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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is advising parents and caregivers to be cautious when using infant slings for babies younger than four months of age. In researching incident reports from the past 20 years, CPSC identified and is investigating at least 14 deaths associated with sling-style infant carriers, including three in 2009. Twelve of the deaths involved babies younger than four months of age.
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[...more] | Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:40:00 GMT
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The testers can fail to give an indication of live voltage, resulting in the operator falsely believing the electrical power is off, posing a risk of serious injury or death from electrical shock or thermal burns.
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[...more] | Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:45:00 GMT
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The bracelets contain high levels of cadmium. Laboratory analysis determined that in certain tests, over 20,000 micrograms of cadmium were released from the snowman alone. Cadmium can be toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
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[...more] | Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:15:00 GMT
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The nailers could have a faulty feeder that can allow nails to be ejected sideways, posing a serious injury hazard to the user or bystanders.
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[...more] | Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:30:00 GMT
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The drawstrings on the neck and waist of the jacket can pose a strangulation or entrapment hazard to children.
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[...more] | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:15:00 GMT
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The jackets have a drawstring through the hood, which can pose a strangulation hazard to young children.
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[...more] | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:15:00 GMT
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The heat packs can overheat when heated in a microwave oven, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.
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[...more] | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:15:00 GMT
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The hoodies have drawstrings through the hoods that pose a strangulation hazard to children.
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[...more] | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:15:00 GMT
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The saw side of the machete can stick in wood during use, and if the user's hand slips off the handle and slides forward across the machete blade, this poses a laceration hazard.
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[...more] | Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:20:00 GMT
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Strangulation can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the shade or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck. Also, strangulation can occur when a child's neck become entangled on the free-standing loop.
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[...more] | Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:50:00 GMT
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The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood, which can pose a strangulation hazard to young children.
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[...more] | Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:30:00 GMT
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Improper wiring in the light fixtures poses a shock hazard to consumers.
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[...more] | Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:30:00 GMT
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The surface coating on the bracelets contains high levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
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[...more] | Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:30:00 GMT
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The children's jackets have drawstrings through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children.
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[...more] | Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:30:00 GMT
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Daiso Holding USA Inc., Daiso Seattle LLC, of Seattle, Wash. and Daiso California LLC, of Hayward, Calif. have agreed to pay a $2.05 million civil penalty and stop importing children's products and toys into the United States. Due to alleged violations of federal safety laws, the company must now demonstrate to the Commission that it has sufficient knowledge of and is in compliance with CPSC safety standards and testing requirements.
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[...more] | Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:40:00 GMT
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