Science, Health & Recalls Week of October 26
October 29, 2008 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Current Events
Send to KindleTweet Federal safety regulators are moving to issue crib durability standards after two infant deaths triggered the recall of 1.6 million cribs, Washington Post reports. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said that hardware can become worn down over time on cribs that are reused or sold, and sometimes do not contain all of [...]
Science, Health & Recalls April 28
April 29, 2008 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Current Events
Send to KindleTweet London’s High Street chains, such as Tesco and Marks & Spencer, will be the next victims of cyber terrorism, some of the world’s top hackers warned while speaking on “Hackers Panel” at the InfoSecurity Europe conference, BBC reports. The hackers said cyber criminals could use tactics like those that took down Estonia’s [...]
Science, Health & Recalls Week of April 14
April 13, 2008 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Current Events
Send to KindleTweet The Brazilian government has opened a £10 million condom factory in the Amazon, in the town of Xapuri, which will use latex extracted from the forests to make around 100 million condoms a year, The Guardian reports. The factory will let allow local rubber tappers profit from the rainforest without destroying it, [...]
Product Recalls & Anti-Gluten Reports
March 23, 2008 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Current Events, Nutri-Life
Send to KindleTweet The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a number of recalls, including about 200 models of 2008 Kawasaki KLX140 Off-Road Motorcycles. The company said one or more of the motorcycle’s frame welds could be missing or made incorrectly, which would allow the frame to crack or break. No injuries were reported. Also [...]
