Dangerous products

• Nationwide 'Fake Pot' Ban Takes Effect Friday State Officials Applaud Making Possibly Dangerous Products Illegal

BANGOR - Locally sold herbal products that reportedly provide a marijuanalike high have been banned by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration effective at the end of this week. According to the Federal Register, the ban is "necessary to avoid an imminent hazard to the public safety. Known as Spice, K2, "fake pot," synthetic marijuana and by a host of other names, the products typically are marketed as incense or potpourri and sell for $30 to $40 a gram, or about twice the street value of marijuana, according to Bangor police Lt. Tom Reagan. Reagan is among numerous law enforcement and medical professionals in Maine and the United States who have expressed concern about the products - which have a number of potentially serious side effects - and applaud the ban.

• Bangor Daily News
• December 23, 2010

• 9 CFR 105.3 - Notices re: worthless, contaminated, dangerous, or harmful biological products.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 9: Animals and Animal Products

• China's Poisonous Exports ; Prc Products Aren't Just Cheap, They're Dangerous

The following is an excerpt from "Bowing to Beijing" (Regnery Publishing, Nov. 14, 2011): The Chinese have peddled numerous toxic products to American consumers, including everything from children's toys to adult vitamins to pet food. The U.S. government regularly stops more poisonous or faulty products at the border that were imported from the PRC than from any other nation. In April 2011, for example, the Food and Drug Administration issued 197 import refusals for Chinese goods, compared to 107 for India and 105 for Mexico, the two next most prolific purveyors of bad merchandise. Some of the 197 goods refused for entry into America included hazardous cardiograph machines, cosmetics, pet medicine, diet drugs, orthodontic parts, surgical bandages, frozen spinach, asparagus and candy.

• The Washington Times
• November 16, 2011

• Double Trouble: Supplying Dangerous Products Can Give Rise To Both Criminal And Civil Liability.

Businesses which fail to comply with the General Product Safety Directive face an increased risk of both criminal and civil liability. This article pr...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2008, March 2008

• FDA Opens Federal Food Registry Requiring Reporting Of Potentially Dangerous Products

In response to recent outbreaks of food-borne illness from a variety of products, including peanuts, spinach, cookie dough and hot peppers, the United...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• United States Law Articles in English

• Inherently Dangerous Products - A Painful Cut.

Drew v Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd [2008] QDC 223 An inherently dangerous product and a safe system of work were considered by the court. In these ...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2009, January 2009

• Safetybook.Org(Tm) Provides Private Recall Monitoring Service to Help Protect Families From Dangerous Products

CHICAGO, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumer awareness of 2010's firestorm of product recalls can literally mean life or death. However, thanks to a patent-pending new web-service called SafetyBook.org(TM), American families can now have a comprehensive online tool that tracks and alerts them directly about recalled products they own. September is National Baby Safety Month, and SafetyBook allows members to privately register their child products and other items on the company's website (www.safetybook.org). The service then actively monitors recall alerts from federal agencies, and alerts members directly when one of their registered products is recalled.

• U.S. Newswire
• September 23, 2010

• A.G. Cuomo Keeps Dangerous Lead-Contaminated Children's Products Off Westchester Store Shelves

Attorney General [ANDREW M. CUOMO] on Monday, announced settlements with the owners of five Westchester County "dollar" stores and a supplier that were found to be selling children's jewelry with dangerously high levels of lead. The six settlements require the businesses to adopt strict safeguards that will keep lead-contaminated children's jewelry off of store shelves. Cuomo said, "Lead poisoning is one of the greatest threats to children's health and safety in New York, but is also one of the most preventable. Parents often don't know that innocent-looking children's products can contain dangerous levels of lead. My office remains vigilant in our efforts to remove lead-contaminated items from the shelves of New York's stores, and we are providing parents with easy-to-follow steps that...

• Culvert Chronicles, The
• September 02, 2009

• Attorney General Continues Efforts to Protect Children From Dangerous Products

Attorney General Lisa Madigan today launched the latest weapon in her fight to protect Illinois children from recalled products by introducing a "Most Wanted Guide" of dangerous children's products.

• Lawndale Bilingual Newspapers; Cicero, Ill.
• August 27, 2009

• Fda: Tainted Products Marketed As Dietary Supplements Potentially Dangerous

Agency working with trade associations to increase company vigilance and protect public SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a letter sent today to dietary supplement manufacturers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expressed concern about undeclared or deceptively labeled ingredients in products marketed as dietary supplements. These substances include the active ingredients in FDA- approved drugs or their analogs (closely-related drugs), or other compounds, such as novel synthetic steroids, that do not qualify as dietary ingredients.

• U.S. Newswire
• December 15, 2010