Haier America to Pay More Than $500,000 Civil Penalty
July 18, 2009
HAIER AMERICA TRADING LLC, OF NEW YORK CITY, HAS AGREED TO PAY A CIVIL PENALTY OF $587,500 TO SETTLE ALLEGATIONS THAT THE APPLIANCE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO INFORM CPSC OF A DEFECT AND FIRE HAZARD IN THE COMPANY’S OSCILLATING TOWER FAN, MODEL FTM140GG.
Inez Tenenbaum Sworn In As New Chairman of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
July 15, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – INEZ MOORE TENENBAUM HAS BEEN SWORN IN AS THE NINTH CHAIRMAN OF THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC). PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA NOMINATED MS. TENENBAUM ON JUNE 9, 2009, SHE WAS CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE ON JUNE 19, 2009, AND WAS OFFICIALLY SWORN IN ON JUNE 23, 2009 TO A TERM THAT EXPIRES IN OCTOBER 2013.
Inez Tenenbaum Sworn In As New Chairman of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
July 10, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – INEZ MOORE TENENBAUM HAS BEEN SWORN IN AS THE NINTH CHAIRMAN OF THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC). PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA NOMINATED MS. TENENBAUM ON JUNE 9, 2009, SHE WAS CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE ON JUNE 19, 2009, AND WAS OFFICIALLY SWORN IN ON JUNE 23, 2009 TO A TERM THAT EXPIRES IN OCTOBER 2013.
Nine Companies Penalized for Selling Children’s Products that Violated the Federal Lead Paint Ban
July 8, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT NINE CHILDREN’S PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS AND SELLERS HAVE AGREED TO PAY MORE THAN $500,000 IN CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THE FEDERAL LEAD PAINT BAN.
CPSC Announces Drop in Fireworks-Related Injuries; Consumers Still Urged To Celebrate Safe This July 4th
July 1, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION’S NEW CHAIRMAN, INEZ TENENBAUM, URGED FAMILIES TODAY TO PUT SAFETY FIRST DURING THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY AND CELEBRATE WITH CAUTION WHEN IT COMES TO FIREWORKS. THE LATEST REPORT (PDF) FROM CPSC INDICATES THAT THERE WERE REPORTS OF SEVEN FIREWORKS-RELATED DEATHS AND AN ESTIMATED 7,000 HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM TREATED INJURIES IN 2008. IN 2007, CPSC HAD REPORTS OF ELEVEN DEATHS AND AN ESTIMATED 9,800 INJURIES.
Mattel, Fisher-Price to Pay $2.3 Million Civil Penalty for Violating Lead Paint Ban
June 6, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – AS PART OF ITS COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN, THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT MATTEL INC., OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. AND ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY, FISHER-PRICE INC., OF EAST AURORA, N.Y. HAVE AGREED TO PAY A $2.3 MILLION CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATING THE FEDERAL LEAD PAINT BAN.
CPSC Announces New Report on Child Drownings and Near-drownings in Pools and Spas
May 22, 2009
A NEW REPORT (PDF) RELEASED TODAY BY THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) PROVIDES UPDATED FIGURES ON CHILD DROWNING DEATHS AND INJURIES IN POOLS AND SPAS. CPSC’S LATEST DATA REVEALS THAT NEARLY 300 CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 5 DROWN IN POOLS AND SPAS EACH YEAR, AND ABOUT 3,000 SUFFER POOL OR SPA-RELATED INJURIES REQUIRING ATTENTION AT HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS.
ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE POOL AND SPA-RELATED DEATHS AND INJURIES INVOLVE CHILDREN AGES 1-2, WITH ABOUT 80% OF THE DROWNING FATALITIES OCCURRING IN RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS, SUCH AS THE VICTIM’S HOME, A FAMILY OR FRIEND’S HOUSE OR AT A NEIGHBOR’S RESIDENCE.
NEW DATA (PDF) FROM CPSC ALSO SHOWS THAT FROM 1999 THROUGH 2008, THERE WERE 83 REPORTS OF POOL AND SPA ENTRAPMENTS, INCLUDING 11 DEATHS AND 69 INJURIES. SINCE 1999, 14% OF THE REPORTED SUCTION/ENTRAPMENT INCIDENTS AT POOLS OR SPAS WERE FATAL.
AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY ON CAPITOL HILL, CPSC ACTING CHAIRMAN NANCY NORD JOINED MINNESOTA SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR, FLORIDA CONGRESSWOMAN DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, SAFE KIDS USA, AND SCOTT TAYLOR (THE FATHER OF ABIGAIL TAYLOR, WHO SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES FROM AN EVISCERATION INCIDENT IN A WADING POOL), TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND POOL OWNERS TO MAKE SAFETY A TOP PRIORITY AS THE SUMMER SWIM SEASON OFFICIALLY OPENS.
“PREVENTING CHILD DROWNINGS IS A KEY PART OF CPSC’S MISSION. I CALL UPON ALL PARENTS, CAREGIVERS AND POOL AND SPA OPERATORS TO ENSURE THAT FENCING AND OTHER LAYERS OF PROTECTION ARE IN PLACE; THAT THERE IS CONSTANT SUPERVISION OF CHILDREN IN AND AROUND THE WATER; AND THAT NEW, SAFER DRAIN COVERS THAT PREVENT ENTRAPMENT INCIDENTS ARE INSTALLED,” SAID ACTING CHAIRMAN NORD.
“I WANT TO THANK THE CONGRESS FOR PROVIDING CPSC WITH FUNDS THIS YEAR TO IMPLEMENT THE VIRGINIA GRAEME BAKER POOL AND SPA SAFETY ACT. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CHILD SAFETY LAW AND CPSC WILL USE THE NEW FUNDS TO INCREASE COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW, EDUCATE ON POOL AND SPA SAFETY MEASURES, IMPLEMENT THE STATE GRANT PROGRAM, PARTNER WITH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON ENFORCEMENT, AND MAKE POOLS AND SPAS EVEN SAFER,” ADDED NORD.
THE POOL AND SPA SAFETY ACT (P&SSACT) WENT INTO EFFECT ON DECEMBER 19, 2008 AND REQUIRES ALL PUBLIC POOLS AND SPAS TO HAVE ANTI-ENTRAPMENT DRAIN COVERS, AND IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AN ADDITIONAL ANTI-ENTRAPMENT SYSTEM. CPSC HAS PRIORITIZED PUBLIC WADING POOLS, KIDDIE POOLS AND IN-GROUND SPAS AS THE KEY AREAS OF FOCUS FOR ENFORCEMENT AND HAS CALLED UPON STATE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH TO ASSIST THE AGENCY IN ENFORCING THE LAW.
CPSC IS ALSO ANNOUNCING THE LAUNCH OF A NEW WEB SITE – WWW.POOLSAFETY.GOV – WHICH SERVES AS A VALUABLE SOURCE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE P&SSACT AND DROWNING PREVENTION. THE NEW SITE PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE SWIMMING POOL AND SPA COMMUNITY, STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS, AND THE MEDIA.
DROWNING OCCURS MORE COMMONLY WHEN CHILDREN GET ACCESS TO THE POOL DURING A SHORT LAPSE IN ADULT SUPERVISION. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF DROWNING, POOL OWNERS SHOULD ADOPT SEVERAL LAYERS OF PROTECTION, INCLUDING PHYSICAL BARRIERS, SUCH AS A FENCE COMPLETELY SURROUNDING THE POOL WITH SELF-CLOSING, SELF-LATCHING GATES TO PREVENT UNSUPERVISED ACCESS BY YOUNG CHILDREN. IF THE HOUSE FORMS A SIDE OF THE BARRIER, USE ALARMS ON DOORS LEADING TO THE POOL AREA AND/OR A POWER SAFETY COVER OVER THE POOL. IN ADDITION, REPORTS OF CHILDREN EXITING THE H
New CPSC Facility For Consumer Product Testing and Evaluation
May 14, 2009
A LEASE HAS BEEN SIGNED TO EXPAND AND MODERNIZE THE AGENCY’S TESTING FACILITIES. THE NEW FACILITY, LOCATED OFF THE “I-270 TECHNOLOGY CORRIDOR” IN ROCKVILLE, MD., WILL ENHANCE CPSC’S EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM DANGEROUS CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND BRINGS SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TOGETHER IN ONE TESTING FACILITY.
CPSC Announces New, Modern Facility For Consumer Product Testing and Evaluation
May 13, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE ACTING CHAIRMAN OF THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT A LEASE HAS BEEN SIGNED TO EXPAND AND MODERNIZE THE AGENCY’S TESTING FACILITIES. THE NEW FACILITY, LOCATED OFF THE “I-270 TECHNOLOGY CORRIDOR” IN ROCKVILLE, MD., WILL ENHANCE CPSC’S EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM DANGEROUS CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND BRINGS SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TOGETHER IN ONE TESTING FACILITY.
