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  • September 2008

    • Tot's Death Spurs Soccer Goal Recall

      NPR  |  Sep 17, 08 12:26 PM CDT

      Tot's Death Spurs Soccer Goal Recall

      (Newser) - Some 190,000 fold-up soccer goals are being recalled after the strangulation death of a Texas toddler, NPR reports. Distributor Regent Sports will replace all MacGregor and Mitre brand nets with a 5-inch grid sent in by customers. The 21-month-old child died last year when his head became entangled in the mesh as he climbed through the back of the net. The company has received other reports of children becoming trapped. More »

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      soccer  • accidental death  • product safety  • Consumer Product Safety Commission  • product recall  • Chinese imports

  • April 2008

    • NRC Warns of Shoddy Nuke Parts

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 11, 08 3:11 AM CDT

      NRC Warns of Shoddy Nuke Parts

      (Newser) - An influx of shoddy and counterfeit parts from China and elsewhere could pose safety hazards in US nuclear power plants, warn officials of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. A dramatic decline in the number of domestic suppliers is making reliable nuclear parts harder to find, reports the Wall Street Journal. The warning comes as nuclear power is making a comeback in the US, with 15 new plants on the drawing board. More »

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      nuclear power  • nuclear power plants  • Consumer Product Safety Commission  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission  • Constellation Energy Group

  • December 2007

    • GE Recalls 92,000 Ovens Over Fire Risk

      Reuters  |  Dec 5, 07 8:01 PM CST

      GE Recalls 92,000 Ovens Over Fire Risk

      (Newser) - GE recalled 92,000 microwave ovens today because the appliances pose a fire hazard, the government said. The ovens, sold at department and appliance stores between January 2000 and December 2003, were sold as GE, GE Profile, and Kenmore products. The company reported no injuries stemming from oven use, but said there were more than 30 cases of property damage, Reuters reports. More »

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      General Electric  • Consumer Product Safety Commission  • recalls  • Sears  • microwave ovens

    • New Tests: 35% of Toys Contain Some Lead

      Associated Press  |  Dec 5, 07 2:00 PM CST

      New Tests: 35% of Toys Contain Some Lead

      (Newser) - Toy shelves are still lined with lead, according to test results released today from environmental health groups in nine states. Checking 1,268 toys, the groups found lead in 35%, with levels often surpassing federal recall standards. Only 23 of those toys have been recalled. “This is not about alarming parents,” one official said. “We’re just trying to give people information.” More »

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      toy recalls  • lead tainted toys  • lead poisoning  • Consumer Product Safety Commission  • lead paint

  • November 2007

    • US Stores Riddled With Unsafe Toys

      McClatchy Newspapers  |  Nov 21, 07 3:22 AM CST

      US Stores Riddled With Unsafe Toys

      (Newser) - Despite massive recalls, hazardous toys still crowd US shelves, warn consumer watchdog organizations. Dozens of toys pose choking hazards, contain toxic chemicals, or use dangerously strong magnets, according to an annual toy survey by the US Public Interest Research Group released yesterday. Nine of 100 toys tested by the Center for Environmental Health had unsafe levels of lead. All were made in China. More »

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      China  • toys  • lead tainted toys  • Consumer Product Safety Commission  • watchdog  • choking  • magnets

    • White House Proposes New Import Safety Rules

      Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 6, 07 9:50 AM CST

      White House Proposes New Import Safety Rules

      (Newser) - The White House is set to roll out stiffer safety regulations governing imports today, reports the Wall Street Journal . The proposals, prompted by the wave of recalls this year, represent a move toward what the Journal calls "a prevention-based regulatory system that targets the riskiest products." The FDA could require manufacturers to take precautionary measures, certify that they meet standards, and provide more data. More »

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      FDA  • imports  • Consumer Product Safety Commission  • product recalls  • food scare

    • Product Safety Honchos Get Free Ride

      Washington Post  |  Nov 2, 07 4:00 PM CDT

      Product Safety Honchos Get Free Ride

      (Newser) - Leaders of the US agency that regulates product safety have accepted free trips from reps of the industries they oversee, a move critics call a flagrant breach of ethics, the Washington Post reports. Consumer Product Safety Commission chief Nancy Nord and predecessor Hal Stratton have taken 30 trips since 2002, with trade associations, manufacturers, and lobbying groups picking up the $60,000 tab. More »

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      ethics  • Consumer Product Safety Commission  • product recalls  • Nancy Nord

  • October 2007

    • Product Safety Boss Balks at Beefing Up Penalties

      New York Times  |  Oct 30, 07 2:29 PM CDT

      Product Safety Boss Balks at Beefing Up Penalties

      (Newser) - The chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission doesn't like a Senate bill that would give her agency more clout, the Times reports. Nancy Nord opposes a measure that would amp up penalties for violators, smooth the public reporting of tainted products, protect whistleblowers, and ease prosecution. It would also double her agency's budget and increase its beleaguered staff. More »

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      food safety  • lead tainted toys  • Consumer Product Safety Commission  • Nancy Nord  • Mark Pryor

    • New Chinese Toy Recall Sparks Fury in Congress

      Reuters  |  Oct 5, 07 4:32 AM CDT

      New Chinese Toy Recall Sparks Fury in Congress

      (Newser) - The embattled Consumer Product Safety Commission announced yet another recall of dangerous toys from China yesterday as it came under withering fire in Congress over a recent wave of product safety problems.  Another half million toys made in China are being recalled because of lead paint contamination. The announcement was made just minutes before the acting chairwoman of the federal agency  testified before a Senate subcommittee. More »

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      China  • toy recalls  • Claire McCaskill  • Consumer Product Safety Commission  • Dick Durbin  • lead paint  • Nancy Nord  • Mark Pryor

  • September 2007

    • 1 Million Cribs Recalled

      Chicago Tribune  |  Sep 21, 07 5:50 PM CDT

      1 Million Cribs Recalled

      (Newser) - Following the deaths of at least three children, the Consumer Product Safety Commission today recalled roughly 1 million Simplicity and Graco cribs. "We do not want your child in that crib tonight," a CPSC spokesman told the Chicago Tribune. The cribs, manufactured in China, can trap and suffocate infants if the drop side is improperly installed. More »

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      infant mortality  • Consumer Product Safety Commission  • Product recalls

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