Posts tagged child safety

• phil&teds Recalls Strollers Due To Brake Failure

  Chrissie Cole | July 28, 2011 12:23 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  phil&teds USA, working in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced a voluntary recall of Explorer and Hammerhead Strollers in the U.S. and Canada. A...

• Children's Tylenol Products And Several Others Recalled

  Chrissie Cole | May 01, 2010 5:54 PM | 0 CommentsStockton, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  More than 40 liquid cold and allergy products for children were recalled by McNeil Consumer Healthcare on Friday because some of the medications fail to meet federal quality standards. The...

• AAP Urges Warning Label On Foods To Prevent Choking

  Chrissie Cole | February 23, 2010 9:46 AM | 0 CommentsNovato, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a policy statement, “Prevention of Choking Among Children,” to establish a nationwide food-related choking-incident surveillance and...

• Dorel Asia Dangerous Crib Recalled: Causes one infant death, 10 injuries to infants

  Claude Wyle | January 23, 2010 11:05 AM | 2 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  As a child safety attorney, I am writing today to get the word out on this The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall as soon as possible. Dorel Asia SRL, of Barbados, is announcing a...

• Greatest Risk on the Road is Carried by Pedestrians and Cyclists

  Amber Wheat | June 19, 2009 3:10 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Pedestrians and bike riders are the most at risk when they get into collisions with vehicles. The fact that they are unprotected from the physical forces often leaves them in serious condition or...

• Owner of Improperly Maintained Carnival Ride Blamed for Injuries to Children

  Amber Wheat | March 17, 2009 12:13 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A while ago, I wrote about the recall of the Yo-Yo carnival ride. Last May twenty-one children were hurt when the ride collapsed at the Calaveras County Fair. Now the owner is being put at fault for...

• A Californian Assemblyman is Looking to Cash in on Pot

  Amber Wheat | February 25, 2009 2:41 PM | 5 CommentsChico, CA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Tom Ammiano introduced a proposal on Monday to legalize marijuana and tax it. He wants the legal age to partake in marijuana to be the same as alcohol, 21 years. The proposal asks for a tax of $50...

• Maximizing Your Fun on the Ski Slopes

  John Demas | January 22, 2009 7:26 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  When you’ve been working too hard during the gray winter months or just need a change of scenery, a quick weekend trip to the nearest ski slopes can seem like the perfect antidote for your...

• Consumer Product Safety Commission Sued Over Unsafe Chemicals in Toys

  David Rowell | December 06, 2008 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Two consumer groups, the Natural Resouces Defense Council and Public Citizen, have filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Product Safety Commision, claiming that the CSPC is not correctly implementing...

• Tips for Buying Toys from Someone Who Used to Sell Them

  Amber Wheat | December 03, 2008 5:37 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Up on the housetop, reindeer pause. Out jumps good ole Santa Clause. Down through the chimney with lots of toys, all for the little ones, Christmas joys! Ho ho ho! Who wouldn't go? Up on the...