2/8/2010 1:30:00 PM
In latest discovery, officials recalled more than 170 tons of milk powder tainted by the industrial chemical melamine and closed two dairy companies.
2/8/2010 11:35:00 AM
Medical products maker expanding recall for catheter devices because manufacturing problem could cause potentially fatal embolisms or blood leakage.
2/5/2010 9:40:00 AM
Automaker plans to fix 17,600 Mercury Milan and Ford Fusion gas-electric hybrids because of a software problem that can give drivers the impression that the brakes have failed.
2/5/2010 9:35:00 AM
Recalls and other technical problems besetting Toyota show risks of relying on electronics instead of mechanical rods and cables that controlled vehicles for most of 20th century.
2/5/2010 9:30:00 AM
Automaker will recall 270,000 Prius hybrid vehicles over brake problems as it launches investigation into possible problems in two more hybrids, according to Japanese news reports.
2/4/2010 12:20:00 PM
Federal officials are scheduled to re-vote Thursday on urgent safety recommendations in response to a deadly explosion at a Slim Jim snack factory in North Carolina last year.
2/4/2010 11:59:00 AM
Food and Drug Administration using automated system to sort through millions of foreign shipments and identify food and drugs that are most likely to be contaminated.
2/4/2010 10:30:00 AM
Toyota acknowledged design problems with antilock brakes in its prized Prius, adding to safety woes at the Japanese automaker as it reels from massive global recalls.
2/4/2010 9:38:00 AM
Resurfacing of tainted milk products highlights challenges of policing food supply in a country where close ties between local authorities and companies hamper regulation.
2/3/2010 2:51:00 PM
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood warned owners of recalled Toyotas to stop driving the vehicles and get them fixed – then quickly took back his comments.