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Recall Roundup: Govee Electric Space Heaters, Quad Lock Battery Pack, Baofali Crib Bumpers pulled for safety
Read full article: Recall Roundup: Govee Electric Space Heaters, Quad Lock Battery Pack, Baofali Crib Bumpers pulled for safetySeveral popular products have been recalled due to serious safety concerns, including a Wolf Appliance, battery pack and crib bumpers.
Consumer Product Safety Commissioners call for Shein, Temu to be investigated over safety concerns
Read full article: Consumer Product Safety Commissioners call for Shein, Temu to be investigated over safety concernsCPSC commissioners asked staff to examine how companies like Shein and Temu comply with the Consumer Product Safety Act, a law designed to protect Americans from unsafe products.
Trader Joe’s Mango Tangerine Scented Candles recalled due to high flames hazard
Read full article: Trader Joe’s Mango Tangerine Scented Candles recalled due to high flames hazardDid you buy a Mango Tangerine Scented Candle at Trader Joe’s this summer? The retailer is recalling them due to a fire hazard.
Recall Roundup: Wall mirrors, mattress pads, LED light-up toys
Read full article: Recall Roundup: Wall mirrors, mattress pads, LED light-up toysOrigin 21 wall mirrors, Avocado organic mattress pads, and Attom Tech LED light-up jelly toys are all included in this week’s recall roundup for safety reasons.
Water beads sold at Target recalled after report of baby’s death
Read full article: Water beads sold at Target recalled after report of baby’s deathThousands of Chuckle and Roar water bead kits have been recalled, but a San Antonio mother whose daughter was injured by a similar product wants them banned as toys.
Peloton 4Q sales top Street, but posts bigger-than-expected loss partly on recall costs
Read full article: Peloton 4Q sales top Street, but posts bigger-than-expected loss partly on recall costsPeloton managed to beat sales expectations during its fiscal fourth quarter, but the exercise equipment maker reported a bigger loss than anticipated partly due to recall costs and a shift in consumer spending.
Zipadee Kids recalls house bed frames and Montessori floor beds due to entrapment, strangulation hazards
Read full article: Zipadee Kids recalls house bed frames and Montessori floor beds due to entrapment, strangulation hazardsZipadee Kids is recalling its Convertible House Bed Frames and Montessori Floor Beds.
Yeti recalls 1.9 million coolers and cases for magnet hazard
Read full article: Yeti recalls 1.9 million coolers and cases for magnet hazardU.S. product regulators said Thursday that Yeti has recalled 1.9 million coolers and gear cases because magnets can come detached from them, posing a risk of serious injury or death.
Yeti recalls 1.9 million coolers and cases for magnet hazard
Read full article: Yeti recalls 1.9 million coolers and cases for magnet hazardU.S. product regulators said Thursday that Yeti has recalled 1.9 million coolers and gear cases because magnets can come detached from them, posing a risk of serious injury or death.
FACT FOCUS: Biden administration isn’t banning gas stoves
Read full article: FACT FOCUS: Biden administration isn’t banning gas stovesFollowing comments made by a member of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, misleading claims that the Biden administration is planning on banning gas stoves have spread widely across social media platforms this week.
Companies not doing enough to warn parents of infant inclined sleep products, Consumer Reports says
Read full article: Companies not doing enough to warn parents of infant inclined sleep products, Consumer Reports saysAlmost four years after a Consumer Reports investigation prompted the recall of millions of popular infant inclined sleep products, more child deaths have been linked to them. CR and other product safety experts say companies aren’t doing enough to warn parents of the danger.
‘Babies continue to die’: CPSC implores parents to stop using inclined sleep products
Read full article: ‘Babies continue to die’: CPSC implores parents to stop using inclined sleep productsFisher-Price and Kids2 repeat their 2019 massive recall of inclined infant sleepers, as at least 12 more infants have died since that recall.
Do not use these bounce castles, e-skateboards, regulators warn after deaths reported
Read full article: Do not use these bounce castles, e-skateboards, regulators warn after deaths reportedThe Consumer Product Safety commission is warning families to stop using certain bounce castles and electric skateboards after five total deaths were reported. Separately, hundreds of thousands of portable generators and strollers were recalled.
Infant rockers linked to at least 14 deaths
Read full article: Infant rockers linked to at least 14 deathsAt least 14 deaths have been linked to infant rockers, according to a warning issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and two companies. They say the products are not intended for nor safe for sleep.
Stop using certain adult bed rails, CPSC warns after three deaths
Read full article: Stop using certain adult bed rails, CPSC warns after three deathsFederal safety regulators are warning consumers to stop using portable bed rails for adults from Mobility Transfer Systems following deaths of three elderly people.
