In recent years, the 3T Heater-Cooler Unit (“3T HCU”) is an operating room machine used in open-heart, lung and liver transplant surgeries to heat and cool blood during surgery. On October 13, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a safety communication warning that open-heart and lung surgeries where a 3T HCU was used […]
What does this mean for your children? You must use federally-approved child safety seats for children younger than 8 when they are riding in vehicles. If your child meets the weight or height requirements listed by the manufacturer then you do not need to use the car seat anymore. Safety belts are designed for a […]
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Inserra Kelley Sewell In recent years many holiday revelers have switched from old fashioned Christmas Lighting to replacing their old strings of lights with LED lights. The author of this blog has first-hand knowledge of replacing her strings of light with LED lights. Three years ago, my husband, son […]
In recent years, multiple metal-on-metal (MoM) hip implant manufacturers such as DePuy, Smith & Nephew, Stryker, and Zimmer have faced allegations arising from their defective MoM implants. The FDA has warned that MoM implants “have unique risks in addition to the general risk of all implants.” The defective devices cause metal components to rub against […]
Lithium Ion Batteries drew worldwide attention in 2016, when reports of certain Samsung Galaxy 7 smartphones exploding started popping up just about every week. Airlines soon banned the phone from flights, people were worried the devices would erupt into flames without notice. Samsung recalled certain Galaxy 7’s in 2016. Meanwhile, reports of hoverboards, e-cigarettes, headphones, […]
Inserra Kelley Sewell has already brought to your attention the issues surrounding their Talcum Powder Product and its correlation to Ovarian Cancer, and the issues continue to be litigated for large sums of money. For those who may not be aware the use of Baby Powder as a cosmetic aid has been shown to […]
In what is a heartbreaking story, Monsanto, the agricultural manufacturing giant of Roundup products, has lost its fight in a lawsuit against a terminally ill man. The verdict against Monsanto is for $289 million dollars, but comes a little late for the former school groundskeeper, nearing death due to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Plaintiff Dewayne Johnson sued […]
It seems salmonella contamination of food products is on the move in 2018. Ritz Cracker Products has issued a recall of Ritz Crackers and Ritz Bits, including Ritz Cheese Cracker Sandwiches and Ritz Bits Cheese. The products contain whey powder, which could contain salmonella, in the United States, the United States Virgin Islands, and Puerto […]
This firm is starting to feel a little redundant in its warnings to its valued readership regarding foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States, but knows the important thing is the health and safety of fellow consumers. Health officials in these United States have issued even more warnings about foods found as culprits of serious […]
Fast food giant McDonalds has joined the ranks of the companies sounding the sirens for foodborne illnesses. If going to McDonalds and selecting that “healthier” option of a salad you could be at risk for a food and waterborne cyclospora catetanensis parasite sickening 163 people and hospitalizing three after consumption of McDonalds salads. The restaurant […]