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Makers of toys and other children's products won a reprieve Thursday from federal regulators trying to implement legislation Congress passed more than a year ago after a holiday season marred by scores of lead-tainted toy recalls.
Government safety regulators and the window-covering industry have recalled all Roman shades and roll-up blinds in homes with small children. The concern is that a child can easily become entangled in the cords and strangle to death.
Lori Gutierrez had just finished putting up this year's Christmas tree and trimmings when holiday decorating took a sudden turn toward holiday disaster.
After scores of deaths, the federal government is taking a closer look at off-road recreational vehicles, known as ROVs.
The White House says President Barack Obama will nominate former Republican Rep. Anne Northup of Kentucky to a seat on the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission gets a new chief, at least temporarily, next week.
Congress is back in session and lawmakers have a lot on their plate right now. Clearly, an economic stimulus package tops the list.
1 Million Maclaren Baby Strollers RecalledMaclaren USA Recalls Strollers Because of Fingertip Amputation Risk
Breaking an Anvil "To make sheet rock, also called wallboard and drywall, gypsum slurry is poured between two sheets of heavy paper which is then heated and pressed. The completed product is sealed and stacked. What could be simpler?"
Shopping Cart Dangers | Investigative Mommy BloggerSmall children were rushed to emergency rooms an estimated 23,628 times because of shopping cart injuries in the U.S. in 2007 alone. Since so many plummet head-first to the floor, sidewalk or parking lot, two-thirds of those children had head injuries.
Pelosi's Library Quarantine - The CPSC is left cleaning up the House Speaker's messy child-safety law.It looks like "Jumanji" in local libraries these days, after the classic children's book about chaos unleashed by the failure to heed warnings. In February, an overzealous law governing lead in products resulted in toys going from store shelves to the trash heap.
Dog Leash Dangers: Blindness, Amputations Blamed on Retractable Dog Leadst was a shocking sight for a mother -- a piece of metal sticking out of her 12-year-old's eye. That's what Joy Williams saw after her daughter Dereka was injured last year when a retractable dog leash broke and the metal clasp snapped her in the face.
New lead rules may be toxic to thrift storesAs Marilyn Seitz helps customers find just the right size, she wonders how much longer before she's forced to close her doors. Seitz is worried her business may become an unintended casualty of an attempt to protect children.
Land of the Free? As of February 10, 2009 it will be illegal to re-sell children's toys and clothingOn February 10, 2009 it will be illegal to re-sell any used children's products including toys and clothing. That is according to the U.S. Consumer Protection & Safety Commission who pushed for the new laws after dozens of toys were recalled in 2008 because of lead concerns.
1.6 million cribs recalled after 2 infant deathsDelta Enterprises is voluntarily recalling nearly 1.6 million older versions of its drop-side cribs after two infant deaths.
The Government Did Something Right!Congress overhauls the CPSC to make toys safer.
Feds, Graco withheld bassinet warning -- chicagotribune.comFederal safety regulators and Graco Children's Products knew two weeks ago that bassinets sold under the Graco name had the same dangerous design that caused two babies' deaths but did not alert the public as part of a larger recall, the Tribune has found.
Dollar Tree issues plush toy recallCHESAPEAKE, Va. - A recall of about 300-thousand plush toys was announced Tuesday due to a choking hazard. The voluntary recall of the "Cuddly Cousins Plush Insect Toys" was issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. of Chesapeake, Virginia.
2.4 million more dangerous toys recalled: Recalled items were sent as replacementsFederal safety regulators recalled an additional 2.4 million potentially deadly Mega Brands magnetic toys Monday, at least 14 months after learning there might be problems with some of those products.
Bush To Appoint Coal Industry Champion To Head Consumer Safety CommissionOn Saturday, the Washington Post reported that the White House was considering nominating Gail Charnley to head the CPSC. Besides being a consultant for the tobacco industry "from the early 1990s through 2001," Charnley has a long history of shilling for coal:
You're Not the Regulator of Me: How the Bush Administration Made America Safe for Dangerous ToysThe CPSC, created to prevent hazardous products from winding up in American homes, has been gutted by decades of manufacturer lobbying and White House interference—and the Bush administration has finally paralyzed it to the point that it can barely function.
Investigative Report: U.S. ships unsafe products Ten days ago, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced another in a series of well-publicized recalls of Chinese-made goods: children's art sets containing crayons, markers, pastels, pencils, water colors -- and lead -- distributed by Toys "R" Us.
Chinese Children's Watering Cans Recalled Over Lead PaintHere we go again, another Chinese product recalled. It's become so bad I troll the CPSC website looking for them. The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission announced today a voluntary recall by Jo-Ann stores of the Robbie Ducky™ Kids Watering Cans (pictured).
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