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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 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 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 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
March 15, 2005 |
National Poison Prevention Week Warnings About 78,000 children under five years old visited U.S. hospital emergency rooms due to unintentional poisonings from household products in 2003 -- about one every seven minutes. Parents and caretakers are given suggestions on how to reduce this rate. |
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
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
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
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
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
September 12, 2006 |
CPSC Warns about TV, Large Furniture Tip-Over Dangers More than 100 deaths have been reported since 2000; most involve young children. |
U.S. CPSC
May 23, 2002 |
Pools Are Not the Only Drowning Danger at Home for Kids Young children are irresistibly drawn to water, and tragically, about 350 children under age 5 drown in swimming pools each year. But even if you don't have a pool, your young children may not be safe from drowning... |
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... |
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
July 17, 2003 |
DesignPac Recall of Lamp Oil The bottles of paraffin oil in these sets do not have the child-resistant closures required by federal law. |
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
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. |
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
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
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. |
U.S. CPSC
May 3, 2002 |
Campaign About the Hidden Hazards of Placing Babies in Adult Beds The national safety campaign encourages safe sleeping practices for babies. The campaign will be targeted to reach new and expectant parents, day care providers, hospitals and health departments... |
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. |
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
May 24, 2007 |
CPSC Warns Toddler Drownings Happen Quickly and Silently: Agency Premiers New Pool Safety Public Service Announcement Tips on reducing the risks of drowning and other pool-side problems. |
U.S. CPSC
June 1, 2007 |
Know Carbon Monoxide Dangers Before the Power Goes Out Portable gas generators, often used by consumers to restore power to their homes and businesses in the aftermath of a storm, produce high levels of odorless, poisonous CO. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2006 |
Tips for Using Medicines Wisely A patient guide and suggestions for safe medicine use. |
U.S. CPSC
April 29, 2003 |
CPSC Says Deadly Products Are Still In Use Despite Warnings and Recalls Agency releases "most hazardous" list and urges home inspections |
U.S. CPSC
October 8, 2003 |
CPSC Warns: Millions of Americans Have Smoke Alarms that Don't Work This is Fire Prevention Week (October 5-11), but the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that millions of homes in the U.S. have smoke alarms that do not work. Usually, the batteries are dead or missing. |
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
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
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
March 23, 2011 |
CPSC Warns: As Button Battery Use Increases, So Do Battery-Related Injuries and Deaths Button battery-related incidents resulting in severe injury and fatality have increased sevenfold since 1985. |
U.S. CPSC
November 22, 2004 |
CPSC Chairman Warns Holiday Gift Shoppers of Hazardous Recalled Toys The agency posted recalled toys and children's products before the holiday season. To further reduce deaths and injuries, and to quickly get the word out about consumer safety issues, CPSC launched the Neighborhood Safety Network (NSN). |
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 |
U.S. CPSC
June 21, 2004 |
CPSC Holds Public Hearing in Tampa, Florida on Swimming Pool Safety The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) currently is intensifying its efforts to reduce the rate of child drowning deaths, and deaths and injuries due to entrapments in pool and spa suction outlets. |
| This Old House |
Leave These Poisonous Plants Alone! Learn how to spot and steer clear of poison ivy and more |
National Gardening
Suzanne DeJohn |
Leaves of Three Poison ivy - identifying it, preventing it, treating it, eradicating it. |
U.S. CPSC
April 1, 2004 |
CPSC Recommends Fresh Batteries for Smoke Alarms and Fire Safety Tips for Every Home Everyone needs a smoke alarm with a fresh battery on every level of the house and in every bedroom |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2006
Patricia G. Schnitzer |
Prevention of Unintentional Childhood Injuries A guide to preventing the most common unintentional injuries in children of all ages. |
U.S. CPSC
January 3, 2002 |
Tennessee Distributor Agrees To Pay $180,000 Fine For Selling Illegal Cigarette Lighters The fine will settle allegations that they knowingly sold disposable cigarette lighters that failed to meet government requirements for child resistance... |
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. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2002
William M. Simpson |
Recognition and Management of Acute Pesticide Poisoning Acute pesticide poisoning is an unusual and potentially fatal reason for visiting a family physician in the outpatient or emergency department setting. These episodes are likely to occur so infrequently that the physician must go through a steep learning curve with each encounter... |
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 1, 2002 |
CPSC Alerts Consumers To Electrocution Hazards From Overhead Power Lines In recognition of National Electrical Safety Month, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is reminding consumers of the serious electrocution hazard when ladders or antennas touch high-voltage, overhead power lines... |
U.S. CPSC
February 28, 2002 |
CPSC Chairman Calls for Lifting Cap on Civil Penalties Imposed on Industry Thomas Moore, Acting Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), tells an international consumer forum in Orlando, Fla., today that he supports eliminating the cap on civil penalties that the CPSC may seek against industry... |
U.S. CPSC
May 4, 2007 |
CPSC Wins Major Court Victory Upholding Authority to Protect Consumers From Illegal Sales of Firework Components Permanent injunction placed on Firefox enterprises from selling certain chemicals and components used in illegal fireworks. |
U.S. CPSC
January 5, 2007 |
CPSC and USFA Sound Carbon Monoxide Alarm As temperatures drop, potential for CO poisonings and deaths rises. |
National Defense
May 2009
Magnuson & Rusling |
Terrorists Could Tap Web to Poison Drinking Water Militants could use the Internet to learn how to poison the water distribution system. |
U.S. CPSC
October 9, 2002 |
Millions of Americans Have Smoke Alarms that Don't Work The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that about 16 million homes in the U.S. have smoke alarms that do not work. The reason? The batteries are dead or missing. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2006 |
Getting Your Child to Take Medicine What to do if you child won't take his/her medicine. |
