News tagged with product recall

What are you eating? Mobile app can tell you

Gatorade drinkers wondering about the calcium pantothenate in their favorite sports drink won't have to guess much longer.

Technology / Software

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

When the pressure is on, product experts can get facts wrong: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- Buying a new car, camera or computer? New research from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia shows that seeking advice from expert acquaintances to choose between models of ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Apr 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hewlett-Packard recalling 54K laptop batteries

(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. is recalling 54,000 lithium-ion batteries used in HP and Compaq computers after receiving reports of injuries from the batteries overheating and rupturing.

Electronics / Hardware

created May 21, 2010 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Children's liquid cold, allergy medicine recalled

(AP) -- More than 40 over-the-counter infant's and children's liquid medications are being recalled in the United States and 11 other countries because they don't meet quality standards.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Toy recall of 2007 hurt innocent companies, shows research

(PhysOrg.com) -- The well-publicized toy recalls of 2007 took potentially harmful toys off the shelves and affected the companies that made them.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study describes what companies should do to recover from a product recall

A product recall can significantly affect a company's bottom line and its reputation, but a swift recall and restitution to purchasers can minimize harm to the company - and even improve customer satisfaction. ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kroger uses technology to stop flow of recalled items

Supermarkets across the country cleared the shelves of more than 2,600 items recalled after salmonella contamination was found in some products made by the Peanut Corp. of America.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Following peanut product recall, six in ten Americans taking steps to reduce risk of sickness

A new national survey conducted by the Harvard Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health finds that the vast majority (93%) of Americans have heard or read about the recent ongoing recall of peanut products. ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0