Sony Recalls 1.6 Million Bravia TVs Because They're Worried They'll Catch Fire [Sony]

By Adrian Covert Oct 12, 2011 8:43 AM 9,053 25

If you bought a Sony TV between 2007 and 2008, it might be a fire hazard! Since 2008, 11 people have claimed their Bravia TVs caught on fire, prompting Sony to now recall 1.6 million TVs.

According to Bloomberg, the problem traces back to a transformer component that's been used in a handful Bravia models.

A faulty component in the backlight systems may be the source of overheating that can melt the top of the television, Shima said. The same transformer is used in the five Bravia models in Japan being recalled, according to a Sony statement.

There haven't been any reports of overheating incidents outside Japan, the statement said.

Additionally, the website Product Reviews lists the 8 models which are affected:

Here's the important information to note, as the model numbers associated with the affected televisions include the KDL-40D3400, KDL-40D3500, KDL-40D3550, KDL-40D3660, KDL-40V3000, KDL-40W3000, KDL-40X3000 and KDL-40X3500 models.

Beware, TV watchers. [Bloomberg, Product Reviews]

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This is Why Dr. Oz is Worried About Apple Juice [Controversy]

The FDA is a little peeved at Dr. Oz. The adored talk show host went on the air Wednesday and instructed millions of people to be suspicious of apple juice. He's got science to back him up—sort of.

What gives Ozzie? What's more American than apple, er, juice?

Well he's is worried there's dangerous levels of arsenic in your apple juice. That might sound paranoid, but Dr. Oz is a heart surgeon, so we should hear him out. He had a number of brands tested by a lab in New Jersey, and the findings were disturbing. The Oz-man proclaimed on the air that several of the brands were way over the legal limit. That would be troubling news if it were verifiably true. The FDA did some tests of its own and released a statement that more or less said, "Dr. Oz: You are full of it. The juice is fine."

In short, Dr. Oz misreported the results of the study, and the New Jersey lab messed up the test in the first place. Nestle—one of the manufacturers fingered by Dr. Oz—even sent producers a letter in advance saying that the test method Oz's lab used was for wastewater and not fruit juice. An independent lab confirmed the FDA's findings. So Oz and the show backed down, right? Nope: "The position of the show is that the total arsenic needs to be lower." Way to own up to it guys! [CBS; Image: Getty]

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