Category: Products Liability
IKEA Recalls
Following the report of yet another child fatality, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has launched a fast track recall including 17.3 million units of IKEA dressers and chests. This is not the first time that IKEA products have been recalled due to serious consumer hazards. In a recent lawsuit, family members of the 2-year-old[…]
Report Shows Car Seat Safety on the Decline – Do you Know the Common Mistakes?
A recent report shows that parents and caregivers are prone to becoming less strict with proper car seat use when their children grow older, and that approximately one-third of all children ages 8 to 12 are allowed to sit in the front seat of cars. Misusing car and booster seats and permitting children who do[…]
Most Dangerous Toys of 2017
The holidays are approaching, and parents will be on the lookout for this year’s hottest toys. Before deciding what gifts to give, however, they should consider toy safety. Defective toys can have hidden dangers for kids and may have resulted in numerous recalls in the past year. World Against Toys Causing Harm, Inc. (WATCH) recently[…]
Kids Safety: Pillow and Suffocation Dangers
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging parents and caregivers to remember that their little ones face serious suffocation and SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) dangers in bed, and that they need to take various safety precautions with blankets, quilts and pillows. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), accidental strangulation[…]
Nearly 40 Million Defective Fire Extinguishers Recalled by Kidde
At least one person has died, 16 have been injured and another 91 have reported product damages resulting from defective and dangerous fire extinguishers manufactured by the Kidde group. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is calling for the immediate recall of 37.8 million fire extinguishers with plastic handles and push-buttons due to a lethal[…]