CPSC Recalls Douglas Plush Toys

Yet another recall notice has been issued due to a potential choking hazard, this time involving Douglas Plush Toys, a popular children’s toy. So far the recall notice includes about 25,000 of the toys, according to the U.S. Consumer Safety Commission. More specifically, the recall includes three different versions of the plush toy, including Chewie the English Bulldog, Oliver the Bear and Charlotte the Fox “sold at specialty toy and gift stores nationwide from July 2014 to April 2017.” The toys have also been distributed “by United Healthcare Children’s Foundation to individuals and organizations.”





Recall Issued for Popular Graco Car Seats

Graco Children’s Products Inc. just issued a recall of nearly 25,000 car seats. Why? Well, according to a release issued by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), “the webbing that holds a child in place may not adequately restrain the child in an accident.”


Possible Contamination Prompts John Morrell and Co. to Recall Hot Dogs

A new recall has been issued, this time for two types of beef franks produced and sold by John Morrell and Co., a Cincinnati, Ohio-based company. So far nearly 210,606 pounds of ready-to-eat hot dog products have been recalled over concerns that they might be contaminated with “extraneous materials, specifically metal,” according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).



Target Corp. Settles Data Breach Lawsuit for $18.5M

Remember that big data breach at Target stores across the country back in 2013? It compromised “tens of millions of customers’ credit and debit card information.” Now, years later, Target Corp. has agreed to pay “$18.5 million to 47 states, including California, and the District of Columbia” as part of a settlement over the data breach. The only states not included in the settlement are Alabama, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.