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CPSC Releases Album
of Catchy Safety Songs

Sep 24, 2023 9:01 AM CDT

CPSC Releases Album of Catchy Safety Songs

'Really fun collaboration' includes some well-known artists working anonymously

(Newser) - The Consumer Product Safety Commission is trying to reach young people with an album of catchy safety-themed songs including "Protect Ya Noggin," an ode to wearing the right helmet. Joseph Galbo, a social media specialist at the agency, tells NPR that the CPSC is trying to target people...

85K of These Highchairs Are Being Recalled

If You Own
One of These
Highchairs,
Stop Using It

Sep 4, 2023 7:57 AM CDT

If You Own One of These Highchairs, Stop Using It

More than 85K TOMY highchairs are being recalled over reports of falls

(Newser) - More than 85,000 highchairs sold at major retailers across North America are being recalled due to a fall hazard that has resulted in a handful of injuries, reports the AP . Toy and nursery product company TOMY International Inc. is recalling about 83,000 of its Boon Flair and Flair...

Baby Shark Toys Recalled After 12 Kids Injured

Baby Shark Toys
Injure 12 Kids

Jun 23, 2023 10:31 AM CDT

Baby Shark Toys Injure 12 Kids

Toymaker is recalling versions of toy with hard plastic fins

(Newser) - About 7.5 million singing and swimming "Baby Shark" bath toys are being recalled after multiple lacerations and puncture wounds were reported in children playing with them. Zuru, a California-based toymaker, said it's recalling both full-size and mini versions of its robotic baby shark toys that have hard...

10K Sippy Cups Recalled Over Lead Poisoning Risk

Recall: 10K Sippy Cups
Apparently Contain Lead

Nov 29, 2022 5:01 AM CST

Recall: 10K Sippy Cups Apparently Contain Lead

Green Sprouts says in the future, lead will not be used as a soldering material

(Newser) - About 10,500 toddler sippy cups have been recalled due to a risk of lead poisoning. Green Sprouts says its 6-ounce Stainless Steel Sippy Cup, Sip & Straw Cup, and 8-ounce Stainless Steel Straw Bottle are affected by the recall, NPR reports. The bottom of the base can break off...

Agency Warns of Danger From Cord Sold by Amazon

Agency: Don't Buy Amazon's
Male-to-Male Extension Cord

Sep 17, 2022 3:40 PM CDT

Agency: Don't Buy Amazon's Male-to-Male Extension Cord

Electrocution is just one possible outcome of its use

(Newser) - Some user reviews call them "suicide cords," and while the US Consumer Product Safety Commission didn't go that far, it did make clear this week that a certain electrical cord sold by Amazon is a bad and dangerous idea. Just don't buy it, the agency announced....

At Least 13 Babies Have Died in These Rockers

Another Warning on Infant
Rockers After 14 Babies Die

Jun 15, 2022 12:00 AM CDT

Another Warning on Infant Rockers After 14 Babies Die

CPSC warns about Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler Rocker, Newborn-to-Toddler Rocker

(Newser) - Parents are being warned once again about infant rockers after the deaths of at least 14 babies while using them. At least 13 babies have died over the last 12 years while using the Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler Rocker or Newborn-to-Toddler Rocker, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission , and one other...

Fisher-Price Didn't Heed Rock 'n Play Warnings, and More Than 50 Babies Died

Fisher-Price Didn't Heed
Rock 'n Play Warnings.
50 Babies Died

report

Jun 8, 2021 2:03 AM CDT

Fisher-Price Didn't Heed Rock 'n Play Warnings. 50 Babies Died

New report comes to damning conclusion on inclined sleeper

(Newser) - On the heels of the latest Fisher-Price recall comes a damning report from a congressional oversight committee about the company's 2019 recall of the Rock 'n Play Sleeper . Fisher-Price and parent company Mattel ignored multiple warnings that the product was dangerous, the Committee on Oversight and Reform found...

After Child's Death,
Peloton Issues
a Warning

Mar 18, 2021 5:08 PM CDT

After Child's Death, Peloton Issues a Warning

Keep children and pets away from treadmills and other equipment, Peloton advises

(Newser) - Peloton has advised treadmill owners to be careful after a child was killed in an accident involving its Tread+ product. "While we are aware of only a small handful of incidents involving the Tread+ where children have been hurt, each one is devastating to all of us at Peloton,...

The Qualified Warnings End:
Just Don't Use Inclined Sleepers

Nov 3, 2019 11:01 AM CST

The Qualified Warnings End: Just Don't Use Inclined Sleepers

Number of infants who suffocated leaps

(Newser) - Federal regulators have moved past warning about specific models of inclined sleepers for infants and now say to just not use them at all—any of them. The danger of suffocation is too great. In April, when Fisher-Price’s Rock 'n Play was recalled , the Consumer Product Safety Commission...

Agency Warns Parents
on Infant Sleeper

Apr 6, 2019 11:15 AM CDT

Agency Warns Parents on Infant Sleeper

Child able to roll over is at risk

(Newser) - The Consumer Product Safety Commission says infants older than 3 months, or those who can roll over, should not use Fisher-Price Rock 'n Plays because of multiple deaths, the AP reports. The agency and Fisher-Price parent Mattel Inc. said Friday they are aware of at least 10 infant deaths...

