CPSC scientists recently opened the agency’s lab to fifth graders from Capitol Hill Day School in Washington, D.C. The students spend the year studying China. As part of a school project, each student is identifying a testable question about a consumer product and designing a “fair test” to answer that question. They came to the CPSC Product Testing Laboratory to learn how to test whether something used in the home is hazardous.
What’s this product? Students were surprised to learn that (…)
Read More Nov 3Halloween may be a night of ghosts, goblins and scary scenes, but let’s all keep the fear factor in the imagination. Here are some safety tips for you to follow to keep the night a fun one:
Costumes
When you buy or make costumes, masks, beards, and wigs, look for flame-resistant fabrics such as nylon or polyester, or look for the label “Flame Resistant.” Flame-resistant fabrics will resist burning and should extinguish quickly. To minimize the risk of contact with candles and other fire (…)
Read More Oct 28(Last Update: 10/29/2010)
CPSC staff is promoting product safety in meetings, discussions and trainings at the Trilateral Summit on Consumer Product Safety. CPSC is attending the summit with representatives from the European Union and China. We’ll be posting photos here throughout the trip.
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Read More Oct 25Graco Recalls Nearly 2 Million Strollers
by CPSC Blogger baby graco metrolite quattro strangle strangulation stroller StrollersGraco is recalling nearly 2 million older strollers – The Quattro and MetroLite – because children can become trapped in and strangle in the strollers.
The strollers were manufactured before December 2007, before the adoption ofa new standard requiring larger stroller openings that prevent children from becoming trapped.
CPSC and Graco know of four infants who strangled and died in the strollers between 2003 and 2005.
Children, particularly babies younger than 12 months old who (…)
Read More Oct 20At CPSC, we take pride in the fact that the majority of the recalls we announce have no incidents or injuries and the announcement is intended to prevent incidents or injuries. When there are injuries with a product prior to a recall being announced, we take that very seriously and really strive to ensure that no one else gets hurt.
So, when we see a case where children are getting hurt after a recall has been announced, we believe that we need to speak up again and urge families to heed our (…)
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