What do you think of this consumer affairs complaint?
Question by White Chocolate: What do you think of this consumer affairs complaint?
Lady drives a 2005 Infiniti fx35 with “only” 165,000 miles on it. The transmission has gone bad. She says the transmission could have locked up on her while she was driving and killed somebody. She got trans replaced at AAMCO and sent Infiniti the bill. She says infiniti should replace transmission rather than be sued for millions of dollars. She says “we consumers pay your salaries. your product on these cars should be designed properly for safety issues. I work hard for my money and try to get a good quality car backed by your name. It looks like Infiniti is building cars just for the look and not for its dependant ability.Infiniti should act on their auto problems instead of waiting until someone gets killed before recalling these malfunctions.”
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Answer by Michael
There are bozos like that everywhere.
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Is this the cheap crap Americans want to buy?
Question by : Is this the cheap crap Americans want to buy?
Walmart recalls GE food processors
Around 255,000 General Electric Food Processors sold exclusively at Walmart have been voluntarily recalled due to a risk of laceration and fire, the government said on Wednesday.
The safety interlock system on the recalled food processor can fail, exposing blades while in operation, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a statement.
Food processors can also emit smoke or catch fire.
There have been 58 reports of incidents, 21 of which resulted in injuries to fingertips and three in fire.
The product is a black with stainless steel trim 14-cup food processor with a 169203 model number.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110525/us_nm/us_recalls_walmart
When will Americans learn that you get exactly what you pay for? Who in their right mind shops at China-Mart anyway?
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Answer by Allison, the Nice Lady
I’m not a fan of Chinese-made everything, but product quality problems and recalls have been around forever.
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I have masonite siding on my home and am about to paint. I’ve heard bad things about this product – opinions?
Question by bobby_knight_hired_coach69: I have masonite siding on my home and am about to paint. I’ve heard bad things about this product – opinions?
The masonite has been on the property for about 17 years. Some parts need replacement, and the entire home needs a new coat of paint. I’m considering replacing all of it but don’t want to bear the cost now so I’d prefer to cover it up with a good coat of paint. I’m aware the product was recalled at one time but I did not own the home when that occurred.
I’d appreciate any opinions about the product, it’s expected life, problems, maintenance, etc.
Thanks.
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Answer by Shade
Masonite is a good product. I built my dog house out of it as it is fairly resistant to rain. I covered it with roof sealer that you use with a membrane. The reverse side is very thirsty and you can forget about painting it. With the roof sealer you can also use the membrane on open areas like seams. The dog house is still bone dry inside.
After using the sealer you can paint over with normal paint.
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What is this week’s pet food recall item?
Question by darlin12009: What is this week’s pet food recall item?
SmartPak Canine Voluntarily Recalls LiveSmart Weight Management Formula
Contact:
Paal Gisholt 774 773-1100
Consumers:
800 461-8898
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — PLYMOUTH, MA (April 25, 2007) – Wilbur-Ellis, a San Francisco-based supplier of pet food ingredients, has asked all pet food producers that used their rice protein concentrate to recall dog food produced using that ingredient due to a risk that it may have been contaminated with melamine. Melamine is an industrial chemical used to make plastics and fertilizers that can lead to illness or fatalities in animals if consumed.
SmartPak Canine used rice protein concentrate supplied by Wilbur-Ellis for a single, recently produced batch of its LiveSmart – Weight Management Formula dog food. SmartPak is voluntarily recalling that batch of the product. Virtually all of the potentially contaminated batch was recovered by SmartPak before going to customers; only 45 pet owners received shipments of the affected product and all of them have been contacted. SmartPak has not received any reports of pets taking ill as a result of feeding LiveSmart Weight Management food.
SmartPak learned of this issue last Friday April 20th, when its contract manufacturer, Chenango Valley Pet Food, Inc., informed them that a recently produced batch of LiveSmart Weight Management Formula was manufactured using rice protein concentrate sourced from Wilbur-Ellis. Immediately that day SmartPak: 1) stopped offering the LiveSmart Weight Management Formula product for sale on its website, 2) cancelled all pending orders from its customers for LiveSmart Weight Management Formula, 3) diverted monthly shipments on UPS trucks that had not yet been delivered, and 4) contacted all 45 affected customers via telephone and email, informed them of the situation, and told them to stop feeding the product.
