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Raja Foods Issues Nationwide Recall Indian Products Due to High Levels of Lead
Posted on January 18, 2008Raja Foods LLC, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling its 3.5 oz. packages of Swad Brand: Abil, Gulal, Kanku, Kum Kum, and Swad Brand: Lagan Samagri Kit, and Pooja Samagri Kit because these products contains high levels of lead. The products are for Indian religious purposes and are supposed to be placed on the skin and hair, but the labeling may be confusing and consumers may thing the products are food and are to be consumed...
Popcorn Flavoring Causes Lung Problems in Workers
Posted on December 20, 2007The chemical diacetyl is used in popcorn to create the buttery flavor many Americans enjoy. It is also used to create flavoring in candy and often baked goods. The problem, however, is the chemical has been linked to severe lung problems in workers in plants that produce these products.
Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer Leads to Malpractice in Chicago
Posted on December 14, 2007Two lawsuits have been filed against Stroger Hospital in Chicago, Illinois claiming the hospital failed to timely diagnose breast cancer. One woman, Bobbie Jean Melton, died from breast cancer earlier this year. Her cancer was not detected in a mammogram, and when it finally was detected it was stage four and had metastasized to her lungs and liver...
Commuter Train Kills Man
Posted on December 11, 2007Charles Jones was killed the morning of December 5, 2007 after his truck became stuck on a patch of ice on a train crossing in Gary, Indiana. Jones vehicle was struck by a South Shore Line train. It is being reported that the gates were down at the time of the accident, but Jones decided to drive around the gates causing his truck to become stuck on the tracks when the train was passing.
Amtrak-Freight Train Collision in Chicago Being Investigated
Posted on December 02, 2007The National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of an Amtrak train and a freight train collision that injured dozens of people on Friday, November 30 in the south side of Chicago. The investigators are trying to figure out how both trains ended up on the same track at the same time...
I-290 Chicago Rollover, Possible Death Others in Critical Care
Posted on November 14, 2007A rollover accident on Monday left at least one person in serious condition and possibly caused the death of another person. The accident happened on the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago near Ashland Avenue. Three lanes had to be shut down after the crash...
Greyhound Bus Traveling from Chicago to Indiana Crashes
Posted on November 14, 2007A greyhound bus traveling along interstate 65 crashed in the early morning hours injuring at least three. The bus was traveling from Chicago to Indianapolis when it possibly blew a tire. It was in Boone County at the time of the accident.
Rollover on Chicago's Bishop Ford Kills 1, Injures 4
Posted on November 13, 2007A rollover on the Bishop Ford Freeway in Chicago left four people critically injured and one man dead. Robin Stokes of Chicago lost his life Sunday after a car cut off the vehicle he was traveling in and caused his vehicle to rollover. There have been no reports of who was driving the vehicle that cut off the vehicle that rolled over...
Latest Toy Recall Linked To Date Rape Drug
Posted on November 08, 2007The latest toy recall was announced today. A very popular toy, Aqua Dots, was recalled after it was found that the chemical in the toy when ingested turns into the date rape drug gamma hydroxy butyrate or ghb. There have been reports of children ingesting parts from the toy and becoming lethargic, vomiting and even lapsing into a coma...
Chicago Cop Being Investigated for Tasering an 82-Year Old Woman
Posted on November 06, 2007Chicago's Police Department is investigating a cop's use of a taser gun on an 82-year old woman, who police say was swinging a hammer at them when they arrived. Officials with the city's Department on Aging went to her home Oct. 29 to make a welfare check, and called police when they saw Fletcher in a window swinging a hammer back and forth, police spokeswoman Monique Bond said Tuesday...
Bayer Suspends Marketing of Trasyol
Posted on November 05, 2007The FDA announced today that it has requested Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation to suspend its marketing of Traysol. Bayer has agreed to the suspension. Traysol, is used to control patient bleeding during heart surgery, but recent studies have suggested it can cause patients an increased risk of death.
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