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10 Things You Need to Know About the Massive GM Recall
3/13/14
"If a driver puts several extra keys or heavy items on a key chain, or jars it inadvertently, the ignition key could slip out of “run” to “accessory” or “off,” shutting off the engine and safety equipment such as the airbag. The ignition defect covering ..."
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Loaner Cars for GM Customers Affected by Ignition Defect Recall
3/13/14
"General Motors is offering free loaner cars and $500 toward a new GM vehicle to more than a million owners of compact cars that are being recalled for a deadly ignition switch defect. But the owners have to ask in order to get the benefits. The offers ..."
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Graco Expanding Car Seat Recall Due to Buckle Issues
3/13/14
"The company says children can get trapped by buckles that may not unlatch. But the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration still wants Graco to add 1.8 million infant seats to the recall, because they have the same buckles. Graco Expanding Car ..."
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Fonterra accepts charges over botulism recall
3/13/14
"In Wellington District Court yesterday (12 March), New Zealand regulators filed charges against the co-operative accusing it of processing and exporting dairy products that failed to meet food safety standards. New Zealand's Ministry for Primary ..."
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Tire that caused Florida van crash was part of recall
3/12/14
"LAKE CITY, Fla. (AP) — Federal safety officials investigating a deadly church van crash in northern Florida last month said the accident was triggered by the catastrophic failure of a tire -- that was actually part of a July 2012 recall. The National ..."
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Tire that caused Fla. van crash part of recall
3/12/14
"(AP) — Federal safety officials are investigating a fatal church van crash in north Florida that involved the catastrophic failure of a tire that was part of a July 2012 recall. The National Transportation Safety Board reported Wednesday that the 2 ..."
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Minnesota added to states affected by nationwide beef recall
3/12/14
"The USDA has not received reports of any illnesses stemming from this recall, Food Safety News says. The USDA says the Rancho Feeding Corp. slaughterhouse produced products that are ”adulterated, because they are unsound, unwholesome or\u00a0..."
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Fitbit Force Recall Affects Around 1M Units In The U.S And 28K In Canada, Per ...
3/12/14
"Fitbit issued a voluntary recall of its Fitbit Force after discovering that prolonged use could lead to skin irritation likely due to allergy to some of the materials used in its construction, but now the recall is official with the U.S. Consumer ..."
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Sources: Justice Department Investigating GM Recall
3/12/14
"Committees in the House and Senate also want to know why the government's road safety watchdog, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, didn't take action sooner. GM announced last month it will replace ignition switches that can shut off ..."
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CPSC issues recall for Fitbit Force after users report skin problems
3/12/14
"SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued an official recall for the Fitbit Force activity tracker after thousands of users developed allergic reactions to it. The CPSC says about 9,900 users of the device have reported ..."
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UPDATE 3-GM waited on Ion recall despite awareness of fatal crashes
3/12/14
"McCaskill said the Senate Commerce Committee's consumer protection subcommittee will examine the responses of GM and the federal traffic safety administration, NHTSA to the discovery of faulty ignition switches. She told Reuters that the congressional\u00a0..."
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Huge Recall by GM Sets Off Painful Questions
3/12/14
"Letters from the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent to General Motors and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Tuesday and letters sent by N.H.T.S.A. to consumers and then-Representative Barney Frank. “That's what haunts me the ..."
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Reports of Rashes Spur Fitbit Recall
3/12/14
"The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has officially announced a recall of the Fitbit Force because of thousands of complaints of itchy rashes and burns on users' wrists while wearing the wireless wristband activity tracker. ... In a statement ..."
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GM offers recall owners free loaner, $500 off new car
3/12/14
"General Motors is allowing dealers to offer free loaner cars to worried owners of the vehicles being recalled for a faulty ignition switch that can cause the engine to shut down and disable safety systems, including airbags. That's unusual, but not ..."
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GM to offer free loaner cars, cash to owners affected by recall
3/12/14
"DETROIT — General Motors is offering free loaner cars and $500 toward a new GM vehicle to more than a million owners of compact cars that are being recalled for a deadly ignition switch defect. But the owners have to ask in order to get the benefits ..."
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GM recall debacle illustrates consequences of poor data analytics
3/12/14
"Despite having invested in “a number of tools and techniques to gather and analyze data [to] look for trends that warrant a vehicle safety investigation and possibly a recall,” as General Motors said in a statement, the car manufacturer failed to ..."
