Totoya Will Pay Record $17.35 Million In Civil Penalties
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Toyota Motor Corporation has agreed to pay $17.35 million, the maximum fine allowable under the law, in...
Metal Fragments in Annie’s Frozen Pizza’s
An ABC News report indicates that Annie’s Inc., which makes natural and organic prepared foods, has issued a voluntary recall of its rising-crust frozen pizzas due to the possible presence...
Nursing Homes Are Not Prepared For Emergency Response
It is hard when you can no longer take care of an elderly family member and they must be placed into an assisted living or nursing home facility. More than...
New Pedestrian Safety Laws
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that more than 60,000 pedestrians are injured every year while more than 5,000 are killed. The most common cause of pedestrian accidents...
Emergency Room Visits Due To Energy Drink Consumption
In the last four years we’ve seen an increase in the number of young people landing in the emergency room or dying after complications relating to energy drink consumption. The...
Danger! Don’t Walk & Text!
An observational study published online in Injury Prevention finds that one in three pedestrians are likely to be distracted by mobile devices while crossing busy streets.The author studied 1000 pedestrians...
