|  |  | |  |  | May 7, 2010
CPSC: Drop-side cribs have caused at least 32 deaths
Drop-side cribs have been responsible for 32 deaths over the past nine years and suspected in 14 others, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says. In the last five years, the CPSC has announced 11 recalls involving more than 7 million drop-side cribs due to suffocation and strangulation hazards.
[READ FULL ARTICLE]
April 21, 2010
Knick-knack, paddywhack, don't give your dog a bone
You know that look—those sad canine eyes staring you down as you down a piece of meat. "Gimme a bone, gimme a bone, please, please, please," the eyes plead. Don't do it. Trot that bone right over to the garbage pail and give Sparky a pat on the head. Good dog. Better owner.
[READ FULL ARTICLE]
April 23, 2010
Choking deaths are alarmingly high, new study says
Apparently, age three is not the magical year when choking stops being a risk to children. Even though toys with small parts carry a warning that they are "not for children under 3," a recent study shows that the average age of children who die from choking incidents is 4.6 years.
[READ FULL ARTICLE]
|  | |  | Safety
May 3, 2010
All lots of children's liquid Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, Zyrtec recalled
More than 40 varieties of infant and children's liquid Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl and Zyrtec were recalled recently because of manufacturing deficiencies that may affect the quality, purity or potency of the over-the-counter medications. The recall involves all unexpired lots (see the recall notice for a complete list).
[READ THE FULL STORY]
| | Safety
May 6, 2010
Klean Kanteen recalls 1.3 million water bottle spouts
California-based Klean Kanteen is recalling 1.2 million Sport Cap 2.0 water bottle spouts in the U.S. and another 102,000 in Canada because the spouts can break or crack. The company has gotten six reports of spouts breaking or cracking in children's mouths as they were drinking.
[READ THE FULL STORY]
| | Safety
April 29, 2010
Simplicity and Graco-branded cribs recalled; one death involved
Two major crib recalls were made recently including one that involved the death of a one-year-old Massachusetts boy, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced. All full-size Simplicity cribs with tubular metal mattress-support frames are being recalled because the frames can bend or break away from the crib sides.
[READ THE FULL STORY]
| | | | | | | | | | May 2010 |  | | SAFETY BLOG | | | | | Consumer Reports on Safety provides up-to-date reports of product safety hazards that can imperil you and your family. We cut through the ad hype, PR spin, and government rhetoric to give you unbiased insight and analysis of safety issues that are important to you. Our mission: To work for a safe marketplace and to empower all consumers to protect themselves from preventable injury and illness. |
[READ MORE] | | | | |
| 
 | | | |  |  | This e-mail was sent to you by ConsumerReports.org. To ensure our e-mails are delivered directly to your inbox, please add newsletters@email.consumerreports.org to your address book!
If you would like to share this e-mail with a friend, please click here.
Please note: This e-mail was sent from an automated address that cannot reply to incoming e-mail, including customer service inquiries. For faster service, simply choose the appropriate help topic.
To manage your newsletter subscriptions, please click here.
Copyright © 2001-2010 Consumers Union of U.S., Inc., 101 Truman Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10703 |  | |  |  | | | |
No comments:
Post a Comment