consumer product safety

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 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...

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 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...

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 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...

Two months after one of the trendiest names in children's products recalled 1 million strollers after reports of youngsters' fingers being lopped off, another 1.5 million strollers are being recalled for a similar reason. Graco Children's Products is recalling certain models of its Passage, Alano...

Shortly after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced yet another crib recall following the death of a baby and dozens of other incidents, the crib manufacturer took the unusual step of issuing a statement absolving itself of responsibility. Dorel Industries (parents might know them...

The cloth book "Big Rex and Friends" is being recalled because a dinosaur in the book has high levels of lead, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. It's not Rex himself that's a problem, but rather his friend, Diplodocus. A large red spot sewn onto Diplodocus contains the lead, the...