The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 159,000 pogo sticks due to fall and laceration hazards. Distributed by Bravo Sports, the agency said “the bottom rubber tip attached to the pogo stick frame can wear out prematurely, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Also, the end caps on the handlebars can come Read More

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 77,000 electric baseboard and fan heater thermostats imported by Honeywell International Inc. The agency reported that the thermostats can overheat and begin to smoke and burn. There have been 16 reports of the thermostats melting but no injuries occurred. Carter Stein

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 208,000 children’s toy wagons imported by Fischer-Price. The agency said the plastic handle on the back of the wagon may pose a laceration hazard if a child were to fall on it. The company is aware of seven incidents in which children suffered lacerations, five Read More

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 37,000 child safety latches and outlet covers due to problems with the products’ screws. The agency said the screws can break, giving children easy access to electrical outlets. There have been four reports of screws breaking, but no injuries have occurred, the company said. Carter Read More

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted 5-0 on July 20 to approve new third party testing requirements, through a notice of requirements, to ensure the safety of children’s toys. While the toy industry has had to comply with mandatory toy safety requirements for more than two years, the Commission voted to give manufacturers, Read More

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has lowered the limit for the amount of lead that may be present in children’s goods. The 3-2 vote will lower the acceptable ceiling from 300 parts per million to 100 parts per million. The dissenters in the vote claimed that the new regulations will “add costs to businesses Read More

The United States House of Representatives is beginning the task of shutting down a consumer-complaint database. Last Week, The House Appropriations Committee voted to strip all $3 million in funding for the database. The database, maintained as the website www.saferproducts.gov, was launched in March of this year. Since that time, the Consumer Product Safety Commission Read More

Hot Coffee, a documentary film by Susan Saladoff, debuted last night on HBO. It was a fascinating look into how the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and big business used the McDonald’s coffee case to push an agenda of tort reform. The film explored the negative impacts of the tort reform measures of caps on damages, Read More

As a parent of two young children, I can attest that there is a lot of information about placing newborn, infants and toddlers in child safety restraints. The attached study published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicates that there is not as much information out there about the need for 8 to 15 Read More