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 GM Recalls 800K 
 Over Electric Issues 

Short circuit in wiper-fluid system may cause fires in popular SUVs, other models

Reuters Reuters Aug 29, 08 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - An electrical glitch has General Motors recalling 857,735 vehicles today, Reuters reports. GM will recall all cars with a heated windshield wiper fluid system for faults that may lead the system to short circuit, increasing the likelihood of fire or other electrical malfunctions. See below for a full list of affected vehicles. More »

More about:  auto industry • General Motors • automaker • recall • fire • US automakers • product recalls

Senate Backs
Product Safety Crackdown

Sweeping changes in consumer laws

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Mar 7, 08 2:45 AM CST
(Newser) - The Senate has passed a tough new product safety measure covering toys, household appliances and thousands of other products. It would ban lead in toys, increase civil penalties for hazardous products tenfold, enable more state regulation and create a database of dangerous items on the market. It also sets up a confrontation with the White House, which in the past has sided with manufacturers who oppose the bill, reports the Los Angeles Times . More »

Popular Toy Recalled Over Toxic Beads

Aqua Dots, made
in China, replicate date-rape drug

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Nov 7, 07 6:00 PM CST
(Newser) - A popular arts-and-crafts toy made in China is being yanked from stores worldwide after it was found to include a chemical that replicates the effects of date-rape drugs, the Wall Street Journal reported today. At least three children were hospitalized recently in Australia after swallowing beads from the toy, sold as Aqua Dots in the US and Bindeez elsewhere. More »

More about:  China • Australia • Wal-Mart • Target • product recalls • factories • date rape drugs

White House Proposes New Import Safety Rules

Tougher rules, stiffer enforcement

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

More about:  FDA • imports • Consumer Product Safety Commission • product recalls • food scare

Product Safety Honchos Get Free Ride

Regulated companies pick up travel tabs for federal agency heads

Washington Post Washington Post Nov 2, 07 4:00 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  ethics • Consumer Product Safety Commission • product recalls • Nancy Nord

Fake Teeth Recalled on Halloween

$2 Chinese-made party favors turn out
to contain dangerous lead

Associated Press Associated Press Oct 31, 07 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - How's this for last-minute: The US government issued a recall of Chinese-made fake teeth—costume—today. The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the recall for the $2 "ugly teeth" because of high levels of lead, the AP reports. The agency estimates that 43,000 packs of eight sets of the teeth have been sold since January. More »

More about:  Halloween • lead tainted toys • Chinese toys • product recalls

1M Bumbo Baby Seats Recalled

Reports count 28 falls, with three skull fractures

Bloomberg Bloomberg Oct 25, 07 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bumbo International of South Africa has recalled nearly 1 million of its foam Baby Sitter seats because they pose a risk to children, Bloomberg reports. The company has reports of 28 children falling out of the seats, and three of them suffered fractured skulls.The seats have been sold at Toys 'R' Us, Target, KMart, Sears, and Wal-Mart. More »

More about:  babies • product recalls

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