Mega Brands America To Pay $1.1 Million Civil Penalty For Reporting Violations With Magnetix Toy
April 15, 2009
NOTE: For more background on the dangers of magnetic toys like Magnetix Building Sets, see the following previous notices on US Recall News:
- Mega Brands Recalls Magtastik and Magnetix Building Sets
- Swallowed Magnets Stick Together in Childrens’ Intestines
Non-safety-related Voluntary Market Withdrawal of a Limited Portion of DAYTRANA (Methylphenidate Transdermal System) Patches
March 24, 2009
CONTACT: MATTHEW CABREY, SHIRE, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS 484 595 8248
SHIRE PLC (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), THE GLOBAL SPECIALTY BIOPHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, ANNOUNCED TODAY A VOLUNTARY MARKET WITHDRAWAL/RECALL OF THIRTY-NINE (39) LOTS OF THE ADHD PATCH DAYTRANA (THE LOTS OF DAYTRANA PATCHES AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION ARE LISTED BELOW). SHIRE IS TAKING THIS ACTION BECAUSE SOME DAYTRANA PATCHES NO LONGER MEET THEIR RELEASE LINER REMOVAL SPECIFICATION, AND AS A RESULT, PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS COULD HAVE DIFFICULTIES REMOVING THE LINERS.
CPSC Warns that 9 Out of 10 Unintentional Child Poisonings Occur in the Home
March 19, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – EACH YEAR, UNINTENTIONAL POISONINGS FROM CONSUMER PRODUCTS COMMONLY FOUND IN THE HOME KILL ABOUT 30 CHILDREN AND PROMPT MORE THAN 2 MILLION CALLS TO THE NATION’S POISON CONTROL CENTERS. MORE THAN 90% OF THESE CALLS INVOLVE POISONINGS IN THE HOME. ON AVERAGE, EACH YEAR AN ESTIMATED 80,000 CHILDREN ARE TREATED IN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS FOR UNINTENTIONAL POISONINGS.
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CPSC Developing Practical Guidance For Meeting Phthalates Requirements In New Child Safety Law: Public Input Sought
February 13, 2009
INTERIM ENFORCEMENT POLICY ALSO ANNOUNCED BY THE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. – STARTING ON FEBRUARY 10, 2009, CERTAIN CHILDREN’S TOYS AND CHILD CARE ARTICLES CAN NO LONGER BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, MANUFACTURED OR IMPORTED FOR SALE IN THE UNITED STATES IF THEY CONTAIN MORE THAN 0.1% OF SPECIFIED PHTHALATES. THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK RULED LAST WEEK THAT THIS PROHIBITION APPLIES REGARDLESS OF WHEN THE COVERED PRODUCTS WERE MADE.
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Guidlines For Complying With Phthalates Requirements In New Child Safety Law
February 7, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – STARTING ON FEBRUARY 10, 2009, CHILDREN’S TOYS AND CHILD CARE ARTICLES CANNOT CONTAIN MORE THAT 0.1% OF SIX PHTHALATES (DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIDP, AND DNOPA) REGARDLESS OF WHEN THEY WERE MANUFACTURED. THE CPSC WILL ABIDE BY A COURT DECISION (PDF) ISSUED YESTERDAY RULING THAT THE PROHIBITION ON PHTHALATES IN THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2008 APPLIES TO PRODUCTS IN INVENTORY. PHTHALATES ARE A GROUP OF CHEMICALS (OILY, COLORLESS LIQUIDS) THAT ARE USED AMONG OTHER THINGS TO MAKE VINYL AND OTHER PLASTICS SOFT AND FLEXIBLE.
CPSC Spells Out Enforcement Policy For New Lead Limits In Children’s Products Effective February 10
February 7, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – STARTING ON FEBRUARY 10, 2009, CONSUMER PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER CANNOT HAVE MORE THAN 600 PARTS PER MILLION OF LEAD IN ANY ACCESSIBLE PART. THIS NEW SAFETY REQUIREMENT IS A KEY COMPONENT OF THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT (CPSIA) AIMED AT FURTHER REDUCING CHILDREN’S EXPOSURE TO LEAD.
CPSC Grants One Year Stay of Testing and Certification Requirements for Certain Products
January 31, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION VOTED UNANIMOUSLY (2-0) TO ISSUE A ONE YEAR STAY OF ENFORCEMENT FOR CERTAIN TESTING AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF REGULATED PRODUCTS, INCLUDING PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR CHILDREN 12 YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER. THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE PART OF THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT (CPSIA), WHICH ADDED CERTIFICATION AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO CPSC STANDARDS OR BANS.
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