What Happened: The recent outbreak of fungal meningitis has many people asking questions about the safety of compounding pharmacies and the origins of many of the medicines we put into our systems everyday. Something that many may not realize is just how hard it can be to track down the source of the drugs that…
What happened: The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced that Graco is recalling almost 90,000 wooden high chairs because the seat can become detached from the base of the chair, posing a fall hazard and injury risk to young children. The company has received 58 reports of the seat coming either loose or detaching…
The Consumer Products Safety Commission announced the recall of more than 5,000 toy cars due to a risk of injury to young children. While in use, the devices can catch fair and potentially cause severe burns. To learn more, read the full story here… “Thousands of Toy Cars Recalled Due to Risk of Fire and…
An attorney with the Shapiro, Washburn & Sharplaw firm recently wrote about a voluntary recall affecting gas and diesel golf carts from Club Car LLC in Georgia that have defective fuel tanks. To learn more, read Golf Carts Recalled for Faulty Tanks that May Catch Fire. mh
The Food and Drug Administration launched a new program in October 2011 called the “Expedited Drug Development Pathway”. Basically, this system allows prescription drug makers to expedite the approval process of certain medications that look extremely promising. This program has good intentions – get good prescription drugs to patients sooner rather than later. However, as…