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Since 1981, when the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued its Handbook for Public Playground Safety, efforts have been made by the owner/operators of public-use playgrounds to make those […]

BB and pellet guns are marketed as toys, but they are really dangerous firearms. In 1991, 27,000 people sustained BB and pellet gun injuries severe enough to require emergency treatment. More than 25 people have died from such injuries since 1980. The spring-loaded non-powder guns sold today are even more powerful than the older models. The industry has ignored Consumer Product Safety Commission recommendations that stronger warnings and user-friendly safety devices come with these guns. The commission has denied consumer petitions to issue mandatory regulations.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has published notice that it is considering amendments to its flammability standard for textile clothing and has requested comments on several specific issues [...]

In a major change, staff members at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), who have been working since 1994 to develop a national flammability standard for upholstered furniture, are [...]

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has voted to exempt 'tight-fitting' garments from its flammability standard for children's sleepwear, ostensibly ending a bitter battle over the future of the children's [...]

By Gary Evans High Point- A watchdog group wants the U.S. government to get on with a stalled federal flammability standard for upholstered furniture. In a statement last week, Citizens [...]

DAN RIVER SET TO EXIT CHAPTER 11 Dan River said it plans to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January and has received financing commitment letters from potential lenders. [...]

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has added two children's products to its recall list this month due to potential safety hazards. Nike is recalling about 9,000 children's sneakers marketed [...]

Small flame bench scale test recommended. On August 23, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released a briefing package developed by Commission staff detailing the need for a national [...]

[The CPSC] will evaluate whether packaging--particularly packaging of toys--has intrinsic play value requiring the package to be regulated as a toy. Everyone in the converting industry is familiar with the [...]

Toy manufacturer Fisher-Price has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $1.1 million to settle charges from the Consumer Product Safety Commission that it failed to report serious safety defects [...]

A Florida company has recalled about 6600 girls' sweatshirts because they have hood drawstrings. Children can get entangled and strangle in the drawstrings that catch on objects, including playground equipment, [...]

The sales of foot-propelled scooters in the United States has skyrocketed with a concomitant increase in emergency department visits related to injuries. It is estimated that more than 60% of injuries could be prevented or reduced in severity if protective gear had been worn. Pediatric nurses should support efforts to decrease scooter-related injuries in children by advocating for the usage of protective gear. Further research is indicated to assess knowledge of potential dangers in those with reported scooter-related injuries, the extent of injuries, and protective gear worn prior to injury occurrence., Foot-propelled scooters are all the rage. These scooters first went on the market in the United States last year, debuting long before in Europe, Hong Kong, and Israel. In 1999 [...]

The Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA) announced it supports efforts by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, consumer advocates, public health officials and industry representatives to eliminate the use of [...]

Tools and test instruments -- a few you just gotta have The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recommends that at least one carbon monoxide alarm be installed in every [...]

ATLANTA, GA -- Carbon monoxide (CO), a colorless, odorless, tasteless, nonirritating gas, causes thousands of deaths per year. A seminar at ASHRAE's Winter Meeting here took a look at consumer [...]

Just as the news spreads of the latest toy recall--this one involving thousands of popular scooters with faulty handlebars-toymakers are finding that product recall coverage is both expensive and scarce. [...]

Washington -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has voted unanimously to pursue a mandatory safety standard for portable bed rails. The commission voted to publish in the Federal Register [...]

Barrier fabric meeting with INDA scheduled. After more than two years of delay needed to conduct two Congressionally-mandated studies, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is planning to move [...]

FASHION WAKES UP SLEEPWEAR BUSINESS THREE YEARS HAVE PASSED since the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) shook up the children' sleepwear industry with a revised set of federal safety [...]

On September 29, 1999, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a warning against placing babies in adult beds. This warning was based on a study by the Center for […]

BEGINNING IN JULY 2000, all bunk beds manufactured or imported for sale in the United States will have to meet new requirements approved in December in a 2-1 vote by [...]

Itasca, IL -- Enesco Corp., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is recalling the pom-poms from about 472,000 Precious Moments Tender Tails stuffed toys. The pom-poms [...]

Long before federal officials last year sued to force a recall of the devices, engineers and other professionals in the fire protection industry say they suspected Omega fire sprinkler heads [...]

The liability associated with retailers selling faulty and non-reputable lighters to consumers who may then have an accident with those lighters is a serious issue. Smaller convenience store operators who [...]

Consumer Products Safety Commission has proposed an Interim Enforcement Policy, which states the benchmark levels for lead content in toy jewelry. The allowed level of lead is at 0.061 by weight. The policy also states the testing procedures for determining the lead content. The bulk vending industry has reacted positively to these standards.