American automaker General Motors (GM) has issued a voluntary recall on 1,340,447 vehicles in the US due to problem with the electric power steering (EPS) assist. Vehicles affected under this recall include certain model year 2004-2006 ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota Motor is recalling 119,140 Avalon vehicles of certain model year 2003-2004 in the US, due to a problem with the supplemental restraint system (SRS) circuits. The SRS circuits in these vehicles are prone to ...
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As part of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) routine testing of various food products, a survey released today found that all juice and bottled water tested for antimony were safe to consume. The CFIA tested 359 samples of ...
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While many media outlets are headlining the top-line numbers in today's FDA report that show that the number of medical device recalls have nearly doubled in the last 10 years, a look underneath the surface reveals that the rate of recalls ...
Truck manufacturers Paccar and Daimler are recalling thousands of trucks equipped with Cummins Westport Model ISL G and ISLX12 G engines because of a potential issue with the intake manifold pressure sensor. Earlier this month, engine ...
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The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) of New Zealand has filed four charging documents in Wellington District Court against the dairy co-operative Fonterra for violating food safety standards. The move comes after the ministry's ...
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Two lots of Pfizer's antidepressant drug Effexor XR (venlafaxine HCl) are being recalled because they may contain capsules of another drug called Tikosyn (dofetilide), which is used to treat heart rhythm disorders. The recall also ...
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Plum Organics is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of two varieties of its World Baby line of pouch products due to intermittent damage to the plastic spouts during manufacturing. There is a possibility that small fragments could ...
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Engine manufacturers Cummins and Cummins Westport are recalling 25,013 Cummins Westport Model ISL G and ISLX12 G engines because of a potential issue with the intake manifold pressure sensor. In affected engines, water moisture in the ...
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Mars Food North America has voluntarily recalled around 3,500 cases of UNCLE BEN'S READY RICE Original Long Grain White Rice product over packaging issue. According to the company, as a result of punctures in the pouch packaging the ...
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German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen has issued a voluntary recall on 589,000 Caddy small delivery vans globally due to tailgate problems across the globe. In the recall affected vehicles, a condition may cause an open tailgate to ...
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American automaker Chrysler Group has issued a voluntary recall on 5,664 Ram ProMaster vehicles of certain model year 2014 in the US over brake hose damage. The affected vehicles were manufactured from 1 July 2013, through 15 November ...
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Last week, Rancho Feeding Corporation of Petaluma, CA, recalled approximately 8.7 million pounds of beef because USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service found that the company had processed diseased and unsound animals and carried out ...
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Go Gaga Squeeze & Teethe Coco the Monkey was sold exclusively at Target Baby toy firm Infantino has had to recall191,000 Go Gaga Squeeze & Teethe Coco the Monkey teething toys due to them containing a choking hazard. The teething toys ...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has set its policy agenda for 2014, with the competition regulator setting its sights on deceptive online pricing and low-cost imports as two major issues facing the retail industry ...
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