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Illinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan says recalls not enough
Chicago Tribune
Illinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan on Wednesday urged federal safety regulators to curb the sale of secondhand products recalled for potentially deadly flaws.
Madigan's push came after her office found more than 400 recalled bassinets for sale, primarily on Craigslist. The bassinets, sold under the Simplicity, Graco and Winnie the Pooh labels, have a bad design that caused the deaths of two babies. Read more ...
California launches broad effort to control hazardous chemicals
Los Angeles Times
California on Monday launched the most comprehensive program of any state to regulate chemicals that have been linked to cancer, hormone disruption and other deadly effects on human health.
The new measures are designed to encompass 80,000 chemicals now in circulation, rather than focus narrowly, as previous bills have, on specific substances in products such as baby bottles, toys, mattresses, computers or cosmetics. State regulators are to inventory the most dangerous, widespread chemicals first and control them at the manufacturing stage, before they are handled in workplaces, incorporated into products or allowed to escape into air and water. Read more ?
More tainted candy from China is found in the U.S.
New York Times
More contaminated Chinese candy was discovered in the United States on Wednesday, this time in Connecticut, where consumer protection officials issued a public warning against eating the sticky sweet.
The discovery announced Wednesday involved the White Rabbit Creamy Candy brand, which is sold in 50 countries but has already been recalled from stores in Britain and many Asian countries. Jerry Farrell Jr., Connecticut?s consumer protection commissioner, announced that contaminated candy had been found at two stores in New Haven, one in West Hartford and one in East Haven. In each case, tests found traces of an industrial additive, melamine, in the candy. Read more ...
California sues over crib, changing table warnings
San Francisco Chronicle
Some baby furniture manufacturers aren't warning consumers about the dangers of a toxic gas emanating from cribs and changing tables, according to a lawsuit announced Wednesday by the California attorney general.
Five manufacturers are violating the state's anti-toxics law by selling products containing formaldehyde at levels high enough to put infants and others at risk by breathing in the noxious gas, said the suit filed in Alameda County Superior Court. Read more ...
CPSC reminds parents of drowning dangers inside the home
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Water anywhere can be a potential drowning hazard. While pools are an obvious risk, parents should not let their guard down around other hazards such as bathtubs and buckets. The CPSC is warning parents that children need to be supervised around these common but sometimes hidden drowning dangers.
After pools, more children drown in bathtubs than in any other product in and around the home. Read more ...
Don?t miss these recalls
- 5,000 Ikea chests of drawers (laceration hazard)
- 30,000 Pottery Barn hammocks (fall and laceration hazard)
- 4,600 Viessmann U.S. Recalls Boilers (fire hazard)
- 18,000 Ski-Doo snowmobiles (axle failure)
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