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at least 18 months incurred more heart attacks and strokes. In 2007, Merck paid $ billion to settle 27,000 lawsuits from people affected by injuries or death associated with the drug.默克萬絡(Vioxx)的噩夢在2004年的9月30號,制藥巨頭默克公司宣布將自愿召回世界范圍內的存貨,這種治療關節(jié)炎癥的藥物在過去的一年銷售收入達25億美元。 Johnson spent millions of dollars recalling Tylenol from stores nationwide. To prevent a recurrence, the FDA mandated new tamperproof seals for overthecounter drugs.羥苯基乙酰胺的悲劇在1982年的秋天,7名芝加哥人在吃了摻入了氰化鉀的強效羥苯基乙酰胺膠囊后死亡。在2008導致上百人生病和8人死亡的沙門氏菌事件之后,聯邦調查人員根據花生的品種追查到了Peanut公司下屬的Blakely, Ga公司。Slaughterhouse SnafuIn February 2008, the Department of Agriculture recalled 143 million pounds of beef after a California slaughterhouse was accused of improperly butchering downer cattle (those too sick or feeble to walk to slaughter). Most of the meat had already been consumed by the time the recall got out. It was the largest meat recall in history and included cattle that had been slaughtered up to two years prior, starting Feb. 1, 2006. Thirtyseven million pounds of the recalled beef had gone to the National School Lunch Program, much of which was identified and removed. Remarkably, no injuries or illnesses were ever reported.大混亂的屠宰場在2008年二月,農業(yè)部在接到對加利福尼亞州的一屠宰場不按規(guī)定而去屠宰跪倒不能起身的牛(這些牛多為有病或年邁而無法行走)召回1億4千3百萬磅牛肉。在這款汽車上市之前就有對追尾可能導致Pinto起火的質疑——油箱布置在汽車尾部的做法可能會在追尾時刺穿油箱導致起火甚至爆炸。美國玩具制造商Mattel因為人們對有毒鉛涂料和含有危險磁部件有所擔憂而讓部分芭比娃娃和波利口袋下架。s reputation in production. Melamine had been a problem a year earlier, in March 2007, when the FDA recalled more than 60 million cans of cat and dog food after the death of 14 pets. In addition to spoiling food, Chinesemade toys were recalled later in 2007。這種中國制造的嬰兒床有一可拆開的邊非常容易損壞,會在車的邊緣和床墊之間產生縫隙,而這縫隙可能卡住孩子并有窒息的危險。s largest automaker issued a recall — its second in three months — on million vehicles sold in the . and Europe to fix faulty gas pedals that have a tendency to get stuck, causing unintended acceleration. This is on top of a November recall of million cars (and counting) believed to have illfitting floor mats that have a tendency to trap