Protecting What's Right

The Wall Street Journal reported that BP is now pushing to permanently plug its rouge wellhead by July 27, weeks before the previously discussed early to mid-August deadline; most likely in efforts to show investors that BP has capped its spill liabilities. On July 27, the oil giant is expected to report second quarter earnings and try to convince investors not to dump their stock.

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Toyota Motor Corp. has announced a global recall of certain Lexus and Crown vehicles because of a defect in an engine part.  The recall will replace valve springs in certain models produced before 2008 due to a design defect that can cause the vehicle to stall.

Toyota knew about the problem in 2008, but at that time replaced a part in the spring rather than the spring itself.  Toyota has issued the latest recall because the earlier attempt to fix the problem was not effective.

The recall includes approximately 138,000 vehicles in the U.S.  Affected Lexus models sold in the U.S. are the GS350, GS450h, GS460, IS350, LS460, LS600h, and the LS600hl.  The Crown models at issue are sold in Japan.

For the full story, go to USA Today.

Feline’s Pride, a manufacturer of cat food, is recalling one lot of raw cat food with ground bone and chicken formula, due to possible salmonella contamination.

The product at issue was ordered and shipped between June 10 and 17, 2010 in frozen containers through online orders.  People who touch the contaminated pet food can become infected with salmonella, especially if they do not completely wash their hands afterwards.

For the full story, go to the Washington Post.