Attorney calls US meat safety a 'wreck' (8/20/08)
Portsmouth Herald News - Portsmouth,NH,USA
In just a year and a half, the American meat industry has experienced a whiplash of beef recalls. Fourty million pounds of meat tainted with highly toxic E. coli O157:H7 has been publicly recalled, up by a staggering 200 percent from the 2006 amount of only 181,900 pounds. more

J.C. Penney Recalls Spindle-Back Chairs Due to Fall Hazard (8/23/07)
News from CPSC
Windsor Spindle-Back Side Chairs: The wood stretchers can split while in use and the chairs can collapse, posing a fall hazard to consumers. J.C. Penney has received four reports of chairs splitting and collapsing. One minor whiplash injury has been reported. more

Wal-Mart Recalls Home Trends Footstools for Collapse Hazard (10/25/06)
Name of Product: Home Trends Wood Footstools. Hazard: Due to improper construction, the stool can break and collapse, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: Wal-Mart has received nine reports of the footstools breaking. There have been seven reports of injuries, including a broken toe, neck and shoulder soreness, cuts, bruises, swelling, a slight concussion, and whiplash... more