SmartPak Canine also sent a complimentary replacement shipment of SmartPak portion paks containing another national brand of weight management food to ensure a consistent supply of food for their pet and to minimize the likelihood of a consumer continuing to feed the possibly contaminated food.
This was the first and only batch of LiveSmart food containing rice protein concentrate sourced from Wilbur-Ellis. No other LiveSmart foods contain rice protein concentrate as an ingredient. The following LiveSmart formulas do not contain either of the ingredients affected in the recall (rice protein concentrate or wheat gluten) and remain available for sale in portion-pak SmartPaks:
LiveSmart Adult – Chicken and Brown Rice
LiveSmart Senior – Chicken and Brown Rice
LiveSmart Puppy – Chicken and Brown Rice
LiveSmart Adult – Lamb and Brown Rice
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Answer by LMT07
Is this maddness ever going to be over? Thanks for the info.
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Concerning the Chinese products recall, could this be a plot to destroy the minds of children with lead?
Question by sbg0803: Concerning the Chinese products recall, could this be a plot to destroy the minds of children with lead?
The majority of these toy products are aimed toward infants to 3rd grade. Lead is a dangerous substance in cognitive development. Most young children have many of these toys and are therefore exposed. We all know that many of these toys wind up in their mouths.
It would be so easy to quietly slip any dangerous substance into these products and claim innocence when caught.
This could have possibly destroyed many children’s lives. This generation of children should grow up and become leaders. If their minds are not functioning to full capacity, how will they make good decisions?
Just a thought.
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Answer by Uncle Wil
The Chinese Government and their industrial base has VERY LITTLE, to no quality control, do not know, nor care about any health concerns !!!!! ( I speak with some first hand knowledge, read my profile).
The fact that there are so many Chinese products, entering the USA, with out the usual health safety regards, is thanks to Wm. J. Clinton, and his trip to China, while he was President !!!!!!
Now that the import issue has set a precedent for establishing a “standard”, the only way I see for the stoppage of this activity, is for ALL AMERICANS TO REFUSE TO BUY CHINESE PRODUCTS !!!!!!
IF the American RETAILERS HAVE THE CHEAP Chinese PRODUCT/S ON THE SHELVES, FOR AN EXTENDED TIME, THE RETAILERS WILL CEASE TO ORDER, AND STOCK, THEIR PRODUCT/S !!!
Will the American buyer stop buying this, NO, NOT UNTIL THE MESSAGES HIT HOME i.e. THEIR OWN FAMILIES !!!!!!
Uncle Wil
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Question on housing, this might be stupid to ask?
Question by kiki Dee: Question on housing, this might be stupid to ask?
I think it would be cool to live in a house with sliding doors, and a minimalists design, like a classic Asian house. What kind of house is that? Do they have a certain name?
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Answer by Sandyspacecase
Pagoda? I don’t really know the name,but I know what you mean.
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9lives cat foodhas there been a recall for this product?
Question by barbhib2: 9lives cat foodhas there been a recall for this product?
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Answer by nicole a
no.
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Explain this argument against design?
Question by weezijian: Explain this argument against design?
George H. Smith, in his book Atheism: The Case Against God, points out what he considers to be a fatal flaw in the argument from design
Consider the idea that nature itself is the product of design. How could this be demonstrated? Nature, as we have seen, provides the basis of comparison by which we distinguish between designed objects and natural objects. We are able to infer the presence of design only to the extent that the characteristics of an object differ from natural characteristics. Therefore, to claim that nature as a whole was designed is to destroy the basis by which we differentiate between artifacts and natural objects. Evidences of design are those characteristics not found in nature, so it is impossible to produce evidence of design within the context of nature itself. Only if we first step beyond nature, and establish the existence of a supernatural designer, can we conclude that nature is the result of conscious planning. (p. 268)
Eh… I’m not in a philo class or anything… So this isn’t my homework.. I stumbled upon it on wikipedia and need help understanding it…
Thanks guys
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Answer by jammin7000
Therefore George H. Smith argues on behalf of the trees, but has no use for the forest? Btw, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts…(forest is greater than the sum of the trees: God is greater than the sum of his creation)
For every effect, there is a cause- fundamental science axiom. Nature is the effect, what is the cause? xyz? xyz = God?
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Want to win a quick ten points ? Well summarize this article?
