According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Ford Motor Company is recalling 154,604 Ford Fiesta vehicles due to a violation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, “Occupant Crash Protection.” The recall was necessitated by the vehicle’s passenger-side air bag failing to deploy in the event of some side impact crashes
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Toyota Conducts Massive Recall Due to Fire Hazard
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Toyota Motor North America, Inc. is recalling 2,519,424 vehicles as the result of a defect in power window controls, which creates a fire hazard. This number is only the potentially affected vehicles in the United States, however. USA Today reports that Toyota is recalling 7.43 million vehicles globally,
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Seven Workers Injured in East Rutherford Chemical Accident at U.S. Ink Factory
According to an article posted on NJ.com, six U.S. Ink plant workers were injured on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 when a chemical reaction caused an explosion at the East Rutherford, New Jersey facility. An update, also posted on NJ.com, indicated that seven workers were in fact injured in the fire. Two of the injured workers were taken
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7 NJ Facilities Received Possibly Contaminated Steroids That Caused Nationwide Meningitis Outbreak
According to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement, New England Compounding Pharmacy, Inc., d.b.a. New England Compounding Center (NECC) has recalled all of its drugs and medical products due to potential risk of contamination. The massive recall follows a nationwide meningitis outbreak attributed to contaminated preservative-free methylprednisolone acetate, a steroid produced and distributed by NECC.
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New Jersey Cancer Patients Now Have Access to Proton Therapy
According to an article posted on NJSpotlight.com, cancer patients in New Jersey will no longer need to travel to Philadelphia to receive a relatively new form of cancer treatment called proton therapy, which treats the cancer cells with minimal impact to the surrounding healthy tissue. There are now two proton therapy facilities in New Jersey, one
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