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CPSC orders huge recall of window shades, blinds
The death of a toddler who strangled in a window shade cord spurred a huge recall Wednesday, even as the industry crafts a better standard to make window coverings in American homes safer for children.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says Hanover Direct Inc., of Weehawken, N.J., has agreed to recall about 495,000 roman shades and some 28,500 blinds. Hanover is the parent company for Domestications, The Company Store, and Company Kids.
2.2M circuit breakers recalled over fire risk
Siemens AG has recalled about 2.2 million circuit breakers that could cause fires, the company and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
The electronics company recalled Siemens and Murray 15- through 50-amp single- and double-pole circuit breakers, load centers and meter combos. The circuit breakers have date codes of 0610 or 0710, and the load centers and meter combos have date codes from June through Augugust 2010. They were sold at hardware and home-improvement stores such as Home Depot Inc. and Lowe’s Cos. Get the full story »
CPSC: No link between new Pampers, rashes
Government safety officials have not found a connection between a new kind of Pampers diapers and the severe skin reactions reported by some parents’ groups.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday that it has reviewed 4,700 complaints but found no specific cause linking Pampers diapers with new Dry Max technology to diaper rash. Get the full story »
Toshiba recalls 41,000 notebook computers
Toshiba America Information Systems and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary worldwide recall Thursday of41,000 T-series notebook computers, saying that they “can overheat at the notebook’s plug-in to the AC adapter, posing a burn hazard to consumers.”
82,000 Pottery Barn cribs recalled
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled 82,000 Pottery barn cribs on the same day it has made strides to ban drop-side cribs.
