Add another Chinse product to the ever growing list of defective and unsafe products being made in China. A Russian car magazine recently sponsored a crash test of a Chinese made vehicle – Chery Amulet. The car folded like an accordian in the test calling into serious question the basic safety of the car. Click here for crash test video.
Toy-maker Fisher-Price is recalling 83 types of toys — including the popular Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters — because their paint contains excessive amounts of lead. The worldwide recall being announced Thursday involves 967,000 plastic preschool toys made by a Chinese vendor and sold in the United States between May and August. It is the latest in a wave of recalls that has heightened global concern about the safety of Chinese-made products.? Owners of a recalled toy can exchange it for a voucher for another product of the same value. To see pictures of the recalled toys, visit http://www.service.mattel.com.
A lever used to control engine speed was in the wrong position when a Brazilian plane crashed last month and likely was a major cause of the country’s worst air accident, according to flight recorder transcripts published by a newspaper on Wednesday. An Airbus A320 operated by Brazilian carrier TAM Linhas Aereas barrelled off the runway upon landing at Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo on July 17, crashed into a cargo terminal and burst into flames. All 187 people aboard and at least 12 more on the ground were killed. Data from the flight recorder suggests that the thrust lever for one of the turbines was in “accelerate” position, Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper reported.
A couple from Chicago was found guilty of allowing underage drinking in their home on the night when two teens died in a car accident near their home. The jury found the couple, Jeffrey and Sara Hutsell, guilty of endangering the lives of children and of obstructing justice because they lied to police officers on the night of the car crash.
Apparently, the parents let their 18 year old son and friends have a party in their basement with beer and rum. The two teens who attended the party, both 18 year old, died in a car crash later that evening near the Hutsell’s house.
Merck has claimed that increased risks of heart attack and stroke with the use of Vioxx only occur if the drug has been taken for at least 18 months.? A new study casts doubt on this claim.? The study known as Victor was conducted by researchers at Oxford University in England.? The study revealed that cardiovascular events took place within 12 months of taking the drug.? The study has been accepted by the New England Journal of Medicine for publication.