consumer product safety commission

Hewlett-Packard has begun a voluntary recall of 54,000 lithium-ion batteries used in notebook computers that "can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers," according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The Customs and Border Protection agency has reached a deal with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to allow safety inspectors to determine what's being imported before it arrives at U.S. ports. The two agencies agreed to let CPSC workers to complete safety risk assessments using the Customs...

Telebrands Corp., which nurtures inventions onto the infomercial screen, is recalling its Therma Scarf scarves after reports of at least five fires started by its microwaveable heat packs, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada said. The fires were started in the flax-seed...

Baby slings, an accessory that engenders strong feelings from parents and safety advocates on opposite sides, is being targeted by the U.S. Consumer Product Commission for a warning that they can be dangerous to infants. "We know of too many deaths in these slings and we now know the hazard...

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 Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reached a $1.25 million settlement with RC2, the Illinois-based toy company that makes Thomas the Tank Engine. The settlement pertains to the company's 2007 recall of an estimated 1.7 million Thomas the Tank Engine toys that were deemed to contain lead levels that exceeded the legal limit.

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...