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Today's Fresh Blogs...| CPSC: The ABC's of avoiding injuries |
| Published: August 17, 2007, 9:02 am |
| Tags: Art Supplies, Artsupplies, Astm, Back To School, Backtoschool, Bike Helme, Bikehelme, Clothing, Cpsc, Helmet, Helmets, Injuries, Injury, Kids, Kids Clothes, Kids Clothing, Kidsclothes, Kidsclothing, Playground, Safety, Saftey, School, School Clothes, School Safety, Schoolclothes |
| hazard. Since 1979, CPSC has receive reports of at least 28 deaths related to movable soccer goals. These should always be securely anchored when in use.Care with clothing and art materials. Hood and neck drawstrings on clothing can pose a strangulation hazard and CPSC recommends removing them. In the past 20 years, they have |
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| Product Recall: Netto Collection Cribs |
| Published: September 5, 2007, 5:35 am |
| Tags: Childrens Product Recall, Childrensproductrecall, Cpsc, Crib Recall, Crib Saftey, Crib Slats, Cribrecall, Cribsaftey, Cribslats, Furniture Recall, Furniturerecall, Loft Crib, Loftcrib, Moderne Crib, Modernecrib, Netto Collection Crib, Nettocollectioncrib, Product Recall |
| Filed under: Gear, Health and Safety, Children's furniture, Cribs and cradles, Nursery decorThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and NettoCollection LLC, of New York, N.Y have announced a voluntary recall of "Moderne" and "Loft" Cribs due to an entrapment and strangulation hazard. The slats on the cribs can separate from the rails, leaving |
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| Product Recall: BCI Single Post Swingsets |
| Published: September 25, 2007, 10:09 am |
| Tags: Bci Burke, Bciburke, Children S Recall, Children Srecall, Cpsc, Playground Recall, Playground Swing, Playgroundrecall, Playgroundswing, Product Recall, Productrecall, Single Post Swing, Singlepostswing, Swing Set Recall, Swingsetrecall, Toy Recall, Toyrecall |
| Filed under: Health and SafetyThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with BCI Burke Company, has announced the recall of Single Post Swing Sets due to a fall hazard. The connection at the top of the cross beam can actually break and cause the beam to collapse. This poses a fall hazard to children as well as a hazard to |
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| More Lead Paint Recalls of Public Company Products (DIS, ENR) |
| Published: October 4, 2007, 2:16 pm |
| Tags: China, Entertainment, Law, Product Review, Regulation, Cpsc |
| The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced more toy recalls today for lead... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] |
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| Head of CPSC Opposes Measure |
| Published: October 5, 2007, 12:00 am |
| Tags: Head, Cpsc, Opposes, Measure, Nancy Nord, Joseph Mcguire, Mark Pryor, Nike Inc, Ann Brown, Bill Clinton, Dick Durbin, Gaithersburg, Association Of Home Appliance Manufacturers, Consumer Federation Of America, National Association Of Manufacturers, U S Consumer Produc |
| The acting chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission yesterday sided with business groups in opposing a Senate proposal that would make it easier for the agency to disclose potential product hazards. |
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| Taking Simple Precautions Can Help Prevent Falls and Devastating Head Injuries |
| Published: October 15, 2007, 4:28 pm |
| Tags: Health, Concussion, Elderly, Emergency Rooms, Falls, Head Injury, Hematoma, Home, Injury, Older Adults, Prevention, Safety, Statistics, Tbi, Trauma Cpsc, Traumatic Brain Injury |
| Product Safety Commission (CPSC) indicate that there were an estimated 1.1 million people treated at U.S. hospital emergency rooms for head injuries related to common products found around the home. The number of head injuries is actually greater, since many people are treated at doctor's offices, immediate care centers, or do not seek any |
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| CPSC: Home lead test kits are unreliable |
| Published: October 23, 2007, 5:01 am |
| Tags: Chinese Toys, Chinesetoys, Cpsc, Lead Paint, Lead Paint Test Kit, Lead Paint Testing, Lead Test, Lead Toys, Leadpaint, Leadpainttesting, Leadpainttestkit, Leadtest, Leadtoys, Recall, Toy Recalls, Toyrecalls, Xrf |
| kits can be unreliable. CPSC staff tested two commonly available home lead test kits that use chemical reactions to detect levels of lead in household paint. These kits were developed to detect much higher levels than CPSC's maximum allowed level of 0.06% and were found to be unreliable when detecting the lower amounts, especially in |
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| Bumbo Recall |
| Published: October 25, 2007, 1:53 pm |
