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U.S. CPSC August 31, 2010	CPSC Makes Recall Data Available Electronically to Businesses, 3rd Party Developers The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is making its product safety information on all recalls available in an electronic data set for use by businesses and software and application developers.
U.S. CPSC March 19, 2007	CPSC Launches "Drive to 1 Million" Recall Initiative Agency Stresses Search for Recalled Products during Spring Cleaning
U.S. CPSC January 11, 2010	CPSC Approves Final Rule on Guidelines for Mandatory Recall Notices The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission unanimously approved a new rule setting guidelines and requirements for information in mandatory recall notices.
U.S. CPSC October 6, 2004	CPSC Targets Vulnerable, Hard-to-Reach Populations - Stratton Tells Congress About Toy and Child Product Safety Actions The CPSC chairman told the House Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection that agency continues to enforce standards, announce recalls, and prevent deaths and injuries from rising.
U.S. CPSC October 19, 2004	CPSC Corrects the Record on Consumer Reports Story Consumer Reports falsely asserted that it found 48 consumer products that violated CPSC safety standards. Based on an analysis of information from Consumers Union, CPSC technical experts have concluded that at least 34 of the products listed by Consumer Reports do not violate any CPSC standard.
U.S. CPSC November 16, 2004	Government Website Now Provides Instantaneous Information on Recalls A new feature on the Website called "Recent Recalls" allows everyone to view recall announcements the very moment they are made public by the U.S. CPSC, the FDA, the NHTSA, the EPA, the U.S. DA, or the U.S. Coast Guard.
U.S. CPSC November 14, 2006	List of Top Holiday Safety Tips Released CPSC, AARP ask consumers to pay attention to age labels.
Food Engineering April 1, 2008 Richard F. Stier	Recalls are a fact of life Does more recalls mean our food supply is becoming more dangerous, or that our regulators are doing their job and protecting the public health? Or does it mean something completely different?
Food Engineering February 11, 2009	FDA releases recall tool: Try it out! FDA's recall tool provides up-to-date info on Salmonella recalls
U.S. CPSC November 12, 2008	Shop CPSC Toy Safety Tips Before Shopping for Holiday Gifts The CPSC issued its annual holiday safety messages to remind parents to be diligent when making holiday shopping choices.
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 April 7, 2009	Fourteen Firms Agree to Pay More than $1 Million in Civil Penalties for Failing to Report Drawstrings in Children's Outerwear The garments were eventually recalled as appropriate.
U.S. CPSC April 14, 2004	CPSC, National Safety Organizations Announce Resale Round-Up 2004 CPSC is joining forces with the National Safe Kids Campaign, The Danny Foundation, and the National Association of Resale & Thrift Shops (NARTS) to stop the resale of dangerous products.
U.S. CPSC December 24, 2003	Consumers Are Logging On This Holiday Season to New Federal Web Site Recalls.gov is a "one-stop shop" for consumers to have easier access to all recall announcements from various federal agencies.
IndustryWeek February 1, 2007 Traci Purdum	Do You Recall? If you manufacture a product - any product - chances are good you may have a product recall in your future. Implementing best practices during a recall will help ensure consumer safety and company longevity.
U.S. CPSC October 27, 2005	CPSC Logs Record Year For Recalls, Civil Penalties, and Reports of Dangerous Products CPSC obtained the voluntary recall of 397 consumer products in fiscal year 2005. This figure represents the highest number of recalls for the agency in 10 years and includes the highest annual total ever for products not covered by a mandatory safety standard.
Food Engineering April 3, 2009	Pistachios may have salmonella, too! FDA has announced two pistachio recalls, which are not related to the ongoing PCA peanut recalls.
U.S. CPSC November 20, 2007	CPSC Delivers the ABC's of Toy Safety Knowing your ABC's of toy safety will make for happy holidays.
IndustryWeek September 14, 2011	Are You Prepared for a Product Recall? Experts urge manufacturers to be proactive as costs, scrutiny of recalls continue to escalate.
U.S. CPSC September 22, 2009	`CPSC 2.0' Launches Product Safety Agency into Social Media: Consumers to Be Informed of Important Safety Issues Faster and More Frequently The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is launching "CPSC 2.0," a comprehensive social networking initiative that will make lifesaving and other safety information more accessible to consumers.
U.S. CPSC May 4, 2011	CPSC Launches Spanish YouTube Channel The channel features short videos that can save lives, including powerful demonstrations (enacted) of incidents that have involved Hispanic children.
U.S. CPSC December 24, 2009	CPSC Approves Final Rule on Registration Requirements For Durable Infant or Toddler Products This new rule affects 18 product categories.
AskMen.com November 21, 2003 Paul Anderson	How Do Car Recalls Work? With 1,450 recalls and alerts released in the U.S. in 2002, cases of dangerous malfunctions have become far too common. Keeping that in mind, here are the details of a car recall in an easy-to-comprehend question-and-answer session.
Food Processing August 2011 Kronenberg & Renfro	Food Processors: Are You Prepared for a Recall? Tips from a food processor who went through one.
The Motley Fool May 6, 2010 Brian Orelli	Johnson & Johnson, What Have You Done? We're not sure, but Congress wants to find out. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform launched an investigation yesterday into the recall JNJ announced last week.
