CPSC Warns Consumers To Stop Using La-La-Me Infant Loungers Due To Suffocation Risk And Fall HazardAugust 10, 2023, cpsc.govThe Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning consumers to immediately stop using La-La-Me infant loungers because they fail to meet the safety more »
Category: Chemical Hazards
In the News: August 7, 2023
Advocates urge furniture companies to prioritize new federal safety standardsAugust 7, 2023, KIRO 7 NewsFurniture manufacturers have less than a month to comply with new federal safety guidelines to try to prevent tip-over injuries and deaths. Starting September 1, 2023, more »
In the News: July 31, 2023
Green Bay Police: Toddler Died After Getting Tangled In Bedroom Blinds CordJuly 25, 2023, First Alert 2Green Bay police say the death of a 2-year-old last week was an accident. The toddler was found tangled in the pull cord of more »
In the News: July 25, 2023
CPSC Investigating Carnival Ride After Child Seriously InjuredJuly 20, 2023, NBC5 ChicagoAntioch police have seized the Moby Dick thrill ride just days after a 10-year old boy was seriously hurt after being thrown from the attraction. NBC 5 Investigates has more »
In the News: July 17, 2023
Senate Adds Language Blocking Gas Stove Ban To Appropriations BillJuly 14, 2023, The HillLanguage blocking a ban on gas stoves has been incorporated into a bipartisan Senate appropriations bill, giving it a significant chance to ultimately become law. A bill that more »
In the News: July 10, 2023
CPSC Issues New Federal Mandatory Safety Standard For Adult Portable Bed RailsJuly 6, 2023, cpsc.govThe Consumer Product Safety Commission took action to protect older adults and other vulnerable consumers from unreasonable risks of injury and death associated with entrapment by more »
In the News: June 26, 2023
Are New Safety Standards On The Horizon For Recliners And Motion Furniture?June 21, 2023, Furniture TodayThe Consumer Product Safety Commission has asked the ASTM International Furniture Safety Subcommittee to develop a performance safety standard to address hazards associated with reclining furniture. In their more »
In the News: June 19, 2023
American Academy Of Pediatrics Says Weighted Sleep Sacks Are ‘Unsafe For Infants’June 16, 2023, NBC NewsThe country’s largest association of pediatricians is warning that a product designed to help infants sleep more soundly could be deadly. The makers of weighted swaddles more »
In the News: June 12, 2023
CPSC Challenge: Chinese Seller Of Hazardous Infant Loungers Not Cooperating On Recall Or Remedy To ConsumersJune 8, 2023, cpsc.govThe Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning consumers to immediately stop using Momaid infant loungers because they do not comply with federal more »
In the News: June 5, 2023
Study: PFAS Makers Concealed Dangers Of Forever ChemicalsJune 1, 2023, MirageThe chemical industry took a page out of the tobacco playbook. They discovered and suppressed their knowledge of health harms caused by exposure to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), according more »
