The Japanese automaker is issuing a safety recall for certain Toyota and Lexus vehicles manufactured between 2020 and 2022. • Also read: Do not sit in the passenger seat of this vehicle, warns Toyota In Canada, 99,965 vehicles are affected by the recall. A manufacturing defect may have affected the Occupant Classification System (OCS) in … [Read more…]
How heavy winter layers can affect your child’s safety in the car Dahlia Rizk, founder of Buckle Me Baby, explains how traditional, puffy winter coats can potentially cause harm when a child is strapped into a car seat. She also shares how she designed a different type of coat to keep children safer in their … [Read more…]
Nearly 304,000 Honda Accords and HR-Vs are being recalled because of potentially defective seat belts. According to Honda’s safety report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “The front seatbelt pretensioners were installed without rivets securing the quick disconnect and wire plate.” Seatbelt pretensioners are devices that tighten seatbelts to keep occupants in place when … [Read more…]
At least 18 more children have become ill from the recently recalled applesauce fruit pouches due to dangerous lead contamination, the Food and Drug Administration said in a recent update. This brings the total number of children affected to 52. Children ages 1 to 4 have been diagnosed with lead poisoning in 22 states, the … [Read more…]
A California food company has voluntarily recalled all of its peaches, plums and nectarines in connection with a listeria outbreak that has resulted in one death and 10 hospitalizations since 2018, according to an alert released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Food safety emerges. The CDC’s food safety warning came three … [Read more…]
CNN – According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, whole and pre-cut melons have caused dozens of cases of salmonella infections in 15 states and Canada, including 17 hospitalizations. Salmonella causes diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, and the illness can begin six hours to six days after the bacteria is swallowed, according … [Read more…]
Mid America Pet Foods, the manufacturer on Center of a salmonella outbreak linked to their products, has expanded its voluntary recall to include additional pet food products manufactured at its Mount Pleasant plant in Texas. The products were distributed to retailers nationwide. The recalled pet food lots are dog and cat food with a best-before … [Read more…]
Mid America Pet Foods, the manufacturer on Center of a salmonella outbreak linked to their products, has expanded its voluntary recall to include additional pet food products manufactured at its Mount Pleasant plant in Texas. The products were distributed to retailers nationwide. The recalled pet food lots are dog and cat food with a best-before … [Read more…]