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Supreme Court declines challenge to CPSC's structure, for now

12:21pm October 21, 2024

The court left in place a 90-year old landmark decision that declared that presidents cannot fire members of a multi-member independent agency, except in cases of bad behavior.

This April 17, 2018, file photo shows the Wayfair website on a computer in New York. More than a half a million beds sold at retailers like Walmart and Wayfair are under recall because they can break during use, which has resulted in dozens of injuries.

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Over 580,000 beds are recalled after dozens of injuries

3:14pm January 18, 2024

by The Associated Press

More than a half a million beds sold at retailers like Walmart and Wayfair are under recall because they can break during use, which has resulted in dozens of injuries.

One of the Home Bed assist handles recalled by Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare. The company is recalling both its Bed Assist Handles and Bed Assist Rail after two deaths were reported.

Adult portable bed rails have been recalled after 2 people became entrapped and died

6:33pm December 06, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

In both incidents, officials say the bed rails were not securely attached to the bed. The two victims became entrapped between the product and their mattresses.

Walmart is recalling about 3,900 bottles of Better Homes and Gardens-branded Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Spray with Gemstones in six different scents due to the possibility of a rare and dangerous bacteria discovered.

Walmart is recalling an aromatherapy spray that contains a deadly bacteria

7:50pm October 22, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

Officials are looking into four confirmed cases of the dangerous bacteria discovered in the sprays. Two deaths associated with the bacteria are being investigated.

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.

Skull fractures, concussions and broken bones are common injuries when children not yet able to walk use infant walkers and fall down stairs.

As Injuries Continue, Doctors Renew Call For Ban On Infant Walkers

4:55pm September 17, 2018

by Ronnie Cohen

Despite improved safety standards over the years, more than 230,000 children under 15 months old were treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries related to infant walkers from 1990 through 2014.

A still frame from a Consumer Product Safety Commission video shows a mannequin's head leaning over an active fireworks display.

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This July 4, Don't Be Like These Dummies: How Not To Set Off Fireworks

5:57pm July 03, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Every year, the Consumer Product Safety Commission urges Americans to use fireworks responsibly. It does this by blowing up a bunch of mannequins on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

SawStop founder Steve Gass testifies at a Consumer Product Safety Commission hearing.

Despite Proven Technology, Attempts To Make Table Saws Safer Drag On

10:29am August 10, 2017

by Chris Arnold

It's unclear whether the Consumer Product Safety Commission will finally pass a rule requiring all new saws to have an active injury prevention monitoring system built into them.

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The soft, impermeable and uneven sleep surface of an air mattress can pose a danger to infants.

Inflatable Beds: Dangerous For Infants, Attractive To Cash-Strapped Parents

12:48pm May 12, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Inflatable beds are increasingly popular, and their soft, impermeable surfaces, increase risk of sudden infant death. But they are often the only bed that a family can afford.

Product safety field staff send damaged products, such as this burnt battery pack from a defective electric scooter, to the government testing lab in Rockville, Md.

As Batteries Keep Catching Fire, U.S. Safety Agency Prepares For Change

1:57pm November 27, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

The Consumer Product Safety Commission grabbed the spotlight in recalls of hoverboard scooters and Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 phones. It's a tiny agency with a vast oversight of thousands of products.