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Bizarre Emergency Room Injuries

by Brett Singer, Posted Jan 27th 2010 8:00AM

Who's to blame for these strange accidents? Credit: Sismoon, Flickr The South Florida Sun Sentinel recently posted a database of more than 347,000 injuries as reported by emergency rooms across the country (we discovered it at Deadspin.com). ...
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Consumer Reports Issues Warning On Orbit Stroller-Car Seat; Orbit Fights Back

by Brett Singer, Posted Aug 28th 2009 11:44AM

Consumer Reports has issued a "Don't Buy: Safety Risk" warning on the Orbit Infant System, a popular convertible car seat. Orbit disagrees. Tests were conducted on the Orbit Infant System and two similar products, the Graco Stylus and Eddie ...
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Product Recall: 425,000 Kolcraft Play Yards

by Sandy Maple, Posted Sep 27th 2007 3:32PM

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Kolcraft Enterprises Inc. have announced the voluntary recall of about 425,000 infant play yards after the death of a 10-month old boy who strangled on the changing table's restraint strap that ...
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U.S. and China agree on toy safety improvements

by Sandy Maple, Posted Sep 11th 2007 3:02PM

In a move that falls under the 'better late than never' category, a "Consumer Product Safety Summit" was held in Washington, D.C. today to address the issue of lead paint in Chinese-manufactured toys. As a result of the discussions, an agreement was ...
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Top five home hazards

by Sandy Maple, Posted Aug 1st 2007 12:01PM

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission exists to protect the public from injuries or deaths related to more than 15,000 consumer products. By alerting the public about potentially dangerous products, CPSC has helped reduce the rate of deaths and ...
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Product Recall: Personalized infant long johns

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jun 7th 2007 5:28PM

These little baby long johns are adorable, but apparently they are also unsafe. The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Personal Creations have announced a recall of Red Baby Long Johns due to a choking hazard. There have been 10 reports of the ...
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Illinois legislation to ban lead toys

by Melissa Summers, Posted Apr 25th 2006 3:03PM

The Illinois legislature has approved a bill to ban toys and other items containing anything more than a trace of lead. The bill comes after a 4-year-old boy died after swallowing a small lead filled charm and other toys and children's products have ...
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