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Instructions for a fingernail filing gadget for infants says, "Stay away from children." It's enough to make a new parent holler.

Health & Safety

Oh dear! Baby gear! Why are the manuals so unclear?

9:01am May 01, 2024

by Darius Tahir

Sure, new parents are an anxious lot. But instruction manuals for devices meant to keep the baby safe and healthy are daunting and add to the anxiety. Why are they so confusing?

Pictured are the mini versions of Zuru Toys' Baby Shark-branded toys that sing or swim when placed in water. The company recalled mini and full-size versions of the toys after a dozen children were injured from sitting or falling onto the toys.

National

7.5 million Baby Shark bath toys have been recalled after causing puncture wounds

4:00pm June 23, 2023

by Ayana Archie

The company recalled mini and full-size versions of the toys after a dozen children were injured after sitting or falling onto them.

The children's Pillowfort weighted blanket is shown in unicorn pink. The item and its variations is being recalled at Target stores after two girls died from asphyxiation after becoming trapped under one.

Health & Safety

Target recalls weighted blankets after reports of 2 girls suffocating under one

5:17am December 23, 2022

by Ayana Archie

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling about 204,000 of the children's weighted blankets, which were being exclusively sold at Target.

The Mobility Transfer Systems "Reversible Slant Rail (model 600)" is among the products that the Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning people not to use.

Stop using these adult bed rails, warns the Consumer Product Safety Commission

12:23pm June 06, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Adult bed rails have been linked to hundreds of deaths and injuries over the years. The CPSC is starting work on a federal safety standard, nearly a decade after consumer groups asked for one.

A queen size Bestar wall bed that is part of the recall.

National

Wall beds sold by Costco and Amazon are recalled after 1 death and dozens of injuries

4:45pm April 08, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

About 129,000 Bestar wall beds are being recalled after the furniture left one person dead and injuries were reported in 60 other incidents. The beds can detach from the wall and fall on people.

Elliot Kaye (left), then chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, watches a demonstration of how an Ikea dresser can tip and fall on a child during a news conference at the National Press Club in 2016.

National

Furniture tip-overs are declining but still injure thousands in the U.S. each year

3:14pm February 03, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The Consumer Product Safety Commission also found that there have been 581 tip-over fatalities in the U.S. since 2000. Four in five of the deaths were children.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has sued Amazon to pressure the retail giant to recall hundreds of thousands of potentially hazardous products.

U.S. Consumer Agency Sues Amazon To Force A Recall Of Potentially Hazardous Products

3:08pm July 15, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the giant online retailer had to accept responsibility for the potentially unsafe products listed on its platform and recall them.

Peloton Interactive Inc. is recalling its Tread+ (above) and Tread exercise machines after at least 72 reports of injuries, including the death of a 6-year-old boy.

National

In Abrupt Reversal, Peloton Agrees To Safety Recall Of Treadmills

3:20pm May 05, 2021

by Eric McDaniel

The fitness company initially refused to comply with the government's request for a recall after dozens of safety incidents, one of which resulted in a 6-year-old's death.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission says it believes the Peloton Tread+ poses serious risks to children and is urging consumers with children to stop using it.

National

Consumer Safety Agency Warns People With Children To Stop Using The Peloton Tread+

7:18pm April 18, 2021

by Eric McDaniel

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a warning about the Peloton Tread+ after reports of children being injured. Peloton insists the machine is safe when used as directed.

Nancy Beck testifies in front of the Senate in 2017 when she was a senior policy director at the American Chemistry Council trade group. President Trump nominated Beck to head the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Scientists Warn Against Consumer Protection Nominee

8:31am June 16, 2020

by Rebecca Hersher

Nancy Beck is the Trump administration's nominee to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a seven-year term. Many scientists and public health experts warn she is a dangerous choice.

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