Nestle Recalls Lean Cuisine Meals

Nestle Prepared Foods Co. has issued a recall for 900,000 pounds worth of Lean Cuisine brand frozen chicken dinners due to reports of the meals containing small chunks of blue plastic. The USDA considers the blue plastic to be a potential health threat and has ranked the recall as Class I, which is a “health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of a product will cause serious, adverse health consequences, or death.” So far three specific dinners have been found to contain the plastic: Cafe Classics Pesto Chicken with Bow Tie Pasta, Spa Cuisine Chicken Mediterranean and Dinnertime Selects Chicken Tuscan.

The following meals and production codes are included in the recall.

9.5-ounce packages of Cafe Classics Pesto Chicken with Bow Tie Pasta brand frozen meals. Printed on the side of each package is a production code of 8280595912 as well as a use-by date of “Best Before May 2010.”

10.5-ounce packages of Spa Cuisine Chicken Mediterranean brand frozen meals. Printed on the side of each package is a production code of 8231595912 or 8241595912 as well as a use-by date of “Best before Sept. 2010″; a production code of 8263595912, 8269595911 or 8274595912, as well as a use-by date of “Best before Oct. 2010″; or, a production code of 8291595912 or 8301595912 ” as well as a use-by date of “Best before Nov. 2010.”

12.5-ounce packages of Dinnertime Selects Chicken Tuscan brand frozen meals. Printed on the side of each package is a production code of 8234595911 and a use-by date of Best before Sept. 2009; a production code of 8253595911 or 8269595912 as well as a use-by date of Best before Oct. 2009; or a production code of 8292595911 or 8296595911 as well as a use-by date of “Best before Nov. 2009.”

Full Story – http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Diet/Story?id=6281008&page=1

Chicago Families get $11 million in Train Crash settlement

An Illinois train line has agreed to pay $11 million to the families of two women who were killed when a speeding train derailed in Chicago in 2005.

The fatal accident occurred when the train’s engineer sped through a 10 mph crossover at 69 mph. More than 100 of the 185 passengers on the rush hour train were injured.

If you or someone you care about was injured in a railroad accident, you should speak with the attorneys of Munley, Munley & Cartwright immediately. We have extensive experience in public transportation accidents and have a special transportation Website devoted exclusively to the topic. Call 1-800-318-LAW1 today.

Chicago Train Accident News Item

Mislabeled ReliOn Insulin Syringes Recalled

Tyco Healthcare Group LP has issued a recall on one lot of ReliOn sterile, single-use, disposable hypodermic syringes with permanently affixed hypodermic needles due to possible mislabeling.

The syringes may contain an overdose of as much as 2.5 times the intended dosage of insulin. This can result in hypoglycemia and even death.

The recalled lot number and product information is as follows: Lot Number 813900, ReliOn 1cc, 31-gauge, 100 units for use with U-100 insulin. The syringes are distributed by Can-Am Care Crop and sold at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Clubs.

Customers are asked to return the mislabeled syringes to the pharmacies to receive a replacement product.

So far only one injury has been reported due to the mislabeling.

Full Article – http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01911.html

Drug Lawsuits and Pre-Emption: A Closer Look

The issue of pre-emption in drug lawsuits was at the center of a case argued Nov. 3 at the U.S. Supreme Court. The case is of vital importance to consumers because it has the potential to limit many state court lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies.

This article explains the doctrine of pre-emption and looks at the facts in the case the U.S Supreme Court will decide.

If you or someone you care about was seriously injured by a prescription drug, you need the legal help of Munley, Munley & Cartwright. Contact our personal injury lawyers today at 1-800-318-Law1.