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• Dive Rite Wing Recall

  
  Big Blue Tech News — Authority: 130
  This is the third product recall this year from technical diving manufacturers. Already Halycon and OMS have voluntarily recalled their products throwing the entire technical diving equipment manufacturing industry in question.In cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Dive Rite is issuing a ...
  2 days ago

• Scuba Regulators Recalled by Cressi Due to Risk of Drowning

  
  Sports & recreation - sports-rec.marc8.com — Authority: 162
  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products.
  5 days ago

• Measuring Progresss at The Consumer Product Safety Commission

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 142
  The Washington Post’s Ed O’Keefe looks at the Consumer Product Safety Commission one year after Congress granted CPSC more money and power to set product safety standards. O’Keefe reports that recalls of dangerous products are down slightly this year compared to last year. That’s good to know — but ...
  6 days ago

• Check OUT Soccer Net Safety Anchors

  
  Into the Outside — Authority: 119
  David Basile Set to play in a State Cup soccer game, David Basile experienced firsthand the need for safety first. The game Basile and his Timberbirch Broadmoor Athletic Association team was scheduled to play on last year was moved to a nearby practice field from the better game field because the soccer nets ...
  1 week ago

• Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act Extended Testing for A Year on Children’s Books

  
  Self-Published Children's Books — Authority: 91
  By Karen Raugust — Publishers Weekly, 12/21/2009 7:50:00 AM On December 17, the Consumer Product Safety Commission voted four to one—with Commissioner Robert Adler voting against—to extend the stay of enforcement on the independent lead testing and certification provisions of the Consumer Product Safety ...
  1 week ago

• Recall of the Week: Millions of blinds and Roman shades due to strangulation hazards

  
  The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide — Authority: 427
  A dozen firms are recalling millions of window coverings, including Roman shades and roll-up blinds, because they pose a serious risk of strangulation to young children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced this week The commission has received reports of five deaths and 16 near ...
  1 week ago

• Top 10 tips for safe holiday decorating

  
  The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide — Authority: 427
    Each year, during the two months around the holiday season, more than 14,000 people are treated in hospital emergency rooms due to injuries related to holiday decorating. Christmas trees also are involved in hundreds of fires resulting in an average of 15 deaths and $13 million dollars in property damage ...
  1 week ago

• Car-seat carriers recalled for handle failure

  
  USATODAY.com Money - Block — Authority: 764
  The government has announced the recall of about 447,000 infant car-seat carriers because of 77 reports the handles have come loose.
  1 week ago

• 447,000 Dorel Infant Car Seat/Carriers recalled due to loose handle

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Washington, Dec 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), announced a recall of the Dorel Infant Car Seat/Carriers. They also advised the consumers that they should stop using this recalled car seat/carrier immediately unless ...
  1 week ago

• CPSC to release information on Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

  
  District Dispatch — Authority: 493
  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted unanimously (5-0) to extend a stay of enforcement on testing and certification of many regulated children’s products under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). While enforcement of specific CPSC testing requirements has been stayed, the ...
  1 week ago

• Recall from OMS Technical Diving Gear

  
  Big Blue Tech News — Authority: 130
  Ocean Management Systems Inc. (OMS) ANNOUNCES Safety Replacement OF BCS SEAL RINGOcean Management Systems, Inc. (OMS) has notified the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), that OMS is voluntarily recalling approximately 19,790 Sealing Rings BCA-500. Molding variations in this part as used in the OMS ...
  1 week ago

• 50 million Roman and roll-up shades recalled due to strangulations

  
  JusticeNewsFlash.com | Legal News | Lawyer Press Release — Authority: 442
  Legal news for product liability attorneys. The CPSC and the WCSC recalled 50 million shades due to strangulation hazard. Product Liability lawyers alert- The Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled 50 million Roman shades due to strangulation hazard. Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Consumer Product safety ...
  1 week ago

• Blinded by the Blinds

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 142
  The Wall Street Journal’s Melanie Trottman reports : The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and a coalition of makers, importers and retailers of window coverings said they are recalling up to 50 million Roman-style shades and roll-up blinds because of a risk that young children could be strangled by the ...
  1 week ago

• Officials Recall 50 Million Popular Window Blinds Over Strangulation Fears

  
  The Inquisitr Entertainment — Authority: 701
  Washington, D.C. (AHN) – The Consumer Product Safety Commission and the window blind industry have issued a massive recall for nearly every type of Roman blind and roller shade on the market. The recall includes nearly 50-million of the popular window coverings as they are now deemed a hazard to small children. ...
  1 week ago

• Plan A Safe Holiday

  
  Starryskye.org — Authority: 119
  As December speeds by, many last minute buyers feel the urgency to find just the right gift for a particular person. BUT, in that search for something cool, people often forget about safety. Before you buy this year, you may want to check out what the Consumer Product Safety Commission has to say about that gift ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Zhu Zhu Toy Kerfuffle

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 142
  By Marci Greenstein If it’s the holiday season, it must be time for scary stories about toys.  Usually they’re brought to you by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, a federal agency that is supposed to protect our kids from dangerous toys. Just look at its current list of hazardous toys .  But the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Recall of the Week: Amby Baby Motion Beds due to suffocation hazard

  
  The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide — Authority: 427
  About 24,000 Amby Baby Motion Beds are being recalled due to a suffocation hazard, reports the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission The side-to-side shifting or tilting of the hammock can cause the infant to roll and become entrapped or wedged against the hammock’s fabric and/or mattress pad, resulting ...
  2 weeks ago

• Toy trucks and pajama sets recalled

  
  News Moms Need — Authority: 128
  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is recalling Super Rigs Play Sets because the toy trucks’ paint coating contains lead . Lead is a very strong poison that can be very harmful to children. The toys were sold between September and November 2009. Learn more about the toy truck recall . The CPSC is ...
  2 weeks ago

• House Votes to Tighten Wall Street Regulation

  
  Politics Daily — Authority: 790
  Filed under: House , Democrats , Wall Street The House of Representatives voted Friday to dramatically expand regulation of Wall Street and the finance sector, the New York Times reports . The 223-202 vote approved a bill that would create a new consumer protection agency, place tight limits on the financial ...
  2 weeks ago

• US and Canada issue recall and advisory concerning baby hammock

  
  Baby Chums — Authority: 514
  The US has issued a product recall and Canada an advisory regarding the Amby Baby Motion Bed after the deaths of two infants in the US. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall on Tuesday of almost 24,000 Amby Baby Motion Beds, made by Amby Baby U.S.A. of Minneapolis. The recall was ...
  2 weeks ago

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