Melamine Failure

Hydrogen Sulphide was found in the contaminated bottle which causes a funky smell but it wouldn’t have caused any sickness, so the sickness was basically in everyones head. The products affected were bottled at the plant in the northern French, and were all destined for the Belgian market. The Dioxin-In-Chickens Scare set everyone off so they were already on edge when the Coke scare broke out which led everyone to overreact. Similarly to the witch trials, everyone was on edge and overreacted to the

During 2009 and 2010, Johnson & Johnson subsidiary McNeil Consumer Healthcare recalled tens of thousands of children’s medicine products, including the well-known brands Tylenol and Motrin (Haynes, 2015). The recall was done in response to complaints of particles in the liquid medicines produced by the Fort Washington, PA, facility. McNeil claimed these particles were small metal pieces, which did not pose any safety risks to consumers (Haynes, 2015). The public was unsettled by this revelation of Johnson & Johnson releasing defective products onto the market. After news of the recall, FDA investigators found that the plant had violated the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by not producing according to best industry practices (Haynes, 2015). Additional controversy was created when congressional investigations revealed that private contractors were hired to quietly buy back defective products without the public’s knowledge in a “phantom recall” (Olaniran, Scholl, Williams, Boyer, 2012). Johnson & Johnson ineffectively used crisis communication in the following ways: first, the company was slow to respond to complaints of issues with products and perform the official recall, which led the public to lose trust in the organization; second, it performed a “phantom recall” of defective products without the public’s knowledge, showing it was not willing to be transparent about the situation; third, CEO Bill Weldon avoided commenting on the crisis and sent a subordinate in his

In the eighteen hundred too much unsafe chemical are used to process consumer’s food and drugs in America 1. Thousands of so-called "patent" medicines to cure all kind of sickness with no scientific prove. 2. The United States was the world's dumping ground for counterfeit, contaminated, diluted, and decomposed drug materials. 3.

Malonate is an inhibitor of SDH, meaning that when placed in a solution that has SDH present it will bind to the active sites of enzymes making them unable to react, ultimately slowing down the reaction. For this lab it is expected that all three homogenates (liver, kidney and heart) will all have different sensitivities to malonate due to their different functions. The heart should react the most as it needs the most energy to function followed by the liver as it needs the second most energy and then the kidney. The more energy an organ needs the more enzymes it has to produce molecules like ATP. In this experiment the three homogenates were tested in different amounts of malonate and SDH.

With each new location found to be contaminated came additional product lines that were found to contain listeria. After further investigations were conducted, the possibility that this was an issue caused by neglect became greater, and the trust from consumers became smaller. Since the initial determination of the severity of contamination, Blue Bell used the internet to express their apologies and assure the public they were working on a plan to correct this issue and gain their trust once again. Blue Bell utilized modern technology to speak to their customers personally, posting a video in which they stated they were “heartbroken over the situation” and they promised to “get it right” for their loyal customers. (New York Times, 2015)

First used as a drug to help the clinically depressed look into themselves and how to better express their feelings, 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA for short, was later classified as schedule 1 drug in July 1984. MDMA is making a comeback in recent years hitting the club scene and ravers of all ages are beginning to get mixed up with MDMA and taking it irresponsibly. People unbeknownst to the repercussions to the effects of this drug are dying as a result to it. There has been many studies on MDMA’s effects on rats which can show similarities and the effects of what they can do to humans. MDMA affects people in many ways. MDMA affects memory, social interaction, the nervous system and it has lasting effects on rats.

Malonate is a substance which can be found in, among others, developing rat brains, symbiotic legumes, strawberries and grapes (Suvorova et al., 2012). With a chemical formula of CH2(COO)2^2-, malonate is the term used for ionized malonic acid, as well as its salts and esters (Seager and Slabaugh, 2013). Most importantly, it has been studied to be a competitive inhibitor of SDH (Thorn, 1952). As an inhibitor, malonate will attach to the active site of the enzyme, SDH, and block succinate, the normal substrate, from binding to it (Pardee and Potter, 1948).

