May 31, 2025 New Study Reveals Only 25% of Sunscreens Are Safe Sunscreen is critical when it comes to protecting your skin from the sun’s harmful UVA and UVB rays. Sun exposure is a top factor for developing skin cancer, which kills more than two Americans every hour. There are over 9,500 new cases of skin cancer each year, so prevention is key. Given how important sunscreen … Read More »
December 7, 2023 Holiday Toy Safety Some kids and teens have already written down their holiday wish lists…but before you head out to the store to make some of their dreams come true, be sure you take a few important safety topics into consideration. The holiday season is usually one of the most joyful times of the year, so don’t let … Read More »
September 29, 2021 Boppy Recalls Over 3 Million Infant Lounger Pillows According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), eight infants suffocated to death after being placed on their backs, sides, or stomachs on infant lounger pillows manufactured by the Boppy Company. Though the tragic deaths occurred from 2015 to 2020, the company and consumer protection agency only lodged the recall this month. All in all, … Read More »
September 10, 2021 Child Safety: CPSC Recalls 10 Million Magnets The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently launched a large-scale recall of approximately 10 million Zen Magnets and Neoballs magnets due to a serious ingestion hazard. Retailers first began to sell the items individually and in sets online and in-person in January 2009. The CPSC issued the mandatory recall after discovering that if a child … Read More »
August 18, 2021 FDA Recalls Belviq, Belviq XR Last year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) submitted a formal request to withdrawal Belviq, Belviq XR (lorcaserin), from the market amidst rising safety concerns. The manufacturer of the weight loss medication, Eisai Inc., has agreed to comply with the recall in an effort to protect consumers from the drug’s associated risks. The FDA made … Read More »
July 21, 2021 Johnson & Johnson Sunscreen Recall This week, Johnson & Johnson issued a voluntary recall for five of its sunscreen sprays after the company identified that they contained trace amounts of benzene. Benzene is a highly flammable chemical. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) determined that exposure to benzene can cause cancer in humans, which makes it … Read More »
June 25, 2021 New Federal Infant Sleep Safety Standard A Consumer Reports analysis determined that inclined sleepers have been the culprits in at least 92 deaths and more than 1,000 incidents (some of which resulted in serious injuries) among young children. Inclined sleepers create an array of catastrophic hazards: chiefly, that they position an infant’s body at an upward angle between 10 and 30 … Read More »
May 14, 2021 Peloton Concedes to Recall Treadmills after a Child Dies When the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) first issued its urgent warning to consumers to stop using Peloton’s Tread and Tread+ treadmills last month, Peloton refused voluntarily to recall its products. The company even went so far as to call the CPSC’s warning “inaccurate and misleading”. However, in response to the whirlwind of negative publicity … Read More »
February 26, 2021 Consumer Alert: Two Ford Recalls Earlier this week, Ford Motor Company issued two separate nationwide recalls. The first is a safety compliance recall that involves approximately 80,000 2020-2021 Ford F-Series and Super Duty vehicles. The manufacturer is recalling these vehicles for the failure to comply with certain Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). The second recall, which is a general … Read More »
