Survey finds nearly half of raw chicken bought in supermarkets contaminated with E. coli. The E. coli, which was linked to fecal contamination, was found in 48 percent of 120 packaged chicken products bought in 10 cities by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit that advocates vegetarian diets. Critics of the study noted its small size and said the E. coli identified was not a type that would make people ill. But Dr. Michael Doyle, a food safety expert at the University of Georgia, said, “What’s surprising to me is that they didn’t find more. Poop gets into your food, and not just into meat — produce is grown in soil fertilized with manure, and there’s E. coli in that, too.” The New York Times
Vehicle designs often make it difficult to install child-safety seats properly, report finds. Only 21 of 98 vehicles tested met all requirements for ease of use, according to insurance industry and University of Michigan researchers. The attachment system in U.S. vehicles, LATCH, was mandated starting with 2003 models because inspections frequently found child-safety seats installed incorrectly. The study said belt buckles or other seat hardware often get in the way of the child-seat connectors, or the anchors can be buried so far in the seat that they’re hard to reach. Researchers also found most parents fail to use the upper tether designed to secure the top part of the car seat in the event of a crash. USA Today, The Washington Post
Arkansas judge orders Johnson & Johnson to pay more than $1.2 billion in fines. The penalty came after a jury found that the company had minimized or concealed the dangers associated with an antipsychotic drug, Risperdal. The fine, which experts said ranked among the largest on record for a state fraud case involving a drug company, is the most recent in a string of legal losses for Johnson & Johnson related to its marketing of Risperdal. In January, Texas settled a similar case with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a J&J subsidiary, for $158 million. Last year, a South Carolina judge levied civil penalties of $327 million against Janssen, and in 2010, a Louisiana jury awarded nearly $258 million in damages. The New York Times
New complaints of engine fires spur expanded safety investigation of 2010 Jeep Wranglers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it received 15 additional complaints of fires involving the 2010 Jeep Wrangler since it began a probe last month. NHTSA began an official examination on March 28 after receiving eight complaints. According to Chrysler Group LLC, which makes the popular vehicles, NHTSA has asked the company for information on Wranglers built between 2007 and 2012 but has not expanded its preliminary investigation beyond the 2010 model. Complaints on NHTSA’s website say four people have claimed they were injured in the vehicle fires, and two houses were damaged. The Wall Street Journal
Ohio company faces up to $111,000 in fines after worker’s arm is amputated in workplace accident. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration accused Knowlton Manufacturing, a metal stamping company in Norwood, Ohio, of 10 violations. They included three willful violations, OSHA’s most serious offenses. OSHA said Knowlton, among other things, failed to keep safety guards on its power presses, the equipment on which its employee lost an arm in November. The agency placed the company in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program, which focuses on recalcitrant employers that endanger workers. The Cincinnati Enquirer, OSHA
Recalls: Rockland Furniture drop-side cribs sold at J.C. Penney, Baja Motorsports dirt bikes, GT, Giant and Trek bicycles, Town & Country beef products
Compiled by Stuart Silverstein
Risperdal reproached.
Same saga here as Eli Lilly Zyprexa.
Johnson and Johnson is a trusted brand we associate with babies.
Risperdal,Zyprexa,as well as the other atypical antipsychotics, are being prescribed for children, even though this is an unapproved, off-label use. An estimated 2.5 million children are now taking atypical antipsychotics. Over half are being given them for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,many of these foster children.
Weight gain, increases in triglyceride levels and associated risks for (life-long) diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Eli Lilly made $65 BILLION on Zyprexa!
Was called,”the most successful drug in the history of neuroscience”.
zyprexa-victims(dot)com
*Tell the truth don’t be afraid*
Daniel Haszard