BusinessWeek September 3, 2007 Lowry & Woellert	More Paper Tiger Than Watchdog? The consumer product safety agency is overwhelmed and underfunded.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2007 Rich Duprey	Another Recall Nightmare at Mattel For the third time in a month, the giant toymaker announces another massive toy recall. This time it is 800,000 accessories for Barbie dolls, Mattel's biggest seller, bringing the total number of recalled toys to an astounding 20 million.
Food Engineering May 1, 2008 Richard F. Stier	Are you truly prepared for a crisis? Because few recalls or crises occur during a normal workday when all staff is available, every processor should mandate several levels of staffing backup for managing recalls.
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...
The Motley Fool July 9, 2010 Brian Orelli	Hey, Johnson & Johnson: Eight Is Enough If Johnson & Johnson can't overcome the negative image from recalls quickly, consumers will head to competing brand-name drugs or just grab generic versions of Johnson & Johnson's products.
U.S. CPSC June 2, 2010	Infant Death Prompts Recall of Ring Slings Made by Sprout Stuff Due to Suffocation Risk Sprout Stuff sold the recalled infant slings, which were made in the United States, directly to consumers between October 2006 and May 2007 for between $35 and $45.
U.S. CPSC March 10, 2008	CPSC Continues Community Outreach and Education Caregivers and consumers in New York City and across the country now have an easy way to keep their families safe in their homes.
U.S. CPSC September 8, 2009	CPSC Joins President Obama's Back-to-School Campaign As a new school year gets underway, President Obama launched a major back-to-school campaign today aimed at keeping kids in the classroom.
U.S. CPSC January 15, 2008	Toy Wrestler Figures Recalled by A.A. of America Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard The surface paint contains high levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
U.S. CPSC June 11, 2009	Six Reported Deaths Prompt Urgent Re-announcement of Blair Recall of Women's Chenille Robes: Consumers Urged to Check for Flammable Robes The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Blair LLC, of Warren, Pa., are re-announcing the voluntary recall by Blair of 162,000 women's full length Chenille Robes.
U.S. CPSC September 10, 2008	CPSC Focuses On Safety in the Nursery and Around the House for Baby Safety Month As parents prepare for a new baby with love and care, CPSC urges keeping safety in the mix.
U.S. CPSC April 22, 2008	Eight Firms Agree To Pay $320,000 For Failing To Timely Report Drawstrings In Children's Outerwear Federal law requires manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to report to CPSC immediately (within 24 hours) after obtaining information that a product contains a defect which could create a substantial risk of injury.
Fast Company July 2006 Susan Stellin	Self-Service Sleeping Customers love to check themselves in at the airport. Can they ever feel the same way about hotels?
The Motley Fool December 3, 2007 Rich Duprey	Hasbro's Self-Serving PSA The toy maker is advertising its lack of lead-related recalls, but that is only half the picture. In this tough retail environment, Hasbro is looking for a way to separate itself from the crowd. Investors, take note.
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 April 19, 2007	Magnetix Magnetic Building Set Recall Expanded If a child swallows more than one tiny powerful magnet detached from the plastic building pieces or one such magnet and a metallic object, the objects can attract to each other inside the intestines and cause perforations and/or blockage, which can be fatal, if not treated immediately.
U.S. CPSC December 15, 2006	Black Dog Tavern Company Fined for Failing to Report Sales of Previously Recalled Children's Sweatshirts The children's hooded sweatshirts had drawstrings that pose a strangulation hazard.
U.S. CPSC October 22, 2010	CPSC and Child Safety Partners Launch National Education Campaign on Crib Safety For New and Expectant Parents Today, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission released "Safe Sleep for Babies," a new crib safety video aimed at helping all new parents avoid suffocation, strangulation and entrapment risks in the sleep environment. CPSC also is announcing three new recalls of dangerous drop-side cribs.
U.S. CPSC December 28, 2006	CPSC Takes Step Forward In Effort to Protect Children From Hazardous Metal Jewelry The U.S. CPSC unanimously approved an advance notice of proposed rulemaking that could lead to a ban of children's metal jewelry that has more than 0.06 percent of total lead.
U.S. CPSC July 8, 2004	CPSC Announces Recall of Metal Toy Jewelry Sold in Vending Machines Four toy jewelry importers announced the voluntary recall of 150 million pieces of toy jewelry sold in vending machines across America. Some of this toy jewelry contains dangerous levels of lead, posing a risk of lead poisoning to children.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2010 John Rosevear	Huge Toyota Recall? No Big Deal. As recalls go, this most recent one of Toyota's is a mixed bag.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2006 Ellen Bowman	Giving Back on Your Big Day So you're getting married. There's a place for charity amid the flowers, the band, and the giant cake.
U.S. CPSC March 22, 2005	Record Civil Penalty Levied Against Graco Children's Products CPSC has provisionally imposed a $4 million penalty against Graco Children's Products Inc., of Exton, Pa., for failing to inform the government in a timely manner about more than 12 million products that posed a danger to young children nationwide.
Information Today March 17, 2011 Peggy Garvin	SaferProducts.gov: A New World for Consumers, Businesses, and Researchers SaferProducts.gov, a new government database of consumer product safety complaints and manufacturer responses, has been controversial from its earliest stages.
U.S. CPSC February 27, 2003	Children's Board Book Sets Recalled by Random House, Inc. The book sets were sold in cardboard boxes with plastic snaps. The plastic snaps can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.