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Could Mr. Squiggles be harboring too much of two toxic metals? That's the opinion of Good Guide, which released a review Friday in which it found potentially unsafe levels of tin and antimony on Mr. Squiggles. The report raises questions about whether there will be a Zhu Zhu pets recall. The ...
A Monterey school supply company has been fined $25,000 for selling products with more lead than allowed by federal law.
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act has lowered lead levels in products made for children and forces toy makers to do independent lead testing or face stiff penalties. Sandra Hughes reports.
After Thanksgiving, many Americans start to decorate for the holidays, and while decorations add seasonal flair to any home, putting them up can be risky business.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Friday announced a voluntary recall of two brands of children's hooded sweatshirts.
For many homeowners, putting up decorations and lights is a holiday season tradition, but the dangers associated with hiking up that ladder or climbing on the roof can quickly make the season not so jolly.
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Monterey company will pay a $25,000 civil penalty after it repeatedly imported children's products with high levels of lead. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday that
If you read this book (and if you have kids age 12 and under you’ll probably want to) I recommend you read it as I did: in line at parent-teacher conferences, on the bench outside piano practice and in the bleachers during swim practice.
More than 300 families in West Virginia will get safe cribs after a Consumer Product Safety Commission recall.
ROCHESTER HILLS - The solar cell maker Energy Conversion Devices Inc. says it's cutting 400 jobs in Rochester and Tijuana, Mexico, because of slow demand.
For Joe Amora, one of the greatest pleasures of the holiday season is watching the beaming faces of his grandchildren as they unwrap his handmade wooden toys. But the high school teacher’s generosity does not stop at home.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today Excelligence Learning Corp. of Monterey, Discount School Supply, has agreed to pay a $25,000 civil penalty for allegedly violating the federal lead paint ban.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - December 5, 2009) - Parents who have not yet managed to score a Zhu Zhu Pet this holiday season might want to breathe a sigh of relief. The Zhu Zhu Pet Hamster Mr Squiggles , the Bakugan 7-in-1 Maxus Dragonoid , and the Fisher Price Laugh & Learn Learning Farm were three of this holiday season's hot toys with higher-than-mandated amounts of several toxic ...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission repeated a recall announcement for LaJobi cribs because they could now be available at second-hand stores.
Government safety officials ordered a new recall announcement of two crib models following the death of a 1-year-old child. LaJobi Inc. initially recalled its Italian-made Molly and Betsy style cribs in 2001 because of the risk that children could become trapped or strangle.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
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