Defective & Dangerous Products

• Tips on Dealing with Contaminated Pet Food Scare

  Susy Owen | March 26, 2007 12:17 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Due to pet food that is contaminated with a rat poison, at least 16 cats and dogs are dead, and thousands of others are sick and/or dying. It now appears that the contamination came from a pesticide spray, which contaminated wheat that was exported from China. Many people are very worried. Even if pet owners are relying on the recall list provided by the manufacturer, Menu Foods, to decide...

• Pet Deaths Blamed on Rat Poison Banned in U.S.

  Susy Owen | March 23, 2007 12:36 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  To the horror of pet owners in the United States, Canada and South America, their dogs and cats are being poisoned by their pet food. The result of ingesting the tainted food is death and/or kidney failure with a less then uplifting prognoses. A chemical by the name of aminopterin, was found in samples of the recalled pet foods that came from the manufacturer Menu Foods. ``We believe it is a...

• Salmonella Contamination

  Susy Owen | February 27, 2007 11:47 AM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  A number of lawsuits have been filed against ConAgra in several states, some by individuals, and others as class-action cases. New cases are continuing to come to light. Many consumers of the tainted products find themselves wondering if they need to have kept the jar of Peter Pan or Great Value peanut butter from which they ate. In order to file a lawsuit in the Salmonella tainted peanut butter...

• Salmonella in Redding

  Susy Owen | February 22, 2007 1:18 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  Gaye Coonce, a resident of Redding, discovered that the illness that her family was experiencing after eating peanut butter, was probably not what the doctor has originally suggested. Her family got sick before the current, widespread Salmonella contamination was widely known by the general public. She said that her family had the following symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, fever, headache and...

• Salmonella Reported in California

  Susy Owen | February 21, 2007 1:09 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  It appears that two brands of peanut butter - Peter Pan Peanut Butter and Wal-Mart's Great Value Peanut Butter - have been linked to almost 300 cases of salmonella by federal officials. Those cases were reported in 39 states. On a positive note, it appears that the contaminated brands were produced in a single plant in Georgia.In Santa Barbara, California, it is feared that two new salmonella...