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Safety Advocates Say Window Blind Rules Not Tough Enough

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jun 10th 2011 2:30PM

More than 200 children in the United States have died in the last two decades from being strangled in window-cord related accidents with blinds and shades. Credit: Getty Images The makers of window coverings want to soften regulations ...Advocates worry rules won't keep children from dying.
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Gap Issues Recall of Baby Swimsuits Over Choking Risk

by Mitch Lipka, Posted May 3rd 2010 1:30PM

Gap Inc. announced a recall of baby swimsuits in the U.S. and Canada because a design flaw can potentially cause a child to strangle, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada said. The CPSC said the swimsuits' straps are too ...
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Product Recall: Lowe's Window Blinds

by Sandy Maple, Posted Aug 3rd 2007 3:02PM

Basic Blindz brand Faux Wood Plantation Blinds are being recalled for repair due to a strangulation hazard. About 140,000 of these blinds were sold exclusively at Lowe's Stores and have a pull-cord that is looped and therefore dangerous. There have ...
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Product Recall: Life is good(r) Children's Sweatshirts

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Apr 18th 2007 4:31PM

Independent Trading Co. of San Clemente, California, in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, is voluntarily recalling their Life is good(r) Children's Sweatshirts. The garments have a drawstring through the hood, posing a ...
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Portable soccer goals pose possible dangers

by Heather Craven, Posted Jun 20th 2006 4:00PM

Sometimes danger lurks where we least expect it. For instance, I recently learned that portable soccer goals have killed quite a few children. When the large structures are left unsecured they can become unstable and fall on young children. I ...
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