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Rapala (/ ˈ r æ p ə l ɑː / RAP-ə-lah) [1] is a fishing product manufacturing company based in Finland. It was founded in 1936 by Lauri Rapala, who is credited for creating the world's first floating minnow lure carved from cork with a shoemaker's knife, covered with chocolate candy bar wrappers and melted photography film negatives, for a protective outer coating. [2]
Lauri Rapala. Lauri Rapala (1905–1974) was a Finnish fisherman, inventor and the founder of Rapala -Normark Group, the world's largest fishing lure and tackle producer. He died in 1974 at the age of 69. During the course of his life, he married once and fathered seven children. [1] He created one of the first artificial fishing lures in 1936 ...
The 2010 DePuy Hip Replacement Recall was instituted when DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., a division of Johnson & Johnson, recalled its ASR XL Acetabular metal-on-metal hip replacement system on August 24, 2010. [1][2]
Product recalls are one of a number of corrective actions that can be taken for products that are deemed to be unsafe. The recall is an effort to limit ruination of the corporate image and limit liability for corporate negligence, which can cause significant legal costs. It can be difficult, if not impossible, to determine how costly can be ...
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Here’s a list of some of the beverages recalled so far this year: Schweppes Zero Sugar Gingerale. PepsiCo’s Mug Root Beer. Martinelli’s Apple Juice. Natural Waters of Viti Limited’s Fiji ...
Recall information. FDA develops a strategy for each individual recall that sets forth how extensively it will check on a company's performance in recalling the product in question. For a Class I recall, for example, FDA would check to make sure that each defective product has been recalled or reconditioned. In contrast, for a Class III recall ...
More than 21 million Miniverse "Make It Mini" sets by California toymaker MGA Entertainment are being recalled because of potentially hazardous resins, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC ...