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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Consumer product safety commission | History Defined

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Electric Scooter Injuries Are Rising Sharply Among U.S. Adolescents, Surveillance Data Show

Federal surveillance data show e-scooter injuries climbing among adolescents, with boys under 18 accounting for more than 70% of pediatric cases.

Medical Daily

Thousands of Marvel-themed popcorn buckets sold at theaters nationwide are recalled for risk to kids

The souvenirs contain button cell batteries that children can easily access, posing a risk if swallowed

The Independent UK

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission Shouldn't Need Our Personal Information. Especially Not Our Health Records.

Injury statistics are important, and so is modernizing record-keeping and accessibility. Vacuuming up personal and health data is something else.

RideApart

Thousands of power strips sold on Amazon recalled over fire risk

The Consumer Product Safety Commission warned of ‘serious injury or death from smoke inhalation and burns’ if the recalled power strips caught fire

The Independent UK

Baby toys sold on Amazon recalled in the US after 32 reported choking incidents

The product’s silicone strings are ‘smaller than permitted,’ according to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission

The Independent UK

Hair growth treatment product recalled in US over health risk to kids

Both products were sold on Amazon

The Independent UK

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Kids toys and tumblers recalled as families are warned to watch for choking hazards in gifts this holiday season

There were several kids' toys and even some tumblers recalled Thursday due to concerns of choking, battery swallowing and magnet ingestion

The Independent UK

Popular baby stroller toy recalled over choking hazard

Fisher-Price announced a recall of 253,000 of its stroller toys

The Independent UK

Igloo Recalls A Million Coolers Over Fingertip Amputations

The Consumer Product Safety Commission alerted consumers about the recall on Thursday.

International Business Times

Trader Joe’s recalls hundreds of thousands of candles for fire hazard

Buyers can return the affected candles to their local store for a full refund

The Independent UK

After years of trying, the U.S. government may finally mandate safer table saws

After years of false starts, the Consumer Product Safety Commission looks poised to mandate a blade safety brake on all new table saws sold in the United States.

WEKU

Recall of CableMods' 12VHPWR Adapters Estimates Failure Rate of 1.07%

A recall on 12VHPWR angled adapters from CableMod has reached its next stage this week, with the publication of a warning document from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Referencing the original recall for CableMods' V1.0 and V1.1 adapters, which kicked off back in December, the CPSC notice marks the…

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SRAM issues recall as Consumer Product Safety Commission advises 'immediately stop using the levers'

Clamp bolt problem could lead to “crash resulting in injury”, company warns

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WEKU

A federal agency wants to give safety tips to young adults. So it's dropping an album

The Consumer Product Safety Commission's album addresses the most common hazards among those 13-24, through a variety of genres. It's called We're Safety Now Haven't We, and you'll want to hear it.

The Independent UK

Over 7 million Baby Shark bath toys recalled over impalement risk

‘Incidents with bath toys resulted in ‘impalement injuries, lacerations and puncture wounds,’ US Consumer Product Safety Commission says

WEKU

Consumer safety regulators adopt new rules to prevent dresser tip-overs

At least 199 children died from clothing storage unit tip-overs between 2000 and 2022, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Chicago Sun-Times

Safety recalls of children’s products reach highest level in nearly a decade: ‘A wakeup call’

The 100 recalls by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in 2022 was the most issued since 2013, according to the report.

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Not so Fabuloso: 4.9 million cleaning bottles recalled because of bacteria exposure

Nearly 5 million bottles of the Fabuloso Multi-Purpose Cleaner were subject to a recall announced Wednesday by Colgate-Palmolive and the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.

WEKU

Gas stove makers have a pollution solution. They're just not using it

Gas utilities and cooking stove manufacturers knew for decades that burners could be made that emit less pollution in homes, but they chose not to. That may may be about to change.

Chicago Sun-Times

A transition away from gas stoves won’t work if it’s forced

Illinois is among states with the highest percentage of gas stoves, which do pose health risks. But carrots rather than sticks would do more to encourage people to switch.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: No, the feds aren’t coming for your gas stove. But these unhealthful appliances still need to go

Who could have predicted that kitchen stoves would become the latest tinderbox in the nation’s culture wars?

Chicago Sun-Times

12 more babies have died in dangerous inclined sleepers since 2019 recalls

A new recall announcement follows complaints that manufacturers didn’t do enough to get the word out. The death count is now over 100, 12 of those after the original 2019 recalls of “deadly product for babies.”

The Independent UK

FACT FOCUS: Biden administration isn't banning gas stoves

Following comments made by a member of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, misleading claims that the Biden administration is planning on banning gas stoves have spread widely across social media platforms this week

Reason

Don't Let the House Hunter Biden Investigation Become a Russiagate-Style Search for Election Excuses

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