|  | | | |  | After denial, Whirlpool admits
microwave self-starts can occur
Following a Consumer Reports investigation about microwave ovens that apparently started up by themselves, Whirlpool Corp., maker of the KitchenAid KHMS155LSS, one of the models involved, has done an about-face, acknowledging that such malfunctions are possible.
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Babyhome Eat high chair is a safety risk due to strangulation hazard
Consumer Reports designated the Babyhome Eat high chair as Don't Buy: Safety Risk because it lacks key safety features designed to prevent an unharnessed child from sliding out of the seat or possibly being caught and strangled during a fall.
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Gun accidents down, but others are
on the rise
Accidental deaths from guns in the home have gone down slightly in recent years, but other deadly accidents at home, including poisonings, falls, and burns, are far more common, and on the rise. Some simple measures can help prevent most of these accidents.
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Secure your TVs to keep kids
from harm
It's crucial to ensure that any TV in your home is installed in a way that doesn't pose a hazard to kids. Televisions were involved in furniture tip-over accidents that killed 206 children ages 8 and younger in the U.S. during 2000 to 2011.
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|  | |  | Homelite and Expert Gardener leaf blowers recalled due to laceration hazard
OWT Industries has recalled 254,600 Homelite electric leaf blowers and 131,500 Expert Gardener leaf blowers because objects drawn into the blower during vacuum mode can break through the plastic housing, posing a laceration hazard.
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| | Mutsy Evo Stroller recalled due to strangulation hazard
340 Mutsy Evo strollers have been recalled because the opening between the grab bar and seat bottom can allow a child's body to pass through and become entrapped at the neck—a strangulation hazard if the child is not harnessed.
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| | Triaminic and Theraflu syrups recalled due to failure of child-resistant caps
Novartis Consumer Health recalled 2.3 million containers of Triaminic and Theraflu Warming Relief syrups because children can remove the child-resistant caps with the tamper-evident seal still in place, posing a poisoning risk.
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| | New way to check car recalls
Too often consumers are unaware of car recalls from automakers or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Consumer Reports has made it easier to find recalls related to safety defects or problems.
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Read our list of the latest car recalls to find out if your vehicle has a safety-related defect or problem. | | | | | 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. |
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