Archive for the ‘Product Recall Laws’ Category
Key Events Leading the CPSC to Sue the Makers of Nap Nanny: UPDATE
UPDATE 12/27/2012: At the CPSC’s request, several retailers have agreed to stop sale and voluntarily recall Nap Nanny recliners. Today’s announcement notes that, “these retailers have agreed to voluntarily participate because the manufacturer is unable or unwilling to participate in the recall.” For more information on participating retailers and how to return your Nap Nanny, please [...]
Navigating New Product Safety Laws for Secondhand Sellers
Ever since the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) passed in 2008, new rules have been rolling out that impact what can and cannot be sold in the United States. Most of the laws pertain to children’s products, but others deal with broader issues such as lead paint that apply to all products. Some of [...]
Tips for Selling Your Baby & Toddler Gear
Update: We have received several requests for this article, so we’re pulling it to the top again. If you are thinking about selling your kids’ stuff, you will also want to read our post on consignment sale events. As your children outgrow their gear, selling it at a consignment sale or in an online marketplace [...]
Joint Statement: The First North America Product Safety Summit
This statement is currently being read and discussed live here: http://www.cpsc.gov/webcast/ The PDF can be found here: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11333.pdf Because some consumers have trouble opening PDFs in their browsers, we have reprinted the statement below. Joint Statement: The First North America Product Safety Summit September 27, 2011 Bethesda, Maryland The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Health [...]
Crib Recalls FAQs, Crib Recall List
New safety standards for cribs went into effect on June 28, 2011. In addition to a ban on the traditional drop-side, there are new requirements for stronger slats, hardware and mattress supports, as well as new rules for more rigorous testing. We previously wrote about what to do if you own a drop-side crib that [...]
My drop-side crib has NOT been recalled. Is it safe?
07/11/2011 Editor’s Note: This post was written in response to questions specifically regarding drop-sides. However, the CPSC has asked that we add a note to emphasize that the new standards, which went into effect on June 28, 2011, cover several improved safety features, beyond just the ban on traditional drop-sides. The new standards also include [...]
Selling Recalled Products is Illegal “Wow. I didn’t know.”
Consumers still seem to be in the dark about new bans on selling recalled products. Though not a scientific poll, in our everyday conversations, we have yet to talk to a single consumer who was aware of laws that prohibit the sale of recalled items by anyone, whether in yard sales, church rummage sales, online [...]
Another Crib Recall Prompted by Death of Infant Causes CPSC to Seek New Rules
Delta Enterprise voluntarily recalled more than 1.5 Million cribs today to repair missing or failed pegs needed to secure the crib’s drop-side mechanism. One baby is known to have died due to missing pegs. The incident has prompted the CPSC staff to recommend an evaluation of design and durability issues, potentially leading to stricter standards [...]
US Product Recall System is Ineffective…Still?
Every year millions of people are injured or killed in product-related accidents. In 2006 (the year before recalls regained the spotlight) product-related incidents in the US alone injured 33.1 million people and killed an additional 27,000. 1 That same year, in attempt to quell those numbers, the CPSC recalled 471 products, accounting for 124 million [...]
Brief Overview of the US Consumer-Product Recall System – Old and New
In the United States, more than 15,000 types of consumer products, not including food, drugs and vehicles, fall under the jurisdiction of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the government agency whose job it is to protect the public “from unreasonable risks of injury and death associated with consumer products.”[1] Maintaining the product recall system [...]
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