Question by eag: Want to win a quick ten points ? Well summarize this article?
Photographs taken of Liam Johns’ crib by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office clearly show where it came apart.
The drop rail had detached from its plastic track, creating a gap through which the 9-month-old boy slipped feet-first. Instead of falling to the floor, Liam got his head stuck between the rail and the mattress. Trapped in a hanging position, the boy asphyxiated.
Liam’s April 2005 death prompted an investigation by a federal watchdog agency and a family lawsuit against the crib’s manufacturer, Simplicity Inc.
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What do to
Consumers who have one of the cribs cited in the recall should contact Simplicity (888-593-9274 or simplicityforchildren.com) to obtain a repair kit with new hardware. If the crib already has the newer hardware (see attached graphic), consumers should still check the crib’s drop rail to ensure it is assembled right-side up.
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But the company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission didn’t warn parents across the country about the potentially fatal flaw in Simplicity cribs–not after Liam suffocated, not after more complaints about the crib rails and not after two more infants died.
Once the Tribune began questioning the company and the agency this month, a massive recall of Simplicity cribs followed.
On Friday, the CPSC took action on 1 million cribs, including the model that the Johns family used for Liam. It is the largest recall of full-size cribs in the agency’s history.
In its Hidden Hazards series, the Tribune has documented how the understaffed and sluggish CPSC fails to protect children from dangers in toys and other products. The paper’s examination of Simplicity’s popular cribs underscores that, even in the aftermath of a child’s death, the agency can fall short in its watchdog role, leaving children vulnerable to a documented hazard.
Interviews and records show that the federal investigator assigned to Liam’s death failed to inspect the crib in his initial inquiry and didn’t track down the model or manufacturer.
“We get so many cases,” the investigator, Michael Ng, said in an interview this month. “Once I do a report, I send it in and that’s it. I go to the next case. We could spend more time, but we are under the gun. We have to move on.”
Only last week, after inquiries by the Tribune, did Ng return to California to find the crib. It had first been held as evidence by sheriff’s police and later was put in storage by a lawyer retained by the family.
Even with the recall, it remained unclear why it took so long to address the problem. The CPSC often gets bogged down in negotiations with companies over recalls because fedx eral law limits its powers and its ability to disclose details of its investigations into dangerous products.
Nancy Cowles, a child-product safety advocate and executive director of Kids In Danger, called for congressional hearings to look into the delay. “Was it because the CPSC has no power and the company was able to stall?” she asked.
When first presented with the Tribune findings this month, Julie Vallese, spokeswoman for the CPSC, said the agency could not comment about Simplicity. “We have more than one investigation open, and that’s why I can’t answer any questions,” she said.
In announcing the recall Friday, the CPSC blamed a flawed crib design and hardware that allowed parents to install the drop rails upside down, which can cause the rail to detach from the frame. The agency said it was aware of seven non-fatal cases of infants being trapped and 55 other cases of drop-rail problems.
It also linked the Simplicity cribs to three deaths but did not release the names of those children or the dates of the fatal accidents.
One of those children was Liam Johns, records show. Another was 6-month-old Edward Millwood, who died in November 2006 in Georgia. The third was 8-month-old Royale Arceneaux, who died in February in Houston. All three children fell between the mattress and a separated drop rail.
The drop rails in those deaths had been installed upside down. But the agency also found two incidents in which correctly installed drop rails failed to work properly.
Ken Waldman, president of Simplicity Inc., said in an interview Friday that the company makes safe products and works closely with the CPSC to fix any problems. He would not say why the recall did not occur earlier.
“This is the thing to do and that’s why we decided to do it now,” he said.
The Aspen 3 in 1, once Simplicity’s best-selling crib, accounted for the bulk of the recall. About 600,000 of those models, which are no longer made, were recalled.
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Answer by bobdaMoFobuildr
fuck that i rather get 2!!! =]
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Does anybody know anymore info on this crib recall coming up?
Question by dhinapriscillalouise: Does anybody know anymore info on this crib recall coming up?
I just heard on the local news that the Consumer Product Safety Commission is going to announce the biggest crib recall ever! It is going to include ALL cribs with drop down sides!!
Does anybody have anymore info on this?
What happens when your crib is recalled? Are you able to get a new one from the company or is it up to the purchaser?
Thanks
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Answer by Xochilt
You simply got from the company? BS…
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