WASHINGTON, D.C. - THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED. NAME OF PRODUCT: VITODENS 200 BOILERS UNITS: ABOUT 4,600 MANUFACTURER: VIESSMANN … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. - THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED. NAME OF PRODUCT: WOODEN HAMMOCK STANDS UNITS: ABOUT 30,000 IMPORTER: POTTERY BARN, OF … [Read more...]

THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL WAS VOLUNTARILY CONDUCTED BY THE FIRM IN COOPERATION WITH THE CPSC. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING THE PRODUCT IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED. PRODUCTS: MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 CAN-AM® YOUTH ATVS UNITS: ABOUT 1,200 IMPORTER: BRP U.S. INC., OF STURTEVANT, WIS. MANUFACTURER: VIETNAM PRECISION INDUSTRIAL … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, DC - WATER ANYWHERE CAN BE A POTENTIAL DROWNING HAZARD. WHILE POOLS ARE AN OBVIOUS RISK, PARENTS SHOULD NOT LET THEIR GUARD DOWN AROUND OTHER HAZARDS SUCH AS BATHTUBS AND BUCKETS. THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) IS WARNING PARENTS THAT CHILDREN NEED TO BE SUPERVISED AROUND THESE COMMON BUT SOMETIMES HIDDEN DROWNING … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, DC - FOUND IN VARIOUS ROOMS OF THE HOME, LARGE FURNITURE SUCH AS TVS, CHESTS, ARMOIRES, AND APPLIANCES ARE STAPLES IN OUR HOMES. BUT THESE ITEMS CAN TIP OVER AND CRUSH CHILDREN, CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH. LAST YEAR, CPSC IDENTIFIED THIS ISSUE AS ONE OF THE “TOP FIVE HIDDEN HOME HAZARDS.” A NEW DATA REPORT (PDF) FROM THE U.S. CONSUMER … [Read more...]