Time Magazine list of 10 best recall stories

In lieu of the recent Toyota recall of more than 4.1 million cars due to faulty gas pedals, Time Magazine has put together a list of 10 pretty interesting product recalls.

Here are some that I found to be pretty hilarious

The FORD PINTO, need I say more?

Before even being released in the 1970s there were huge concerns that the Pinto might blow up during a collision. The gas tank was placed too far back and any sort of rear-end collision might cause the car to explode! However, this is not the worse part. Instead of trying to fix the problem and recall the cars, Ford decided that it would be cheaper to just settle lawsuits resulting from the flaw.

That funky smell might not be gonorrhea

In 2002, Abbott Laboratories had to recall more than 750,000 gonorrhea test kits for giving false results. There's nothing worse then thinking you have gonorrhea when you actually don't...

Poisonous Tylenol

In 1982, seven people in the Chicago area were killed after ingesting Extra Strength Tylenol that were laced with potassium cyanide. This caused quite the panic in the US and led to much stricter laws for sealing products.

Check out the rest of the list here