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...]

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...]