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National Safe Toys and Gift Month
The holidays are not only a time for festivities and cheer, but also a time for gift giving – and lots of buying. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), a government agency that protects the public from the risk of injury and death associated with defective and dangerous products, is joining with Safe Kids Worldwide[…]
Most Dangerous Toys
The holiday season is here and with it comes a surge of gift buying and celebration. Children anxiously await the time when they can open presents they hope will contain some of their most sought after toys. No one wants to spoil this good time. Yet, each year children are injured and some die as[…]
New Law Makes Selling Defective Cars Easier
Buying a used car in Pennsylvania could soon become much riskier. A bill was recently passed requiring auto dealers to notify consumers of any open recalls on used vehicles being sold. Opponents of the bill claim that, far from protecting consumers, the bill actually makes it easier for dealers to sell potentially defective vehicles. A[…]
Electric Space Heater Recall
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is calling for a recall of 350,000 defective electric space heaters due to a deadly defect that causes the electric space heater to overheat and catch fire. After news that a 90-year-old man lost his life in a 2017 house fire resulting from one of the defective Vornado Air[…]
First Confirmed Vape Pen Death
A vape pen has been confirmed as the cause of death in a recent and tragic accident where a 38-year-old man was fatally injured when the product he was using exploded. Not only did it inflict fatal wounds, but it also initiated a house fire. This is not the first time vape pens have been[…]