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U.S. CPSC
March 16, 2006 |
National Poison Prevention Week Launch: Young Children Remain Most Vulnerable for Unintentional Poisonings Thirty children younger than 5 years old die from unintentional poisonings each year. Most of these poisonings are from products commonly found in the home. Here are poison prevention tips for parents and caregivers.   |
U.S. CPSC
March 16, 2004 |
National Poison Prevention Week Launched - Young Children At Greatest Risk for Unintentional Poisonings Parents and caregivers can prevent unintentional poisonings by using child-resistant packaging and keeping medicines and household products locked up and out of children's reach. |
U.S. CPSC
March 13, 2002 |
CPSC Joins in Launching Poison Prevention Week National Poison Prevention Week is organized each year by the Poison Prevention Week Council, a coalition of national organizations, including the CPSC, working to prevent poisonings... |
U.S. CPSC
March 16, 2007 |
CPSC Urges New Parents to Adopt Lifesaving Routine to Prevent Child Poisonings CPSC and the Poison Prevention Week Council are kicking off National Poison Prevention Week (March 18-24) to educate and inform consumers of the dangers associated with unintentional poisonings. |
U.S. CPSC
March 18, 2009 |
CPSC Warns that 9 Out of 10 Unintentional Child Poisonings Occur in the Home On average, each year an estimated 80,000 children are treated in hospital emergency departments for unintentional poisonings, making these poison prevention tips ever more important. |
U.S. CPSC
May 25, 2004 |
CPSC Warns about Pool Hazards, Reports 250 Deaths of Young Children Annually Among unintentional injuries, drowning has been the second leading cause of death to children under age 5, after motor vehicle incidents. CPSC is launching a campaign to help reduce the rate of drowning deaths. |
U.S. CPSC
November 30, 2005 |
Federal Agencies Working to Keep Children Safe from Dangerous Toys -- Advise Consumers to Shop Smart for Appropriate-Age Gifts for Youngsters While the government is doing its part to protect young children from hazardous toys, parents and grandparents can contribute to their families safety by being educated shoppers. |
U.S. CPSC
March 12, 2002 |
Leiner Health Products Recall of Dietary Supplements Containing Iron The supplements being recalled are not packaged in child-resistant packaging as required under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. If ingested by children, these iron-containing supplements can cause serious injury or death... |
U.S. CPSC
September 9, 2004 |
September is Baby Safety Month As summer ends and pools close, CPSC warns drowning dangers remain all year long. |
U.S. CPSC
March 16, 2006 |
Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group Recall of Iron Supplements The iron supplements are not in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. Ingesting multiple iron supplements at once can cause serious injury or death to young children. |
U.S. CPSC
January 28, 2005 |
Leiner Health Products Recall of Multivitamins The vitamins, which contain iron that can cause serious injury or death if ingested by children, do not have child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. |
U.S. CPSC
May 19, 2005 |
CPSC Warns about Drowning Dangers As Summer Begins The agency highlights the hidden hazards of pool and spa drain entrapment. |
U.S. CPSC
June 23, 2011 |
Rugby Children's Pain & Fever Concentrated Drops Recalled Due To Failure to Meet Child-Resistant Closure Requirement Acetaminophen calls for child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. When in use, a child can access the medicine, posing serious health problems or death if more than the recommended dosage is consumed. |
U.S. CPSC
February 14, 2005 |
CPSC Releases Special Report On Older Consumer Injuries According to a new study on emergency room injuries of adults 65 and older, that age group is increasingly at risk for product-related injuries in or around the home, especially falls. |
U.S. CPSC
June 30, 2011 |
International Vitamin Corporation Recalls Live Better Vitamins Due to Failure to Meet Child-Resistant Closure Requirement The iron supplements are not in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. Ingesting multiple iron supplement tablets at once can cause serious injury or death to young children. |
This Old House
Brittany Romano |
3 Things to Do Right Now to Make Your Home Safer National Safety Month reminds us of what we can do to fix home hazards today. |
U.S. CPSC
January 20, 2004 |
Acrylic Primer for Nail Care Recalled by Sassi America Inc. This methacrylic acid primer is not packaged in child-resistant packaging, as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. |
U.S. CPSC
July 27, 2004 |
CPSC Holds Public Hearing in Phoenix on Swimming Pool Safety The purpose of these hearings is to gather information that can be used to improve CPSC's pool safety guidelines and to raise awareness of the drowning problem in the U.S. |
U.S. CPSC
June 25, 2010 |
Scope(R) Original Mint Mouthwash Recalled by Procter & Gamble Due to Failure to Meet Child-Resistant Closure Requirement The mouthwash contains ethyl alcohol and certain bottles have malfunctioning child-resistant caps and lack the statement, "This Package for Households Without Young children," as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. |
U.S. CPSC
December 18, 2009 |
Vicks Dayquil Cold & Flu Liquicaps Recalled by Procter & Gamble Due To Failure to Meet Child-Resistant Closure Requirement This cold and flu medicine, which contains acetaminophen, is not in child-resistant packaging and lacks the required package statement, and thus could cause serious health problems or death to a child if several of the capsules are swallowed. |
National Gardening
Suzanne DeJohn |
Leaves of Three Poison ivy - identifying it, preventing it, treating it, eradicating it. |
U.S. CPSC
April 17, 2002 |
CPSC Announces Recall Round-Up of Deadly Products Despite recall notices and public warnings, CPSC believes that many products with the potential to seriously injure or kill are still being used by consumers... |
Chemistry World
July 25, 2012 |
Drugs Top EU Counterfeit Imports In 2011, EU customs officers stopped 115 million products suspected of violating intellectual property rights. Medicines top the list, accounting for 24% of those items. |
Chemistry World
June 12, 2015 |
Synthetic cannabinoid poisonings surge in US US poison control centres have experienced a 229% increase in the number of calls related to synthetic cannabinoid use in 2015 compared with last year. |
This Old House
September 2, 2015
Karen Ziga |
4 Common Myths and Facts About Poison Ivy The truth about this dangerous plant -- from the experts |
