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Product recalls: toasters, jackets, bicycles, dried sweet potatoes
The following recalls have been announced: — About 56,450 Jardine Cribs, manufactured in China by Jardine Enterprises of Taipei, Taiwan, because the wooden slats can break and create a gap that can entrap or strangle the child. This is an expansion...Tags: Murder, JC Penney Company Inc., Potatoes, Baby Products, Los Angeles
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Some Atomic ski bindings could crack
SOME ATOMIC SKI BINDINGS COULD CRACK The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling about 125,000 alpine ski bindings, manufactured in Austria by Atomic Skis GmbH, because the heel housing can crack and cause the binding to release unexpectedly. An... -
Diagram errors cause recall of books
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the Taunton Press, are recalling the books entitled ''Wiring a House, 3rd Edition'' and ''Wiring Complete, Expert Advice from Start to Finish Instructional Books.'' Approximately 64,000...Tags: Electronics
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US parents want answers after China milk scare
Associated Press WriterBeth Flanders was on her way to China to adopt her 17-month-old daughter in September when she received a warning from her adoption agency: An industrial chemical that can cause kidney stones had been found in Chinese baby formula, and parents should...Tags: Food Safety, Family, Pediatrics, Adoption, China Health Holding
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In Bratz spat, a small ray of hope for Mattel rival MGA Entertainment
Tribune NewspapersLOS ANGELES — The Bratz dollmaker had another bad day in federal court this week, but fans of the sassy dolls were given hope that the toys will live to see another Christmas. Bratz manufacturer MGA Entertainment Inc. lost a bid to remain in the...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Riverside (Riverside, California), Court Administration, Toy Industry, Toys
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New safety rules for children's clothes have stores in a fit
Barring a reprieve, regulations set to take effect next month could force thousands of clothing retailers and thrift stores to throw away trunkloads of children's clothing.
The law, aimed at keeping lead-filled merchandise away from children, mandates...Tags: Virginia, National Government, Consumers, Santa Clara, Consumer Confidence
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Consumers likely to gain under Obama
Special to The Morning CallYou'll be safer in 2009. At least that's the expectation of consumer watchdogs who believe the changing of the guard at the White House in a few weeks will mark the beginning of a new era in protecting people from stuff that can hurt you. ''It may not be...Tags: The White House, National Government, Consumers, Cleveland Clinic, Consumer Confidence
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Parents of kids sickened in China milk scandal released from police detention after 24 hours
BEIJING (AP) — Five parents whose children were sickened by tainted milk have been released by Chinese police after being detained for a day in an apparent move to prevent them from meeting with journalists, a lawyer said Saturday. The parents were...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Family, Interior Policy, Justice System, Police
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Recall Notice: Ski Bindings
About 125,000 Alpine Ski Bindings have been recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The ski bindings, manufactured by Atomic Skis GmbH, of Austria, can crack and release unexpectedly. Four reports of injuries have been received. The... -
China milk scare alarms adoptive parents
The Associated PressBeth Flanders was on her way to China to adopt her 17-month-old daughter in September when she got a warning from her adoption agency: An industrial chemical that can cause kidney stones was found in Chinese baby formula, and parents should not feed it to...Tags: Food Safety, Healthcare Policies, Los Angeles, Family, Adoption
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Phthalate ban in children's products now in force in California
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Despite recent saber-rattling between state and federal officials, anew California law took effect Thursday that effectively bans the sale of toys and other children's products containing phthalates. These goods now may not...Tags: National Government, Consumers, California, Consumer Confidence, Chemistry
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Boys vests recalled for choking hazard
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of about 5,000 boy's reversible vests sold by The Bon-Ton Department Stores of York, Pa. The zipper tabs on these vests fail to meet test standards, posing a choking hazard to children....Tags: Consumers
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