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• Bagged Spinach Recalled for Salmonella Contamination

  Chrissie Cole | August 29, 2007 9:15 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  Metz Fresh announced a voluntarily recall of its 10 oz. and 16 oz. bags of spinach after salmonella was found during routine testing. While salmonella was only discovered on one of the three packing lines, the company decided to recall all of the spinach bagged that day.The recalled bags of spinach have the following tracking codes: 12208114, 12208214 and 12208314. The company advises consumers...

• 46 Million Cell Phone Batteries Recalled by Nokia

  Chrissie Cole | August 17, 2007 11:41 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  Nokia announced a recall of more than 46 million of its BL-5C cell phone batteries, because they can potentially overheat while recharging. The defective batteries can be found in as many as 52 different phone models, manufactured by Matsushita, between December 2005 and November 2006.Nokia advises consumers to check the front label on their cell battery for "Nokia" and "BL-5C." The battery...

• 18 Workers Hospitalized Due to Ammonia Leak

  Jenny Albano | August 08, 2007 4:23 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  On Monday, August 6, an anhydrous ammonia leak at a nitrogen fertilizer plant next to an oil refinery sent 18 of the refinery's employees to the hospital. Two of the refinery workers remained in the hospital on Tuesday. The leak affected 47 of the workers, but only 18 were thought to have potential respiratory problems.Ammonia is a colorless gas that has a strong and distinctive odor. ...

• CVS Recalls Playskool Sippy Cups

  Chrissie Cole | July 30, 2007 12:42 AM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  CVS Pharmacy announced a recall of 84,000 Playskool Toddler "NoSpill" Sippy Cups due to a choking hazard.CVS has received 36 reports of toddlers chewing through the plastic of the sippy cup, resulting in a choking incident and three near-choking incidents. To date, no injuries have been reported.The recall includes the Playskool Todder "NoSpill" Sippy Cup with the serial number 382814, which can...

• Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Hummus

  Chrissie Cole | July 15, 2007 7:23 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  378 people claim they have experienced salmonella poisoning after ingesting food purchased from the pars Cove Persian Cuisine booth at the Taste of Chicago. This number is up from the 126 cases originally reported, according to the Chicago Department of Health.Two thirds of the 378 reported cases have been confirmed as salmonella illness. More test results are pending. Amongst 32 people tested,...

• Trampoline-Related Injuries Doubled in Last Ten Years

  Jenny Albano | July 14, 2007 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  A new study, published in Academy Emergency Medicine, found that the number of children visiting emergency rooms because of trampoline injuries has more than doubled over the last ten years.From 2002 to 2006 there were over half a million visits to the ER, but from 1990 to 1995 there were only around a quarter-million accidents that sent children to the hospital. When Dr. James G. Linakis of...

• NovaStar to Settle Class Action Lawsuit

  Chrissie Cole | June 03, 2007 12:06 AM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  NovaStar Mortgage has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit for $5.1 million. The suit alleges the lender hid fees it paid to brokers for referring Washington homeowners to higher rate loans.The settlement, reached Thursday, affects over 1,600 borrowers within the state.Plaintiffs sued NovaStar, of Kansas City, Mo., last fall, claiming the lender did not disclose the "yield spread premium" fee...

• Greenies Class-Action Lawsuit Filed

  Christina Cole | May 22, 2007 10:57 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  A new Greenies class action lawsuit has been filed in New York. This time the suit is against Petco and its food distributor Pet Food Experts Inc.The plaintiff's of the lawsuit filed in state court, Tuesday, are requesting reimbursement on their purchases of the original Greenies dental chews for dogs between June 2001 and May 2007.Ten pet owners from eight different states filed a class action...

• Police Chase Ends in Car Accident

  Christina Cole | May 16, 2007 10:36 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  A police chase led to a car accident in east Wichita on Friday at 9:30 a.m. Officers attempted to pull over a man for minor traffic violations but the driver sped away.The police chase didn't last very long. The driver crossed over the intersection at Webb and Center and crashed into another vehicle. The driver sustained minor injuries and the suspect was caught while trying to run from the...

• Royal Canin Recalls 15 Pet Food Varieties

  Christina Cole | May 12, 2007 11:09 PM | 0 CommentsWichita, KS

  Another 15 varieties of pet food have been added to the long list of recalled pet foods.Royal Canin recalled pet foods are: seven Kasco dry dog food and cat foods and eight Sensible Choice dog foods.The company took action after tests revealed traces of a melamine derivative in the Chinese rice protein concentrate they had received from their supplier, Cereal Byproducts of Illinois.On May 4th,...