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NEWS ABOUT: consumer safety

consumer safety stories: 7 news summaries

 Fox to Yard Salers: 
 Unloading Wrong Toy 
 Could Cost You $15M 

CPSC launches push to stop the resale of recalled toys

Sep 19, 09 6:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Selling the wrong toy at a yard sale could lead to a fine of up to $15 million under a new government policy, Fox News reports. The Consumer Product Safety Commission's "Resale Round-Up" aims to stamp out the sale of used toys that have been recalled due to high... More »

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toys • consumer protection • consumer safety • Consumer Product Safety Commission • yard sales

 Killer 
 Bathrobes 
 Recalled 

Safety officials warn that robes are fire hazard blamed for six deaths

Jun 12, 09 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Safety officials have reissued a recall notice on a type of chenille robe after the deaths of six people, the Los Angeles Times reports. Officials warn that the robes fail to meet safety standards and catch fire extremely easily. All six victims died after their robes caught fire while they... More »

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product recall • product safety • consumer safety • fire hazard • robe

Obama Picks New Consumer Safety Chair

Wants SC education superintendent to head expanded agency

May 5, 09 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is turning to South Carolina's former education superintendent to head an expanded Consumer Product Safety Commission, an embattled agency that has been criticized by advocates for being too cozy with industry, the AP reports. The president was set today to propose two more seats on the panel and... More »

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consumer products • consumer protection • consumer safety • Consumer Product Safety Commission • Inez Tenenbaum • President Obama

US Firms Balk at EU Crackdown on Chemicals

Tough new regs shift burden to proving products are safe

Jun 12, 08 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - The European Union has passed a series of tough new laws requiring companies to prove that the chemicals in their products are safe, the Washington Post reports. The rule is the exact opposite of US law—which requires proof that a chemical is dangerous before it can be regulated—and... More »

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cancer • European Union • public health • chemicals • product safety • consumer safety

Mattel Gets Tough on Chinese Suppliers

Second recall was a serious wake-up call

Aug 29, 07 11:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - The first batch of lead-tainted toys it had to recall, Mattel wrote off as an isolated incident—"a single vendor who made a big mistake.” But when it came to recalling 1.5 million unsafe Barbie dolls, Sarge jeeps and other toys made in China, the company knew... More »

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China • recall • product recall • Mattel • consumer safety • manufacturer

China Declares War
on Tainted Exports

Beijing launches 4-month national campaign

Aug 24, 07 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - In an effort to counteract the flood of bad publicity about its product-safety system, China will mount a 4-month "war" on tainted exports that focuses on whipping government officials into shape, Reuters reports. The short-term campaign is "a special battle to protect the health and personal interests of... More »

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China • communism • Wu Yi • tainted toothpaste • exports • product recall • product safety • consumer safety

SpongeBob?
Not You, Too!

Another recall of 300,000 Chinese toys hits America

Aug 23, 07 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some 300,000 more toys and other children's items made in China have been recalled due to safety concerns about lead. That includes 250,000 SpongeBob journals and address books with lead paint on the metal bindings. The journals, imported by privately held Martin Designs Inc., were sold in US... More »

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toys • recall • Chinese toys • lead • SpongeBob • Martin Designs Inc. • consumer safety

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