Nearly 300,000 Cooper tires are being recalled. The concern is that the 14 models of Cooper tires either have slow leaks or cracks in the sidewalls. Thus far no injuries have been reported. Cooper Tires makes 40 million tires a year. Twelve models are being recalled because of slow leaks. Two [...]
Swedish bus and truck maker AB Volvo has recalled 42,000 trucks in North America because of defective inlet pipes that could cause fires in the engine compartment. The recall, concerning Volvo’s VN and VHD models, comes after what the company said was “a number of cases of heat damage” in engine compartments as a [...]
A California environmental agency has voted to classify tobacco smoke as a “toxic air contaminant.” This is a first-in-the-nation move that I hope will strengthen state regulations on cigarette smoke. The designation by California’s Air Resources Board on January 26th starts a process that could lead to further smoking bans in a state [...]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has requested that eight chemical makers voluntarily stop the use of a chemical used in the production of Teflon and other non-stick products. DuPont Company says that it will comply with that request. The EPA has asked the companies to gradually reduce the use of perflourooctanoic acid (PFOA), [...]
It is very clear that Merck and Co. doesn’t mind stretching the truth and in some instances actually outright lying about Vioxx. The company has misled the FDA, the medical community, and the public about Vioxx for years. Actually, it really didn’t come as a big surprise when we learned Merck had even [...]