Walmart recalls room spray linked to ‘rare, dangerous bacteria’ as CDC investigates two deaths
Read full article: Walmart recalls room spray linked to ‘rare, dangerous bacteria’ as CDC investigates two deathsWalmart is recalling thousands of aromatherapy room sprays as the CDC investigates a rare bacteria and two deaths.
More deaths tied to Boppy loungers, nursing pillows, Consumer Reports warns
Read full article: More deaths tied to Boppy loungers, nursing pillows, Consumer Reports warnsSeven recent infant deaths are tied to infant loungers and nursing pillows made by Boppy, according to government data analyzed by Consumer Reports.
Risk of children swallowing high-powered magnet balls leads to recall
Read full article: Risk of children swallowing high-powered magnet balls leads to recallHigh-powered magnet ball sets may be a novelty item or interesting desk toy for adults, but they can be dangerous and even deadly in the hands and mouths of curious children.
Children at heightened drowning risk after pandemic canceled swim lessons, agency says
Read full article: Children at heightened drowning risk after pandemic canceled swim lessons, agency saysChildren may be at a heightened risk of drowning this summer after the pandemic canceled swim lessons last year, child safety advocates warn.
Fisher-Price recalls baby soothers after 4 infant deaths
Read full article: Fisher-Price recalls baby soothers after 4 infant deathsFisher-Price says it is recalling a model of its baby soothers after the deaths of four infants who were placed on their backs unrestrained in the devices and later found on their stomachs.
Sale of unregulated, risky infant sleep products banned
Read full article: Sale of unregulated, risky infant sleep products bannedThe Consumer Product Safety Commission voted to ban the sale of products marketed for infant sleep after more than 100 deaths linked to the unregulated products. Manufacturers have one year to comply with safe sleep standards.
Nursing pillows could pose suffocation danger, Consumer Product Safety Commission says
Read full article: Nursing pillows could pose suffocation danger, Consumer Product Safety Commission saysSAN ANTONIO – The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning parents about the dangers of letting infants sleep on nursing pillows. “Do not allow infants to sleep on nursing pillows or other pillow-like products,” the agency stated. Peachman reviewed the government database of incidents and said there are at least 28 infant deaths between 2012 and 2018 that are possibly linked to nursing pillows or lounge pads. She said parents must get the message that nursing pillows are not sleep products. Peachman says it’s critical to move children who fall asleep on a nursing pillow or lounge pad to safe space.
Over 635,000 duck toys recalled due to lead poisoning
Read full article: Over 635,000 duck toys recalled due to lead poisoningSAN ANTONIO – If you have one of these Aflac Doctor Duck plush toys throw it away. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the toy is in violation of the federal lead content ban. The buttons on the lab coat on the duck contain high levels of lead, which is toxic if ingested by young children. FDA issues warning about hand sanitizer packaged in water bottles, beer cans, kids’ food pouchesThere are about 635,500 duck toys that Aflac employees and agents purchased that were distributed as a promotional giveaway item to customers. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said if you have one of these toys you should immediately dispose of it.
Keep an eye on your toddlers splashing in the pool. Drowning is the leading accidental cause of death for kids 1 to 4
Read full article: Keep an eye on your toddlers splashing in the pool. Drowning is the leading accidental cause of death for kids 1 to 4An average of 379 children under age 15 die in reported drownings linked to pools or spas each year, the CPSC said. Widening the scope to include young people under the age of 20, drowning remains a major threat, ranking as the third leading cause of death among that age group. Nearly 1,000 young people succumbed to drowning in 2017, according to a policy statement published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Although drownings have long been a leading cause of death, childhood drowning rates have been more than halved in the last three decades. Most young children who drown in pools had only been left unsupervised for minutes or less, according to a CPSC study.
Baby carriers sold at Target and Amazon are recalled because a child could fall out
Read full article: Baby carriers sold at Target and Amazon are recalled because a child could fall outAround 14,000 of Infantino's baby carriers have been recalled because its buckle can break, and the child can fall out. These items were sold at Target and Amazon from November 15 to December 20, 2019, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a news release this week. If you have these popular baby carriers, you can return it and get a free replacement. Go Forward 4-in-1 Evolved Ergonomic Carrier - lot code: 2018 0619Go Forward 4-in-1 Evolved Ergonomic Carrier - lot code: 2018 0719Flip Front2back Carrier - lot code 2018 0719Up Close Newborn Carrier - lot code 2018 0719"The front facing infant carriers are cotton with a front padded pouch. The carriers have a black body and black straps or a gray body and black straps," the US Consumer Product Safety Commission described the product.
Do not use this infant sleeper, CPSC warns
Read full article: Do not use this infant sleeper, CPSC warnsDo not use this infant sleeper, CPSC warnsPublished: January 17, 2020, 5:30 pmCalling a popular infant sleep product a suffocation risk, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning parents not to use it.