Posts tagged cpsc

• Graco Strollers Recalled After Reports of Amputated Children's Fingertips

  David Mittleman | January 22, 2010 3:28 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Graco Children's Products Inc. is recalling approximately 1.5 million Graco strollers sold at Wal-Mart, Target and several other major retailers after receiving five reports of children putting...

• CPSC Announces 11 Additional Infant Deaths Attributable to Simplicity Cribs

  David Mittleman | December 27, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Despite numerous recalls and warnings, the number of infant deaths attributable to Simplicity cribs has risen to 11. The cribs were originally recalled because the drop-down sides of the cribs were...

• Two Government Agencies Recall 447,000 Dorel Baby Carriers for Faulty Handles

  David Mittleman | December 21, 2009 2:26 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  In a joint statement, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the recall of 447,000 Dorel baby carriers after receiving 77...

• Public Interest Group Discovers Toys with Lead, Dangerous Chemicals Still on Store Shelves

  David Mittleman | November 30, 2009 9:45 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  As the holiday season approaches many parents will travel to the stores, eager to swoop up the latest toys for their children. Luckily, a new law that bans six dangerous chemicals from...

• Amongst Other Dangerous Chinese Imports, ATVs Are Added to the List

  David Mittleman | November 25, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Here’s another product to add to the growing list of dangerous Chinese imports: besides contaminated pet food and toys coated in lead paint, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are the latest danger...

• Blair LLC Recalls More Chenille Products After Increase in Robe-Related Burn Deaths

  David Mittleman | October 24, 2009 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Blair LLC and the Consumer Product Safety Commission are recalling chenille robes and other chenille products made by A-One Textile and Towel of Pakistan, because the products are highly flammable....

• CPSC Investigates Claims That iPods Contain Lithium-Ion Battery that Bursts Into Flames

  David Mittleman | October 14, 2009 9:53 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  iPod users beware: the Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating several more complaints from consumers that allege that their iPods, iPod Touches, and iPhones are overheating, and in...

• Mattel Agrees to Pay the Price for Selling Toys With Lead Paint

  David Mittleman | June 07, 2009 10:00 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Nearly two years after being fined $2.3 Million for selling toys with hazardous levels of lead, Matter and its Fisher-Price subsidiary agreed to pay the civil penalty. In 2007, toy giant Mattel...

• Children’s Furniture Recalled After Child is Poisoned by Lead Paint

  David Mittleman | December 25, 2008 2:20 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall for over 3,000 cribs and 6,000 matching furniture pieces after discovering that red paint underneath a black finish contained lead...