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• Thomas the Tank Engine Maker Pays $1.25 Million in Lead Paint Settlement

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 768
  The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reached a $1.25 million settlement with RC2 ( RCRC ), the Illinois-based toy company that makes Thomas the Tank Engine and other highly-popular toy lines. The settlement pertains to the companys 2007 recall of an estimated 1.7 million Thomas the Tank Engine toys that ...
  20 hours ago

• 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 ...
  3 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: 143
  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 ...
  1 week 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: 428
  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: 428
    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

• Senate passes consumer safety legislation

  
  FP Legal Post — Authority: 440
  On Tuesday, December 15, 2009, the Senate passed the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (Bill C-6), but with amendments. The amendments limit warrantless entry, ensure that the inspection focus remains on consumer products, and provide a due diligence defence for alleged violators. It remains to be seen whether the ...
  1 week ago

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

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 741
  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: 495
  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: 444
  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 ...
  2 weeks ago

• Blinded by the Blinds

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 143
  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 ...
  2 weeks 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. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Plan A Safe Holiday

  
  Starryskye.org — Authority: 118
  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

• Child deaths spur recall of nearly all roman blinds and shades

  
  WalletPop Blog — Authority: 701
  Filed under: Recalls , Shopping , Consumer Ally In one of the largest recalls in history, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is calling for the repair of nearly every roman blind and shade amid growing concerns over child strangulation. Tens of millions of these blinds and shades have been sold -- an ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Zhu Zhu Toy Kerfuffle

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 143
  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: 428
  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

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