Since only a few people were affected by the contamination we will pay their medical bills and offer our condolences. When contaminations are on a larger scale only some compensation will be provided. After the investigation is complete and the contamination is solved, the media will be notified that the company is in the clear. Following the contamination, the company should work on regaining trust with its consumers. We can provide deals on products and offer contests with prizes. More importantly, the company should show the safety of its production facilities through the website and a

The allegations raise questions about how the $74 billion industry operates and how it has reacted to the challenges it faces, with rising commodity prices. While price fixing in recent years has been uncovered. Industries have varied such as vitamin makers and auction houses; the idea it may have occurred at companies pumping out millions of kids’ favorites such as M&Ms and Hershey’s bars is hard for some to

[57] A study conducted in 1981 by Horton et al. in which a single-agent therapy (melphalan) was compared to two combined therapies (5-fluorouracil + methyl-CCNU) and (5-fluorouracil + methyl-CCNU + streptozocin) actually concluded with survival times being similar between the three treatment regimens. Meanwhile, toxicity for two and three-drug combinations was significantly higher than for single drug treatment using mephalan. The study concluded that further research needs to be done for suitable treatments for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.

However, immediately after the cyanide poisonings, its market share was drastically reduced to approximately 7 percent. Investigations at the time revealed that once the product reached the shelves, some of them were removed from the shelves, tampered and contaminated with deadly cyanide ingredients and then resealed, repackaged and replaced on the shelves by unscrupulous persons for motives unknown in pharmacies and grocery stores, causing the deaths.

The social condition is certainly a main cause; but it does not necessarily take all of the causal blame. Not only does the social condition factor into the misuse of Fuller's products but also does the economic factor relate to the issue. The economic condition is certainly not the sole bearer of cause for the misuse of Fuller's products, either. There are certain players in this unfortunate epidemic that have not been taken into account. These variables include the retailers, middlemen, and corrupt distributors who most likely made a profit from selling the glue to the children on the streets. In addition, there was management among the subsidiary companies who helped produce this product that must have been aware of this pertinent issue. Who is to say that management never tried to resolve anything, or even bring up the issue? They probably did, but nothing drastic as cancellation of their product ever came of it. All in all, the social and economic conditions in Guatemala and Honduras were the primary reasons why the children resorted to a medium of venting, namely H.B. Fuller's product. Could the company and its products have intervened to help the dilemma?

This case study will discuss Amphetamine use and misuse in the community setting, the impact of the substance use and misuse on contemporary paramedic practice and provide a guideline for the patients using this substance and the community in dealing with this issue.

The crisis that happened at Coca Cola was a very crucial incident. It affected issues such as brand and reputation, and the company has to take action so as not to ruin its image. Coca Cola is a company with a very strong brand name all over the world. An attack like this of the NGO can lead any company to problems. Although the Center for Science and Environment attacked the safety of Coca Cola India 's products, Coke was well within the Indian government 's legal limits for pesticide residue in beverages. The fact is that the country 's standards are weak, so the problem of Sanjiv Gupta and his team is how to rebuild trust. Furtherore, Gupta tries to find ways on how he could contribute on the creation of higher standards for food and

“A Coke is a Coke, and no amount of money can get you a better Coke than the one the bum on the corner is drinking. All the Cokes are the same, and all the Cokes are good. Liz Taylor knows it, the President knows it, the bum knows it, and you know it."(Andy Warhol, 1975) Regardless of its corporate reputation, the organizational performance and its social responsibility of Coca-Cola makes it loved around the world. Ever since its creation in 1886 Coca-Cola has been a household brand known globally for generations of families. I have to mention, of all the cases researched this is my least favorite not only because of my childhood love for the product because the ethical issues in one way or another always manage to resolve themselves not before further tainting the reputation Coke worked so hard to obtain. Most times, whether an organization is innocent of an unethical act, it becomes secondary to the suspicion of the original act. Almost as if the court of public opinion has the power to ruin the reputation of an organization based on an unfounded accusation. In spite of my loyalty after having ready the case, I do believe Coca-Cola to be flawed. The contamination scare in Belgium is a great example of a public relations nightmare. The slightest hint of impurity should have pushed Coca Cola into crisis management mode but they were slow to react, citing it a minor issue (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, (2011). It was not until local officials