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...]

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: TOY BOATS UNITS: ABOUT 200 IMPORTER: BUZZ’S BOATYARD, OF NEW SMYRNA … [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: “KVIBY” CHESTS UNITS: ABOUT 5,000 (AN ADDITIONAL 26,000 WERE SOLD … [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: GENERAL ELECTRIC TOASTERS UNITS: ABOUT 210,000 IMPORTER: WAL-MART … [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. NAME OF PRODUCT: JACK LIFT TOOLS AND KITS UNITS: ABOUT 450 MANUFACTURER: SHIVVERS MANUFACTURING INC., OF CORYDON, IOWA DISTRIBUTOR: COUNTRY CLIPPER, A DIVISION OF … [Read more...]