After a case that has taken over nine years to bring a result, Jim Warner and his wife finally have justice. In 2000, they bought a “Bowflex Power Pro” system, the popular in home weightlifting machine.  Two years later, while properly using the machine, Warner was lifting weights when the bench snapped, and caused a herniated disc in his upper back.  He continues to have nerve damage and his right arm will never recover.

There have been other reports of other injuries from the cheaply made bench.  This particular case was awarded over $2.3M.  Unfortunately, Bowflex continues to manufacture these defective to the detriment of society. If you have a Bowflex system, check the structural integrity before using it.

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In 2007, the investigation to discover what the problem with the Power Sweep electric leaf blowers was. When this electric leaf blower is in use, tiny pieces of plastic were spraying out of the blower and hitting the operator as well as any other people in the general vicinity.  Around the country people were reporting bruises, cuts, and other injuries.

The company recalled over 900,000 leaf blowers because there is a malfunction with the internal fans.  Pieces were coming off from the propellers, which were not constructed to withstand the appropriate pressure.

The company, Torro, has only receive a few of the recalled leaf blower back, and urge customers to trade theirs in for a new one, so that it will prevent further injuries.

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Last month the Graco Children's Products company recalled a line of bassinets when a design flaw proved to be potentially fatal. Owners of these bassinets were urged to return them and explicitly advised not to place infants or children in them. These products were prodced by Simplicity and therefore bore that brand name.

More recently a published report revealed that some 200,000 bassinets sold were actually under the name Graco, not Simplicity. They had the same dangerous design flaw as the recalled bassinets, but owners looking at the brand labels would have no way of knowing that these bassinets were made by Simplicity.

Even more shockingly, the report revealed that federal regulators and the Graco company knew about this oversight for two weeks before it was anounced to the public. The company's website will be displaying a safety alert naming the bassinets that have this very dangerous flaw.

A company, Sauer Foods Inc., has issued a voluntary recall for all of their Gold Medal Spaghetti Sauce Mixes. The product was distributed in grocery stores in Mississippi, Alabama, and Kentucky. The company is originally based out of Virginia and ships to different stores within these states. The Sauer Foods has stated there is a milk product that could cause allergic reactions, but there is no word yet as to what the milk product is identified as.

The company distributed the product without stating on the packaging the clear content of the milk product. The spokesman for the company has stated that about 234 cases of the product have already been distributed to the stores. Any packages with the 8119R code date are to be returned to your local grocery store where they will be either replaced or you will receive a refund by the store.  So far, there have been no injuries due to ingestion of the product.

A recent beef recall affecting some 143 million pounds of beef is the largest in the nation's history, say officials. The recall, which affects beef products from Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. dating back to Feb. 1, 2006, came as the Southern California factory was under fire for alleged animal cruelty. An investigation into the treatment of nonambulatory or "downer" cows at the plant revealed that Westland was in violation of health regulations by failing to contact a veterinarian when cows became unable to stand or walk.

While no disease or health hazard has been confirmed, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) says the recall is necessary as a precautionary measure against possible safety risks.