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General Motors faces criminal investigation over ignition recall
3/12/14
"A faulty ignition switch might be knocked out of the “run” position if the vehicle goes off-road or is jarred in some way, said GM, and could mean airbags won't deploy in a crash. GM has linked the defect to 31 accidents and 13 fatalities. The company ..."
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Fonterra to accept four charges for whey protein recall
3/12/14
"MPI has examined whether Fonterra complied with all its food safety and quality obligations under NZ's Food Act and Animal Products Act in connection with events leading to the precautionary recall. “We have accepted all four charges, which are ..."
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House panel to investigate GM recall of part linked to fatal crashes
3/11/14
"The committee also will look into the response of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was slow to respond to the problem in the face of consumer complaints. PHOTOS: Highlights of the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. Agency documents show ... The ..."
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GM recall probe
3/11/14
"At least one vehicle safety expert, Sean Kane, president of Safety Research & Strategies, said automakers buying back cars is “pretty rare,” adding it “takes an awful lot to convince an auto company to buy back a new car.” The records stem from a civil ..."
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GM Faces New Safety Probe Over Slow Recall
3/11/14
"General Motors has hired Tony Valukas, a well-known lawyer and former US attorney, to lead its internal investigation into safety issues. ... New research highlights huge differences in how much Americans pay for common medical procedures and exams."
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Sun Pharmaceuticals, Ranbaxy Laboratories Recall Products After FDA ...
3/11/14
"Indian drug makers Sun Pharmaceuticals and Ranbaxy Laboratories have recalled batches of their generic diabetes and cholesterol medicines respectively, after the companies received complaints of unrelated medication found in sealed bottles. ... and ..."
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Stocks flat...Wholesaler sales tumble, stockpiles increase...Congress ...
3/11/14
"House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration received a large number of complaints about the problem during the past decade, but GM didn't recall 1.6 million cars worldwide until last ..."
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GM hires law firms it works with to probe recall response
3/11/14
"The House Energy and Commerce Committee said it is investigating GM and the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration's (NHTSA) response to consumer complaints related to the problems with ignition switches. The committee, led by Michigan\u00a0..."
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Recall of Rollerblades brand skates
3/11/14
"WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rollerblades you might wear outside on a nice spring day are being pulled from stores. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning about Rollerblade Tempest inline skates. The mounting holes in the boot and frame can be\u00a0..."
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US House committee investigating GM recall
3/11/14
"House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton of Michigan says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration received a large number of complaints about the problem during the past decade. But GM didn't recall the 1.6 million cars\u00a0..."
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House Panel to Probe GM Recall of Models for Faulty Switches (2)
3/11/14
"(GM:US) and U.S. regulators to consumer complaints about ignition-switch failures that led to the recall of 1.6 million vehicles and are linked to at least 13 deaths. Members of the House Energy and Commerce ... Committee Chairman Fred Upton, a ..."
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Justice Department opens criminal inquiry into GM recall
3/11/14
"Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., to hold hearings on a panel that oversees consumer product safety. The hearings are expected to begin within weeks, a spokesman for Rockefeller said. A House committee on Monday said it would conduct its own investigation and\u00a0..."
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General Motors to be investigated by congressional committee for slow recall ...
3/11/14
"DETROIT, MI -- A congressional committee will hold hearings in the coming weeks to investigate General Motors Co. and the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration's response to consumer complaints of faulty ignition switches that have been\u00a0..."
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Recall probes turn up heat on GM, NHTSA
3/11/14
"“Safety is our top priority,” the agency said in a statement. “As part of our work protecting the American public from safety risks on the road, NHTSA receives and screens more than 40,000 consumer complaints each year and pursues investigations and ..."
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Delayed Safety Recall May Haunt GM As It Continues Its Makeover
3/11/14
"Allan Kam, a retired senior attorney for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, says when investigators for the government first heard rumblings of problems with the now-discontinued Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5, they filed a report ..."
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What to do when your car is on a recall list
3/11/14
"“If there's a safety recall for your vehicle, contact your local dealer and have the repair completed as soon as possible and remember to ask if you're entitled to a rental car while the repairs are conducted,” said John Walter, director of automotive ..."
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GM Faces Federal Investigation Over Recall: Source
3/11/14
"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) previously opened an investigation into whether GM reacted swiftly enough in its recall. Earlier on ... The problems in some instances allowed the engine and other components, including front ..."
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Congress Investigates GM Ignition Recall: Did Automaker Wait Too Long?
