Archive for 2009
WeMakeItSafer Releases Consumer Product Recall Statisitcs
Whether you are trying to assess recall risk, identify important market segments or calculating the impact of recalls on businesses, this data will be crucial to your successful navigation of the recall landscape.
CPSC Civil Penalties on the Rise Again
In a recent Inform Me: News and Recent Recalls newsletter, we reported that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) entered civil penalty settlement agreements with 38 corporations for a total of $9.8 million in fiscal year 2009 (October 2008 – September 2009). The number of companies fined was higher than it has been in at [...]
Soda Can Pull Tabs Commonly Swallowed
A new study conducted at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center looked at cases where kids, the majority of which were teenagers, have swallowed the soda can stay-tabs. Swallowing pull tabs can lead to injury of the gastrointestinal tract and sometimes surgery is required. “The identification of 19 ingested stay-tabs at a single children’s hospital [...]
To Prevent More Deaths, CPSC Will Create Rules for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles
In October, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted to publish an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to address safety hazards associated with recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs). Comments are due by December 28, 2009. What, exactly, is an ROV? The Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association (ROHVA), a not-for-profit organization sponsored by ROV makers, including [...]
More Pacifiers Added to Recall List
Sixth Pacifier Failed to Meet Federal Safety Standards This Year Today, the CPSC announced a recall of “Bobby Chupete” pacifiers because of a potential choking hazard. According to the CPSC, over 600,000 of these pacifiers were imported by Grand World Inc. Although no connection is mentioned in the recall announcement, very similar pacifiers sold under [...]
Safety Matters Is Moving to WeMakeItSafer.com
For the past year I have been writing the Safety Matters blog for WeMakeItSafer, Inc., a company I founded to address problems with consumer product safety and recalls. The support has been tremendous – 10,000 readers have stopped by to gain information on product safety laws, recall news and safety tips. Now that WeMakeItSafer has [...]
More Deaths Prompt Expanded Recall of Blair’s Chenille Clothing
Check your closet and make sure your parents and grandparents check as well. Blair LLC and CPSC expanded the earlier robe recall to include additional chenille garments, including jackets and sweaters. Blair has received several reports of the chenille garments catching fire, including nine deaths, most of which involved seniors who were cooking at the [...]
More Window Coverings Recalled for Strangulation Risk to Children
Three recalls of window coverings were announced Tuesday, Oct. 27, because entanglement in the cords could result in the strangulation of a child. There have been over 10 similar recalls in 2009. See images for all the recent recalls of blinds, shades and cords. Parents and caregivers should be very cautious about the loops and cords that [...]
CPSC Advice Not Practical, WeMakeItSafer Changes That
The CPSC continues to recommend that parents, childcare facility owners and school administrators check every belonging and new purchase on the CPSC website to make sure it has not been recalled. While we strongly support the idea of looking for recalls, using the government site to do so simply is not practical. Depending on the [...]
Will iPhones be Recalled by the CPSC Due to Overheating Batteries?
New reports were released today regarding instances of iPhones overheating and exploding. The reports highlight Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) documents that include at least 15 reports of incidents with iPods and iPhones. I am not a battery expert, nor have I seen the CPSC documents related to the iPhone and iPod incidents; however, based [...]
WeMakeItSafer is Prepared for New Tracking Label Laws
By the end of August, consumers should start to see some changes on the children’s products they buy. Products intended for children aged twelve and under that are manufactured on or after August 14, 2009 will be required to include permanent markings on both the packaging and the item itself. The markings will include information [...]
A Summary of Requirements and Exceptions for Tracking Labels, CPSIA Section 103a
Earlier this week, the CPSC published policy guidance that sides with Moore. Permanent tracking labels will be required on all products primarily intended for children aged 12 and under, as well as the products’ packaging, beginning August 14, 2009.
Here is a summary of the requirements and exceptions as the law is interpreted by the CPSC:
Does the CPSC Intend to Enforce the CPSIA Lead Limits on Children’s Products or Not?
Those who read this blog regularly, know that I generally post the facts with little added commentary. However, a few of the Commissioners’ statements with regard to their votes on whether to exclude crystal and glass beads from lead limits left me quite confused over the stand the CPSC is taking, and will take, with [...]
Lead in Beaded Jewelry for Children: The CPSC Votes are In
The Fashion Jewelry Trade Association (FJTA) asked the Consumer Product Safety Commission for an exclusion on lead limits for glass and crystal beads used in children’s jewelry and other products. The vote came in late today: 1. Tenenbaum: Denied 2. Moore: Denied 3. Nord: Stay of Enforcement Although [...]
WeMakeItSafer Featured by Kids In Danger (KID)
WeMakeItSafer was recently featured in a Kids In Danger (KID) blog post. KID was formed by parents of Danny Keysar, a 16-month-old boy who died in a recalled travel yard. Neither parents nor caregivers at the childcare center where the crib was located knew about the recall. To date, 16 babies have died, yet the [...]
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