WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging consumers to stop participating in a new type of water-related recreational activity, due to the potential risks of suffocation and drowning. The activity is called water walking and the water walking ball has numerous brand or ride names. The fact that the product [...]
The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC and Health Canada. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Toro Z Master ZRT Mowers Units: About 3700 U.S. and [...]
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today announced the termination of the All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Action Plan for SunL Group, Inc., of Irving, Texas. Effective immediately, it is unlawful for any importer or distributor to import or distribute into commerce any ATV subject to the SunL Group ATV Action Plan. An ATV Action Plan [...]
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Delta Enterprise Corp., of New York, N.Y. are re-announcing the 2008 recall of more than 985,000 drop-side cribs with “Crib Trigger Lock and Safety Peg” hardware. In January 2011, CPSC and Delta learned of a 2009 death in which 7-month-old girl from Colorado Springs, Colo. became entrapped [...]
The December issue of the Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care features a study conducted by CDC on the effectiveness of adopting the Brain Trauma Foundation (BTF) in-hospital guidelines for the treatment of adults with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The findings presented in this article demonstrate that widespread adoption of these guidelines [...]
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is conducting an investigation into the safety of pool and spa drain covers and the adequacy of testing procedures used to determine the flow rating of these covers. The investigation has revealed that the testing protocols used by some laboratories may have been improper and, as a result, [...]
Several states have identified caffeinated alcohol beverages as health and safety risks to the community and have banned what some people refer to as “Black out in a can.” “Four Loko” is a specific brand of caffeinated malt liquor beverage that has been under scrutiny because it has been attributed with having given a healthy [...]
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Bravo Sports, of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Pogo Sticks Units: [...]
The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by American Suzuki Motor Corp in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the KingQuad ATV immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Suzuki KingQuad ATVs Units: About 29,000 Manufacturer: Suzuki Manufacturing of [...]
Sandra Smith filed suit today in the federal court assigned to handle the multi-district litigation over a failed hip replacement system from Johnson & Johnson, Inc., and DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., that was recalled from the market. John David Hart of the Law Offices of John David Hart in Fort Worth, Texas, is the attorney representing [...]