3/11/14
"The procedure of such a Congressional investigation was laid out by the Tread Act of 2000, which was a piece of auto-safety legislation prompted by the high-profile recall that year, of Ford Explorer SUVs equipped with Firestone tires. “The committee ..."
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US House committee investigating slow recall response by GM, government ...
3/11/14
"DETROIT — A congressional committee is investigating the way General Motors and a federal safety agency handled a deadly ignition switch problem in compact cars. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton of Michigan says the\u00a0..."
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India Ranbaxy shares sink after cholesterol drug recall
3/10/14
"It was the latest blow for the New Delhi-based drugmaker, majority-owned by Japan's Daiichi Sankyo, that is already reeling from a string of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) import bans involving manufacturing safety worries. \"The actual (second)\u00a0..."
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Baby Health Advisory: 'Packaging Defect' Prompts Heinz Canada to Voluntarily ...
3/10/14
"By Esther Tanquintic-Misa | March 11, 2014 3:46 PM EST. Heinz Canada has decided to voluntarily recall some of its baby food products after discovering a defect in its packaging that could spoil the contents of the items. The specific varieties ..."
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Safety advocates question delay in recall by General Motors
3/10/14
"GWEN IFILL: The nation's largest auto company and the watchdog agency in charge of vehicle safety are under fire tonight, as critics raise new questions about last month's delayed recall of 1.6 million cars. RELATED LINKS. 'Talking cars' could prevent\u00a0..."
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Did the NHTSA Also Drop the Ball in GM's Recent Major Recall?
3/10/14
"General Motors (NYSE:GM) has a lot on its plate with its recent 1.6 million vehicle recall, which was initiated in January and expanded last month, but a new report from the New York Times indicates that GM might be able to share at least a portion of ..."
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House Panel Will Investigate GM Vehicle Recall
3/10/14
"The House Energy and Commerce Committee announced plans on Monday to investigate both General Motors and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's response to consumer complaints. The complaints related to ignition-switch failures that\u00a0..."
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US regulators under fire for inactivity on GM recall
3/10/14
"“As a data-driven organization, NHTSA is constantly looking for ways to improve our process so we can better identify serious safety defects in the nation's vehicle fleet and ensure that those defects are remedied.” GM on Monday named a former federal\u00a0..."
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Canadian Medical Association says proposed drug recall bill has too many ...
3/10/14
"An important new bill that would give the federal government powers to recall dangerous medications contains several surprising loopholes, according to a group of drug safety researchers and experts in health law. In an article published today in the ..."
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Beef recall expanded, 131 stores in Nebraska listed
3/10/14
"The new list of distributors published by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) includes more than 6,300 retailers in 36 states and Guam, including 131 stores in Nebraska. No illnesses have been reported from consumption of any of the products."
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House, Senate committees to hold hearings on GM recall, NHTSA response to ...
3/10/14
"Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, late Monday said the committee will also investigate the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's response to consumer complaints related to problems with ignition switches."
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US House committee to probe GM recall
3/10/14
"As part of the probe, an Energy and Commerce subcommittee will hold hearings that are expected to include officials from GM and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, although a date has not been set for the hearing, Charlotte Baker,\u00a0..."
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14000 Canon PowerShot SX50 cameras recalled
3/10/14
"According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Canon announced a recall of 14,000 Canon PowerShot SX50 HS digital cameras that were sold between October 2013 and January 2014. Canon stated that \"a chemical used in the rubber part of\u00a0..."
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GM Picks Former Lehman Investigator Valukas for Recall Probe
3/10/14
"“He sounds like a good choice because he has prosecutorial experience and has done other outside controversial investigations,” said Joan Claybrook, a former administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and longtime consumer\u00a0..."
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Ranbaxy shares sink after drug recall
3/10/14
"It was the latest blow for the New Delhi-based drugmaker, majority-owned by Japan's Daiichi Sankyo, that is already reeling from a string of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) import bans involving manufacturing safety worries. “The actual (second)\u00a0..."
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Another generic Lipitor recall for Ranbaxy in USA
3/10/14
"The Indian drugmaker has voluntarily recalled atorvastatin tablets after a pharmacist found a 20mg tablet in a sealed bottle marked as 10mg, the US Food and Drug Administration noted on its website. The FDA declared the recall as Class II, defined by ..."
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Sun Pharma, Ranbaxy Recall Some Generic Drug Batches in US
3/10/14
"Indian generic-drug makers Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (SUNP) and Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. (RBXY) recalled some batches of drugs in the U.S. after separate complaints of bottling mix-ups. Sun Pharma is recalling a batch of generic diabetes ..."
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