 pounds of […]
We trust that the items we buy for ourselves and our families will be safe to use and consume. Sure, we hear about product recalls on the news occasionally, but we figure we can count on recalls to let us know if we have something dangerous in our homes. Unfortunately, a recent case involving a […]
Earlier in March, a Florida boy got trapped inside of a cooler while playing hide and go seek. The incident has prompted various recalls on different products throughout the US. Today, we want to discuss some of the issues involved in this case as well as the reaction. You can count on Vladimir Tsirkin & […]
The government shutdown ended a while ago, but its effects are still being felt. In fact, the government shutdown has been putting consumers at risk of injury since late December of 2018 due to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) having to close its doors. While you would think they were all caught up, […]
We know that faulty products are a reality, though many people do not realize the full extent of the problem. One type of product has drawn our attention since the beginning of the year – chicken products. Already in 2019, eight voluntary recalls have been issued by various companies concerning their chicken products. We have […]
We learned last week that Whole Foods Market was issuing a large recall of many of its prepared foods that contain baby spinach. They say that they could be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall came about through their supplier, Satur Farms out of New York. They issued their own recall after a routine sampling by […]
