CPSC

July 11, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: BonJour® Professional Culinary Torches

Units: About 4,400 (about 40 with consumers)

Importer: Meyer Corporation, U.S., of Vallejo, Calif.

Hazard: Butane fuel can leak from the torch assembly near the nozzle, posing a fire hazard.    » read more »

July 10, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Milwaukee Power Plus, Chicago Pneumatic, and Extractor 14.4 and 18 volt 2.4 Ah NiCd battery packs

Units: About 1 million

Manufacturer/Importer: Milwaukee Electric Tool Co., of Brookfield, Wis.    » read more »

July 5, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Essentials for Kids Jewelry Sets

Units: About 20,000

Importer: Future Industries, of Cliffwood Beach, N.J.

Hazard: The recalled metal jewelry sets contain high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.    » read more »

July 5, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Mag Stix Magnetic Building Sets

Units: About 800

Distributor: Kipp Brothers, of Carmel, Ind.    » read more »

July 3, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Shape Sorting Toy Castles

Units: About 68,000

Manufacturer: Infantino LLC, of San Diego, Calif.

Hazard: The plastic rod can come loose allowing the colored counting beads to slide off of the toy, posing a choking hazard to young children.    » read more »

July 3, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Hammock Stands

Units: About 3,000

Importer: The Algoma Net Co., of Algoma, Wis.

Manufacturer: Danlong Industries Ltd., of China

Hazard: The foot brackets on the hammock frame can crack or tear, causing a consumer to fall to the ground.    » read more »

June 28, 2007 -- [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – United States Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) sent letters today to the CEO of RC2, Curtis Stoelting and to Nancy Nord, Chairwoman of the Consumer Protection Safety Commission (CPSC) asking them to detail the steps taken in the recall of 1.5 million units of Thomas and Friends toys and accessories. Certain models of Thomas and Friends toys were recently found to be tainted with toxic lead paint. The recalled toys manufactured in China and sold by the RC2 Corporation, were voluntary recalled on June 13, 2007.    » read more »

Heaters Could Pose A Fire Hazard

June 28, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Lasko Ceramic Heaters

Units: About 1.2 million

Manufacturer: Lasko Products Inc., of West Chester, Pa.

Hazard: The heater’s cord can overheat where it enters the base of the unit, which could pose a fire hazard to consumers.    » read more »

June 28, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Play Wonder Toy Barbeque Grills

Units: About 2,300

Manufacturer: Schylling, of Rowley, Mass.

Distributor: Target, of Minneapolis, Minn.

Hazard: The circular ash tray attached to the stainless steel legs of the grill could contain sharp edges, posing a laceration hazard.    » read more »

June 27, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Between 2000 and 2006, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has reports of 49 fireworks-related consumer deaths, the CPSC announced today on the Washington Mall, joined by the U.S. Fire Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). More than half of these incidents involved illegal fireworks.    » read more »

June 15, 2007 -- AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Health and Human Services’ Maine Center for Disease Control wants Maine parents to know what to do about common toys that have been recently recalled because they contain lead.

“With childhood lead poisoning being one of the most preventable environmental toxins, it is disconcerting to hear that once again a common toy is being recalled because of lead paint,” commented Dr. Dora Anne Mills, Director of the Maine CDC.    » read more »

May 17, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today sent the following letter to Senator Daniel Inouye, Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, raising serious concerns about the nomination of Michael E. Baroody to head the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC):

The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye Chairman Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee 508 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510

Dear Chairman Inouye:    » read more »

More Than 80 Percent of Safety Fines Were Imposed Under Rules CPSC Weakened With Support of Baroody’s Association; His Members, Partners Paid More Than Half

May 8, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Michael Baroody, President Bush’s nominee to chair the nation’s consumer safety watchdog agency, was the top lobbyist for the country’s most powerful industry trade association when the group supported weakening guidelines for reporting information about dangerous products.    » read more »

Groups Document Highlights Why President Bush’s Pick Should Not Be Confirmed for Nation’s Top Consumer Product Safety Position

April 26, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Bush’s nominee Michael Baroody is the wrong choice to head the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the nation’s top consumer product safety agency, a coalition of consumer groups warned today. The organizations - Center for Environmental Health, Center for Justice and Democracy, Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Kids in Danger, Public Citizen, Saferparks and, U.S.    » read more »