| Tags: Legal, Health, Bumbo, Bumbo Chair Recall, Bumbo Recall, Bumbo Seat, Bumbo Seat Recall, Bumbo Seats, Bumbo Baby Sitter, Cpsc, Kmart, Sears, Target, Wal Mart |
| seats, bumbo baby sitter, cpsc, kmart, sears, target, wal martDid you enjoy reading this post? Buy me lunch or dinner at Hardee's to fuel my late night writing sessions and keep the content |
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| CPSC Leader Called On To Resign |
| Published: October 31, 2007, 9:20 am |
| Tags: Cpsc, Leader, Called, Resign |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) yesterday called on the head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission to resign, and a Senate committee passed legislation to increase the embattled agency's funding and expand its authority. |
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| Consumer Product Safety Commission chief urged to resign |
| Published: October 31, 2007, 1:30 pm |
| Tags: China, Chinese Toys, Chinesetoys, Cpsc, Democrats, Lead Paint, Leadpaint, Nancy Nord, Nancy Pelosi, Nancynord, Nancypelosi, Product Safety Bill, Productsafetybill, Safe Toys, Safetoys, Toy Safety, Toy Tester, Toysafety, Toytester |
| appointed chairwoman of the CPSC by President George W. Bush, has steadfastly opposed legislation that would increase the agency's authority and staff, double its budget and increase penalties for safety violations.Pelosi is now calling for Nord's resignation, saying, "Any commission chair who ..., in the face of the facts that are so clear, |
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| Product Recall: Limited Too Girl's Gift Set Attachment |
| Published: November 1, 2007, 11:01 am |
| Tags: Cpsc, Girls Gift Set Recall, Girlsgiftsetrecall, Lead Paint Recall, Leadpaintrecall, Limited Too Recall, Limitedtoorecall, Recall, Tween Brands, Tweenbrands |
| Filed under: RecallsBoy, they are sure busy this week at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Today, they have announced the recall of this tiny little attachment on girl's gift sets sold at Limited Too. As per usual, the paint on the attachment contains excessive levels of lead. I think it is highly unlikely that a girl old enough to |
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| CPSC's Ethics-Review Process For Travel Criticized by Experts |
| Published: November 6, 2007, 12:00 am |
| Tags: Cpsc S, Ethics Review, Process, For, Travel, Criticized, Experts, Hal Stratton, Nancy Nord, Page Faulk, John G Mullan, Ross Koeser, China, Toy Industry Association Inc, U S Consumer Product Safety Commission, United States, Pennsylvania, Intercontinental Mark Hopkins H |
| Top officials at the Consumer Product Safety Commission repeatedly took costly trips at industry expense after internal reviews that ethics experts say were weak and superficial, including one instance in which the agency's ethics official traveled with the commission chairman as a guest of a... |
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| Video: Toxic Toys, A Poison Affair |
| Published: November 30, 2007, 8:01 am |
| Tags: Barbie And Ken, Barbie Ken, Barbie Ken Hookup, Barbie Lead Poisoning, Barbie Video, Barbieandken, Barbieken, Barbiekenhookup, Barbieleadpoisoning, Barbievideo, Campaing For Americas Future, Campaingforamericasfuture, Chinese Toys, Chinesetoys, Cpsc, Lead Poisoning, Lead |
| Nord. A spokesperson for the CPSC is not amused. "I'm not going to dignify the video with any kind of response other than to say it's riddled with inaccuracies," says Julie Vallese. Read Read Permalink Email this Linking Blogs Comments |
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| Product Recall: Stokke Xplory Stroller |
| Published: December 5, 2007, 12:01 pm |
| Tags: Childrens Products Recall, Childrensproductsrecall, Cpsc, Stokke Stroller Recall, Stokkestrollerrecall, Xplory Stroller Recall, Xplorystrollerrecall |
| Filed under: Joggers/Strollers/Trailers, RecallsThe The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of about 2,000 Stokke Xplory Baby Strollers. A bolt that attaches the front wheels to the stroller can come loose and cause the wheel to fall off. There have been fourteen reports in the U.S. of one of the front wheels |
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| Product Recall: Children's trailer bicycles |
| Published: January 8, 2008, 12:01 pm |
| Tags: Bike Recall, Bikerecall, Childrens Recall, Childrensrecall, Cpsc, Recall, Trailer Recall, Trailerrecall |
| Filed under: Joggers/Strollers/Trailers, RecallsThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of about 7,000 Trailer Bicycles manufactured by Pacific Cycle of Madison, Wisconsin. The coupler that connects the trailer to the adult bike has faulty welds that can fail, posing a fall hazard to children. Pacific Cycle has |
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