Boy Scouts Neckerchief
Sliders Recalled

Sep 28, 2018 10:37 AM CDT

Boy Scouts Neckerchief Sliders Recalled

About 110,000, due to lead content

(Newser) - Part of the Boy Scout oath is to keep oneself physically strong, meaning Scouts should heed uniform-related news out of the Consumer Product Safety Commission: Fox News reports about 110,000 brass neckerchief sliders have been recalled due to lead content. "The colored enamel on the neckerchief slides contains...

With 8 Children Now Dead,
Ikea Relaunches Dresser Recall

Nov 21, 2017 9:55 AM CST

With 8 Children Now Dead, Ikea Relaunches Dresser Recall

7 of the deaths occurred since 2002

(Newser) - Ikea relaunched a recall of 29 million chests and dressers Tuesday after the death of an eighth child. The death of a California toddler, who was found trapped underneath an Ikea Malm dresser in May, has raised questions about whether Ikea has effectively spread the word about the recall, which...

Target Won't Take
'Not Safe' Fidget
Spinners Off Shelves

NEW REPORT

Nov 9, 2017 9:25 AM CST

Target Won't Take 'Not Safe' Fidget Spinners Off Shelves

US PIRG report says the toys have high lead levels; Target says they're not kids' products

(Newser) - A maker of one of the hottest products of the year has just found itself in a bucket of hot water. According to a consumer advocacy group, two fidget spinners supplied to Target by Iowa-based Bulls-i-Toy contain lead at up to 330 times the federal legal limit for toys. Inspired...

Target Recalls
Easter Toys That
Could Expand in
Kids' Stomachs

Apr 14, 2017 7:13 AM CDT

Target Recalls Easter Toys That Could Expand in Kids' Stomachs

CPSC issues pullback of 560K 'Hatch & Grow Easter Eggs'

(Newser) - No injuries have been reported yet, but some parents will have to alter their gift-giving plans after Target pulled back more than half a million Easter toys it says could be hazardous and even life-threatening for kids, NBC News reports. A Consumer Product Safety Commission "Fast Track" recall was...

Cuisinart Recalls 8M Food
Processors Over 20-Year Span

Dec 13, 2016 10:02 AM CST

Cuisinart Recalls 8M Food Processors Over 20-Year Span

Recall warns of blade damage that could cause tiny metal pieces to fall into food

(Newser) - You may have to temporarily eat your tuna salad in chunks rather than pulverized to a fine pulp if you own one of the 8 million food processors Cuisinart is recalling. Per CBS News , the voluntary pullback involves processors sold for the past 20 years (from 1996 to 2015), and...

2.8M Bottles of Craft Paint
Recalled for Possible Bacteria

Oct 6, 2016 6:58 AM CDT

2.8M Bottles of Craft Paint Recalled for Possible Bacteria

Sargent Art warns people with weak immune systems could be at risk

(Newser) - No injuries or illnesses have yet been reported, but Sargent Art isn't taking any chances after finding that 13 different types of its craft paint may be contaminated with a harmful bacteria, Consumerist reports. Per a notice on the art supplier's site and one from the Consumer Product...

Samsung Has a
New Exploding
Product: CPSC

Sep 28, 2016 10:34 AM CDT

Samsung Has a New Exploding Product: CPSC

Top-loading washing machine could be a problem, per consumer safety group

(Newser) - Samsung isn't having a great year. First there was a worldwide recall for millions of its new smartphones after some caught fire; then the company was accused of messing up that recall . Now a warning has been issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission about some of its top-loading...

Ikea Recalls 29M
Chests, Dressers
After 6 Child Deaths

Jun 28, 2016 7:00 AM CDT

Ikea Recalls 29M Chests, Dressers After 6 Child Deaths

Refunds, store credit being offered for dangerous furniture that can tip

(Newser) - "Please take them out of the room." That was the stark statement Monday by Ikea USA President Lars Petersson to NBC News regarding 29 million of its dressers and chests, now the subject of a massive recall as Petersson admits they "could be a danger." The...

Family: 'Exploding'
Hoverboard Torched Home

Dec 1, 2015 10:14 AM CST

Family: 'Exploding' Hoverboard Torched Home

Board burst into flames while charging, says Louisiana mom

(Newser) - "It was like fireworks." That's how Jessica Horne of Lafitte, La., describes the first time her 12-year-old son, Hayden, plugged in his new $300 hoverboard, powered by lithium batteries, to charge. Purchased from "Fit Turbo" on Amazon and given to Hayden as a birthday gift a...

Toddler's Death May Spur
Desk-Toy Magnet Ban

Toddler's Death May Spur Desk-Toy Magnet Ban

19-month-old swallowed 'Buckyball'-type magnets

(Newser) - The small rare-earth magnets best known as "Buckyballs" are too dangerous to young children to remain on the market, staff at the Consumer Product Safety Commission have decided. Regulators—who vote on a recommendation to ban the desk-toy magnets later this month unless they're large enough to not...