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Reports: Toyota plans to recall 300,000 Priuses
By KELLY OLSEN AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and is likely to notify both the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday, news reports said, as a top executive will testify before U.S. lawmakers about defects that have tarnished its reputation for quality and safety.

Toyota checks 2010 Prius brakes; no word on recall
By KEN THOMAS and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - Toyota said Thursday it is evaluating brake problems with the 2010 Prius gas-electric hybrid, but no decision has been made about a recall.

FDA using computer program to track risky imports
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration is using an automated system to sort through millions of foreign shipments and identify food and drugs that are most likely to be contaminated. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said the plan will help inspectors "target shipments for inspection that pose the greatest risk."

Toyota says Prius had design brake problems
TOKYO (AP) - Toyota says there were design problems with the antilock brake system in the new Prius, which went on sale last year. Toyota Motor Corp. spokeswoman Ririko Takeuchi said Thursday that Toyota found out there were design problems and corrected the design for Prius models sold since late January.

APNewsBreak: US gov't investigating Prius brakes
By KEN THOMAS Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Transportation Department has opened an investigation into brake problems in the 2010 model year Toyota Prius after the Japanese automaker acknowledged design problems with the brakes in its prized gas-electric hybrid.


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