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- CPSC Continues Community Outreach and Education
- To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Media Contact, +1-301-504-7908 The New York Public Library to Provide Parents and Caregivers Lifesaving Information NEW YORK, March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers are bombarded with news and information every day. Important safety information may be missed by parents due to...
- Research articles 2008-03-10
- C4CC Warns of Unintended Consequences of Feinstein Bill
- To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Jim Conran of Consumers for Competitive Choice, +1-925- 253-1937 Chemical Ban Exposes Children to Untested Toy Softeners WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers for Competitive Choice (C4CC) Executive Director Jim Conran today urged the U.S. Senate to oppose legislation introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)...
- Research articles 2008-02-27
- Childrens Metal Jewelry Recalled by Pecoware Due to Risk of Lead Exposure
- To: RETAILING EDITORS Contact: CPSC Media Contact, +1-301-504-7908 WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. (To access color...
- Research articles 2008-02-22
- Feinsteins toxic childrens toy remedy
- WHEN CALIFORNIA Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a statewide ban in October on childrens toys that contain more than minuscule amounts of chemicals called phthalates, he was simply carrying on a California tradition of misguided, often damaging health regulations. This is, after all, a state that requires most commercial establishments, from...
- Research articles 2007-12-20
- US recalls 200,000 Chinese-made keychains and toys
- WASHINGTON AFP — The US consumer safety agency announced Thursday the recall of more than 200,000 Chinese-made wooden toys and key chains that contain unsafe levels of lead. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said no injuries or incidents were reported but urged consumers to take the products sold...
- Research articles 2007-10-04
- Children's Metal Jewelry Recalled by Future Industries Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard
- To: FAMILY EDITORSContact: CPSC Media Contact, +1-301-504-7908 WASHINGTON, July 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. (To access color photos of...
- Research articles 2007-07-05
- Toy Drums Recalled by The Boyds Collection Ltd. Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-31 May 2007-US CPSC: Toy Drums Recalled by The Boyds Collection Ltd. Due to Lead Poisoning HazardC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:30052007 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a...
- Research articles 2007-05-31
- Free Enterprise Action Fund (Ticker: FEAOX) Calls for Warning Labels on Mercury-Containing Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
- To: RETAILING EDITORSContact: Audrey Mullen, +1-703-548-1160, for the Free Enterprise Action Fund WASHINGTON, May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Action Fund Management, LLC AFM, the investment advisor to the Free Enterprise Action Fund (Ticker: FEAOX), announced today that it petitioned the Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC to issue consumer warning labels on...
- Research articles 2007-05-21
- 900,000 Children's Necklaces and Charm Bracelets Recalled by Cardinal Distributing Co. Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-18 April 2007-US CPSC: 900,000 Children's Necklaces and Charm Bracelets Recalled by Cardinal Distributing Co. Due to Lead Poisoning HazardC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:17042007 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below,...
- Research articles 2007-04-18
- Children's "Powerpuff Girls" Necklaces Recalled Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-14 December 2006-US CPSC: Children's "Powerpuff Girls" Necklaces Recalled Due to Lead Poisoning HazardC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:13122006 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall...
- Research articles 2006-12-14
- Children's Necklaces Recalled Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-5 December 2006-US CPSC: Children's Necklaces Recalled Due to Lead Poisoning HazardC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04122006 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following...
- Research articles 2006-12-05
- Chairman Hal Stratton receives award from American Council of Independent Laboratories.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-7 February 2006-US CPSC: Chairman Hal Stratton receives award from American Council of Independent LaboratoriesC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06022006 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American Council of Independent Laboratories ACIL today honored Hal Stratton, Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product ...
- Research articles 2006-02-07
- CPSC, Canada Partner to Improve Consumer Safety
- PRODUCT SAFETYU.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC has signed an agreement with the Canadian government to further improve consumer safety and make both the U.S. and Canadian marketplaces among the safest in the world.CPSC Chair Hal Stratton and Susan Fletcher, Assistant Deputy Minister of the Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety...
- Research articles 2006-01-01
- May is National Electrical Safety Month.(REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK)
- The Electrical Safety Foundation International has designated May National Electrical Safety Month. Although some data suggest that electrical safety awareness is on the rise, most deaths and injuries caused by electrical hazards are preventable, the foundation noted. Approximately three people die each day...
- Research articles 2005-05-01
- No more child's play
- The industry has been involved in a tug-of-war with consumer rights groups claiming that the use of plasticisers in PVC toys can have detrimental effects on the health of children and with government agencies maintaining that there is insufficient evidence to support this controversial claim Most of us...
- Research articles 2004-09-01
- Environmental group calls for health risk label for teflon-coated cookware
- * The Environmental Working Group EWG recently asked the Consumer Product Safety Commission to require that cookware coated with Teflon and similar products carry a label describing potential health risks of the non-stick coating. A study cited by EWG shows that cookware coated with Teflon-like coatings could reach 700[degrees]F...
- Research articles 2003-06-01
- Attachment Parenting International Calls On Government to Delay Campaign Warning Parents Not to Sleep With Their Babies
- News Editors/Lifestyle, Health & Consumer Writers NASHVILLE, Tenn.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 13, 2002 Parent Group Points to Benefits of Co-Sleeping When Safety Guidelines Followed A recent government report that warns parents not to sleep with their babies is misleading, according to Attachment Parenting International API. API is a...
- Research articles 2002-05-13
- Cute-looking lighters can endanger kids
- New novelty lighters in the shapes of race cars, ladybugs and blowtorches are likely to attract children - and that could lead to disaster with one click, state health officials warn. Lighters are required by federal law to have child-resistant mechanisms that make them tougher to...
- Research articles 2001-06-06
- Childhood Education Firm Removes Crayons from Schools Pending Investigation.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- June 1--La Petite Academy Inc., the nation's largest privately held early-childhood education company, is removing crayons from its schools until definitive answers about the safety of crayons are released. "We can never be too cautious when it comes to the safety and well-...
- Research articles 2000-06-06
- Proclamation 7294-National Recall Round-Up Day, 2000 - Brief Article
- April 14, 2000 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Every year, the Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC researches the safety of more than 15,000 types of products used by the American people and secures the recall of defective or potentially dangerous products....
- Research articles 2000-04-24
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