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Haier America Trading LLC of New York City is recalling 67,500 of its chest freezers -- including one model sold under the Black & Decker brand at Walmart stores -- because a capacitor in its circuitry can overheat and possibly catch fire, according to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety...

A third stroller has been recalled out of concern its hinges could break or sever a child's fingers. CYBEX umbrella strollers sold by Regal Lager were recalled in the U.S. and Canada, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada announced. The company told the CPSC it had been...

The maker of the popular Thomas & Friends painted wooden trains agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle charges that it sold 1.7 million toys that had more lead than permitted by federal law, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The agreement was actually reached in September. CPSC...

Tweet this: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has joined the social networking world -- joining Twitter, YouTube and Flickr, with a Facebook page on its way. The move might seem simple for you and me, but is immeasurably more complex when you're working for a government agency. An...

If you own any children's products or are going to buy some second-hand, this is a list that could help save a life. All have been recalled because they have put kids in peril -- with design flaws or defects that risk burns, broken bones and even death, especially drop-side crib recalls. The U.S....

For years, a handful of companies that manufactured products consumers told them were dangerous seemingly violated the federal consumer safety rules as a business decision. They had a decision to make: quickly report the problem (as the law requires) and repair or replace hundreds of thousands of...

An American subsidiary of the Chinese electronics and appliances giant Haier Group was assessed a $587,500 penalty for failing to promptly disclose that it knew wires were breaking in its fans, posing a risk of fire, thus delaying its recall.Haier America Trading Llc. agreed to pay the fine to...

The H2O Mop Steam Cleaners, as seen on TV, is being recalled after at least 18 reports of users being shocked or burned, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.About 580,000 units that were sold nationwide for about $100 between June 2007 and December 2008 are subject to the recall. The...

In the two months since a line of robes were recalled over flammability concerns, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has learned that six people have been burned to death wearing them. The CPSC said five of the six victims were women -- three in their 80s -- and all were cooking when...

At long last, President Obama has named his choice for a new leader of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. But the choice of Inez Tenenbaum is a bit out of left field. She is a prominent Democrat, rumored at one point to become Obama's education secretary. She has no background in product...