ConsumerProductSafety
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is moving toward forbidding companies that sell, make or import children's clothing from offering outerwear with drawstrings after a sweep by the agency found numerous violations of its 14-year-old guidelines regarding the products, WalletPop.com has...
Daiso to pay $2 million fine, stop selling kids products after breaking federal laws
5:04PM 3/02/2010
Daiso, a huge Japanese-owned retail chain with some 3,000 stores worldwide,has been accused of repeatedly violating federal safety laws while importing toys and other children's goods from China and Vietnam. The company has agreed to pay a $2 million penalty and, in an extraordinary move, was...
Four more lines of sweatshirts recalled because of drawstrings
5:10PM 2/18/2010
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced four separate recalls involving sweatshirts for children.
You would think 14 years after the clothing industry was told to stop putting drawstrings in hoods the practice would have stopped.
Drawstrings have been implicated in strangulation...
With millions of cribs recalled over safety concerns, it's important for parents and caregivers to understand how to ensure the baby's sleeping environment is as safe as possible.
Statistics collected by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission show babies are more likely to die in a crib than...
Discovery Kids lamps recalled after starting seven fires
12:00AM 2/10/2010
Discovery Kids animated marine and safari lamps are being recalled after seven families reported them catching fire, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. A child was injured in one of the fires. If you have one of the lamps you are asked to stop using it and contact the importer to...
Deaths spark crib recall: CSPC says to stop using Generation 2 and ChildESIGNS cribs
4:00PM 2/09/2010
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is issuing a crib recall and warning anyone with Generation 2 Worldwide or "ChildESIGNS" drop side cribs to stop using them following reports of the deaths of three babies. At least a half million of the cribs are believed to have been sold by the now...
Toymaker Schylling accused of knowingly selling lead paint-tainted toys; agrees to $200,000 penalty
12:01AM 2/04/2010
Toymaker Schylling Associates, which makes classic toys including many with the Curious George and Thomas & Friends brands, was accused of knowingly selling tens of thousands of its products that had lead paint in violation of federal law, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission...
Disney Fairies jewelry recalled for excessive lead
3:15PM 2/02/2010
Just days after Disney Princess and the Frog necklaces were recalled for containing the heavy metal cadmium, another Disney branded jewelry line is being recalled for lead, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
This time it's charms sold with Tiny Tink and Friends Children's Toy...
Necklaces sold by Walmart as souvenirs of Disney's most recent princess movie -- "The Princess and the Frog" -- are being recalled because of high levels of the heavy metal cadmium, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
The recall by jewelry and trinket maker F.A.F. Inc. was prompted...
Starbucks recalls glass water bottles after eight are hurt
4:45PM 1/28/2010
Starbucks is recalling glass water bottles it has been selling this month after 10 customers reported either the glass stopper or bottle had shattered, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
Starbucks told the CPSC eight of the reported incidents resulted in cuts. The company has sold...
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