Mayfield Vanilla Classic Ice Cream Recalled Due to Undeclared Pecans

Jenny Albano — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:07:27 GMT

Mayfiled Dairy Farms, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Mayfield Classic Ice Cream because of undeclared pecans. Consumers who have an allergy to pecans can incur serious or life-threatening side effects if this product is consumed.

The code date is 01/30/09, the Universal Product Code (UPC) number is 75243 20144, and the plant code is 47225. Pecans are not listed as an ingredient on the label. No other Mayfiled Dairy Farm products are affected by this recall.

This recall includes only 250 units. The affected product was distributed in parts of Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and Florida. The majority of the product has been recovered and Mayfield's delivery drivers and distributors are working with retail stores to actively recover the remaining product.

The recalled product is packaged in a half-gallon paper carton that is rectangular and all the code and date information is located on the end of the carton. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has been notified of the recall.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Jenny Albano

Man Injured in Ford Rollover Awarded $6 Million

Jenny Albano — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:36:47 GMT

Julian Feilpe was awarded $6 million by a Broward Circuit Court jury after a six-week product liability trial. The 22 year-old suffered serious injuries after a 1993 Ford Aerostar van rolled over five years ago.

The jury found that Ford Motor Company, the only defendant, was negligent in putting the Aerostar on the market with a design defect of the roof structure, which caused the roof to collapse.

Felipe was in the front passengers seat with his mother driving when the back right tire blew out. The vehicle then rolled over and the roof caved in on the right side where Felipe was sitting, which broke his neck.

After the accident Felipe was temporarily paralyzed, and although he is now able to walk, he has a brace on his right leg and has to walk with a cane. Also, he suffered nerve damage in his right arm and cannot use his fingers on his right hand.

Ford argued that since the vehicle was nine years old and that is was purchased used the accident was not the Ford Motor Co.'s fault. The company asserted that the van met all the minimum federal motor vehicle safety standards and that the rollover was a "freak occurrence".

But Felipe's attorney maintained that Ford knew or should have known of the Aerostar's safety defects.

Experts for the plaintiff testified that the roofs in Ford's trucks and vans deformed at speeds as low as 5 miles per hour, crushing the passenger closest to the initial impact.
"The cost of fixing this problem is $25 per vehicle, but Ford figures that it is cheaper to litigate than to mitigate, because the percentage of injury isn't large enough in their opinion, so they gamble with people's lives and put them at risk. That's just wrong," contended Felipe's attorney.

The jury awarded Felipe $6 million in compensatory damages, but rejected his request for punitive damages.

For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Defective and Dangerous Products.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Jenny Albano

Fort Lauderdale Personal Injury Lawyer - Defective & Dangerous Products

Mayfield Vanilla Classic Ice Cream Recalled Due to Undeclared Pecans

Man Injured in Ford Rollover Awarded $6 Million