As part of its commitment to protecting the safety of children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that RC2 Corp., of Oak Brook, Ill., has agreed to pay a $1.25 million civil penalty for allegedly violating the federal lead paint ban. The penalty settlement, which has been provisionally accepted by the Commission, [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Window Covering Safety Council (WCSC) are announcing today a voluntary recall to repair all Roman shades and roll-up blinds to prevent the risk of strangulation to young children. This recall involves millions of Roman and roll-up blinds. About five million Roman shades and [...]
Toy safety regulators say one of the holiday season’s hottest toy crazes — Zhu Zhu Pets robotic hamsters — do not violate federal safety standards after all. A spokesman for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said the toy “is not out of compliance” with a new U.S. toy safety law that began taking effect [...]
For the second time this year, a Fresno beef company is recalling thousands of pounds of ground beef contaminated with a drug-resistant strain of salmonella. Beef Packers Inc., owned by Cargill, announced the recall Friday. It covers 22,723 pounds of ground beef products that were sent to stores in Arizona and New Mexico. The Arizona [...]
Toyota Motor Corp. will replace gas pedals on 3.8 million recalled vehicles in the United States to address problems with sudden acceleration or the pedal becoming stuck in the floor mat, The Associated Press has learned. As a temporary step, Toyota will have dealers shorten the length of the gas pedals beginning in January while [...]
CBS News has learned that the Consumer Product Safety Commission is about to announce one of the largest crib recalls in United States history, involving cribs with dropdown sides, fearing they may be unsafe, even deadly. And now, reports “Early Show” Consumer Correspondent Susan Koeppen, there is a major push to ban those types of cribs. [...]
Sony recalled 69,000 AC adapters that ship with some Vaio docking stations and all-in-one desktops, saying the devices could deliver an electrical shock to users. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall Wednesday in cooperation with Sony. The organizations advise people to stop using the recalled products immediately. The problem stems from insulation [...]
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Colby Electronics, announced a voluntary recall of rechargeable batteries sold with portable DVD/CD/MP3 players. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. The rechargeable batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers. Coby Electronics has received 10 reports of batteries overheating, including eight [...]
QVC and Meyer Trading have received 79 reports of the Paula Deen Cast Iron Cookware cracking or shattering while heated. One consumer reported a minor burn injury to an arm. This recall involves the Paula Deen® 11-inch cast iron grill pans and griddles. They were sold as QVC item numbers K14984, K11970 and K135024. The [...]
Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil unit announced a voluntary recall of infants’ and children’s liquid Tylenol products due to potential bacterial contamination. The products were manufactured between April and June, and involve nearly two dozen varieties including Children’s Tylenol Suspension 4 oz. Grape, Infants’ Tylenol Grape Suspension Drops ¼ oz. and Children’s Tylenol Plus Cold/Allergy 4 [...]
