Quality & Safety
Jon Stewart on Trucker Bombs
We’re sure you’re as fascinated by the trucker bomb phenomenon as we are. Honestly, we are seriously considering making our next Consumerist photo contest dedicated to them, or perhaps merely a contest to see who can send the most trucker bombs to Poppy Z. Brite’s house in payback for the many literary trucker bombs she’s forced us all to endure over the years. Note to Poppy’s attorneys over at CyberTrialLawyer.com: just kidding!
House Approves Bill for FDA to Override State Labeling Laws
The US House passed allowing the FDA to invalidate state’s food and labeling laws if they’re stricter than federal standards.
The Week in Product Recalls: Poisonings, Burns, Strangulations, Deadly Chickens
Hazard: “The recalled charms contain high levels of lead, posing a serious risk of lead poisoning and adverse health effects to young children.”
Store-bought Meats Dosed to Look Red
The newer the redder, brown is an elderly hue, which of these steaks looks fresher to you?
Fed Agencies Lick Industrial Nutsacks & Rip Apart Consumer Lawsuits
s lap dog federal agencies help industries gain shielding from consumer and state lawsuits. Among the erosions:
The Week In Product Recalls: Strangulations, Infernos, Boo-Boos.
s Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled for Strangulation Hazard
Recall of the Week: Flaming Stihl Chain Saw
Although the recall for the Stihl MS 192 Chain Saw is not nearly as gory as we might have hoped, the fact that the chain saws can “leak fuel” and then spark to create a fire leads to some interesting mangling opportunities. It would, however, make the chopping down of trees for heat a more efficient process.
Recall of the Week: Bounce Bounce Baby!
Although we can think of few things more appealing than leaving a child to hang in an elastic death trap, we must avoid the Bounce Bounce Baby! Door jumper, despite its potential for comedy. It seems the jumper is a “Hazard: The plastic clamp that attaches the jumper seat to a door frame can break, which can cause the unit and child to fall to the floor. This poses an injury hazard to young children.”
Recall of the Week: Chuck E. Cheese’s Chokey Whistle
It would appear that losing an arm to an animatronic bear is now the second-leading injury at Chuck E. Cheese. These plastic siren whistles have been recalled as a choking hazard, with reports that at least three children “swallow[ed] pieces of the plastic siren whistle,” setting the stage for the most festive asphyxiation ever.
