

In this Aug. 16, 2009 file photo, the company logo shines off the nose of an unsold 2010 Camry sedan at a Toyota dealership in Centennial, Colo. On Sept. 29, Toyota Motor Corp. said it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States, and in January the company recalled an additional 2 million. David Zalubowski/AP/File
John Pfanstiehl polishes his 1959 Cadillac El Dorado on January 4, 2007. In 1959 and 1960 General Motors issued a wide recall for Cadillac automobiles with defective steering linkage arms that were prone to breakage at low speed, resulting in a loss of control. Newscom/File
Lab workers for the Chicago board of health used visual and smell tests to check for cyanide, a pungent poison, in extra-strength Tylenol capsules. In 1982, seven people died from ingesting poisonous pain-relief capsules, and a nationwide recall on the drug was issued. Newscom/File
A Ford Explorer with a set of Firestone tires is pictured in New York City in 2000. Bridgestone/Firestone recalled 6.5 million tires mounted mainly on Ford Explorers due to the treads separating from the tire. The high-profile recall ultimately resulted in the resignation of Ford CEO Jacques Nasser. Richard B. Levine/Newscom/File
Alison Cassady shows how this Water Yo-Yo Ball can become a strangulation hazard to children. Similar yo-yos have been recalled in several countries at several different times. Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI/Newscom/File
A recalled Dell notebook computer battery is shown in August 2006, in Farmers Branch, Texas. In the largest electronics-related recall involving the Consumer Products Safety Commission, Dell Inc. agreed to replace 4.1 million notebook computer batteries made by Sony Corp. because they can burst into flames. Matt Slocum/AP
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) holds a top recalled for lead paint as she calls for increased toy and product safety during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on October 30, 2007. Millions of toys found to contain lead paint were recalled in 2007. Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI/Newscom/File
In 2007 over 5,000 pet food products were recalled after they were found to contain contaminated wheat gluten from a Chinese company. Thousands of pets died, sparking wide public outrage. Michelle Nocito poses with a photo of her dog, Goliath, a victim of the contaminated pet food. 'You can't put a value on what he meant.' Gerald S. Williams/Philadelphia Inquirer/MCT/Newscom/File
Farmers pour fresh milk onto the ground at a milk collection station as they refuse to take more milk in Wuhan, China Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. China's leaders were scrambling to contain public dismay over widespread contamination of milk supplies, castigating local officials for negligence while moving to tamp down criticism of the government's response. Officials promised to keep stores supplied with clean milk and set up medical hot lines nationwide to help people cope with one of the worst product safety scandals in years. AP/File
In June 2009, Nestle recalled all Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products after an E. coli contamination scare. Newscom/File
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., dramatically displays a jar of recalled peanut products during a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on the early 2009 outbreaks of salmonella associated with peanut butter from the Peanut Corporation of America. Newscom/File
In March 2009 a California plant recalled at least one million pounds of pistachio products following fears of salmonella contamination. The announcement came in the wake of a devastating salmonella outbreak linked to peanut products that left nine people dead and nearly 700 affected. Karen Bleier/AFP/Newscom/File
The gas pedal on a Toyota is shown at a dealership in Darmstadt, Germany, on Feb. 3. Johannes Eisele/Reuters
An Amby Baby Motion Bed is seen here. Two infant deaths led to the recall of about 24,000 of the beds by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC/AP
The Maclaren Quest Stroller is seen in Buenos Aires, Argentina in November. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced this week the recall of about one million Maclaren brand strollers in the wake of reports 12 children had their fingertips amputated after putting their fingers in the stroller's hinge mechanisms. Pablo Aabuliak/Sipa Press/Newscom/FILE