Retailers Agree to Recall Tots in Mind Crib Tents Due to Strangulation and Entrapment Hazard – One Death and Serious Brain Injury Reported The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and five retailers announced a recall of certain own crib tents and play yard tents made by Tots in Mind, Inc. CPSC warned parents...
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A children’s trampoline product has been recalled due to the hazard it poses to young users. Approximately 40,000 Aqua-Leisure Industries’ First Fitness Trampoline with Handlebars were recalled as the result of findings that metal fatigue can cause the handlebar to break during use. The resulting exposed metal surfaces pose a risk of laceration, in...
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After the death of a 29 year old woman and reports of severe injuries suffered by other consumers, over 21,000 Banzai in-ground pool water slides have finally been recalled by Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The slides were sold at various retailers, including Wal-Mart and Toys R US. Initial investigation determined that the slides...
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Following an embarrassing streak of recalls, Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) longtime CEO, Bill Weldon, has announced his resignation as the health care giant’s top executive. Product recalls ranging from Tylenol to Benadryl have cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars and has eroded consumer trust. Though Weldon has decided to step down, he...
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President Obama has presented Marietta S Robinson as his nominee as a commissioner with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). If confirmed, Ms. Robinson would be in place as the fifth commissioner now leading the government agency. The CPSC oversees the quality and safety of over 15,000 everyday consumer products. Ms. Robinson would...
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a voluntary recall of Lee Carter Co.’s action figure toys and baby rattles, manufactured in Mexico. About 7,000 of the Super Luchamania Action Figures were sold. The recalled action figures, sold in packs of 12, are plastic with plastic capes, and are less than 5 inches...
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Before you start your annual holiday toy shopping, be sure that you are aware of hazards to look for that are still appearing on toy shelves. Even with new regulations and testing requirements in place, potentially harmful toys can still be found. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported recently that there were...
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A Pittsburgh couple – Michael Yocabet and life partner, Christina Meccanic – has sued the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) regarding a transplant involving a Hepatitis C-infected kidney. After finding out that the two are a match, Yocabet and Meccanic decided to move ahead with a kidney transplant from Meccanic to Yocabet. Tests...
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced the recall of specialized bicycle components due to a fall hazard. About 14,200 units of the “Advanged Group” manufactured components were recalled because the company received reports of the brake component disengaging from the carbon fork. The defect rests in the structure of the brake...
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced that Pottery Barn Kids, a division of William-Sanoma Inc. of San Fransisco, CA, has issued a recallof certain of its dolls. The doll recall is based on a strangulation hazard presented by the hair on the Chloe, Sophie and Audrey dolls, which contains loops that...
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