shades

Home improvement giant Lowe's is recalling 11 million Roman shades and roll-up blinds after reports of two children nearly strangling in the cords, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. Tens of millions of Roman shades and blinds have been recalled in the past year as safety concerns...

Family, rest, hot food -- and a really cool pair of shades. That's what a miner needs after being trapped underground for more than two months. Eyewear maker Oakley is handling that last part: It has provided free high-performance sunglasses to the 33 Chilean mine workers being rescued Wednesday.

Smith+Noble has issued a recall for more than 1 million shades and blinds after a Washington state boy nearly strangled, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The recall includes all custom Roman shades from the company as well as roller shades without a tension device on the cord. The...

In one of the largest recalls in history, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is calling for the repair of nearly every roman blind and shade amid growing concerns over child strangulation. Tens of millions of these blinds and shades have been sold -- an estimated 8 million each year. The...