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HP Recalls More than a Million Fax Machines Due to Fire and Burn Hazards The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of more than 1 million HP fax machines in the US, Canada and Mexico due to fire and burn hazards. The agency said the machines can overheat due to electrical issues within. Read More

Utah Doctors Join the Occupy Movement Interesting article from Utah discussing the intersection of job creation, public health, corporate greed, and the environment. Arkansas faces many of these same issues in the rapid expansion of natural gas drilling operations. https://www.truth-out.org/utah-doctors-join-occupy-movement/1326501550

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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of product: O-Grill Portable Gas Grills Units: About Read More

Florida drugstore chain Rexall Inc is recalling softgel vitamins because their mislabeled bottles contain tablets made from crustacean shells, a potential allergen, the company said. Rexall’s Calcium 1200 mg plus 1000IU Vitamin D3, 60 softgels are actually in bottles holding Triple Strength Glucosamine Chondroitin and MSM Tablets, the company said in a statement carried on Read More

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: ANTILOP High Chairs Read More

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of about 55,000 LED flashlight sets due to an increased fire hazard. Sold exclusively at Target, the agency said the flashlights can heat up to the point of causing a fire. The sets were sold from October 2010 to December 2011. https://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12080/

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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Bicycle helmets for children and youth Read More

Stepped up efforts by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to be more proactive have resulted in hundreds of millions of violative or dangerous units of products being stopped at U.S. ports and prevented from ever reaching the hands of consumers. Working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), CPSC staff screened thousands of Read More

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of about 43,000 five-light floor lamps due to the risk of electric shock. Imported by Big Lots, the agency said the wiring on the light sockets can become exposed, increasing the risk of shock and injury to users. The light bulbs in the lamps can also Read More

Max Brantley also took issue with the comments of State Senator Gilbert Baker. https://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2012/01/02/corporations-eye-court-takeover