Ladder Safety: Don’t Get Decked While Decking the Halls
- Consumer Alerts
- December 24, 2012
It's not rare for homeowners to fall when attempting to hang holiday lights and decorate their home. Falls off ladders, roofs or pieces of furniture not meant to support weight sent more than 13,000 people to the emergency room at the end of 2010. Half were hospitalized. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has developed ladder
READ MORECamry, Prius earn poor crash test ratings
- Consumer Alerts
- December 24, 2012
Tests involving the front corner panel of the Toyota Prius and Toyota Camry conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety earned both cars a poor rating. NBC Nightly News, 12/21/2012
READ MOREKitchen calamity: Reports of shattering cookware on the rise
- Consumer Alerts
- December 24, 2012
Reports of glassware abruptly shattering have climbed sharply in recent years, and a controversy is heating up over whether the pans or the users are to blame. TODAY Health, 12/21/2012
READ MOREDeath spurs recall of 220,000 infant travel beds
- Consumer Alerts
- December 11, 2012
KidCo Inc. of Libertyville, Ill. issued a recall of their Pea Pod Travel Crib after determining that an infant could roll between the bed's air mattress and the tent's fabric sides, raising the danger of suffocation. Associated Press, 11/19/2012
READ MOREGovernment report highlights life-saving benefits of stability control
- Consumer Alerts
- December 10, 2012
If you're in the market for a used car, make sure you buy one with ESC (electronic stability control), especially if the car is to be used by an inexperienced driver. ESC was mandated in new vehicles for the 2012 model year starting on September 1st, 2011. Consumer Reports, 12/4/2012
READ MORE“Trouble in Toyland:” 14 potentially dangerous toys
- Consumer Alerts
- December 3, 2012
The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) has identified toys that may endanger kids during the holiday season for its 27th annual "Trouble in Toyland" report. CBS News, 11/20/2012
READ MOREBounce houses a party hit but kids’ injuries soar
- Consumer Alerts
- November 30, 2012
They may be a big hit at kids' birthday parties, but inflatable bounce houses can be dangerous, with the number of injuries soaring in recent years, a nationwide study found. Seattle Times, 11/26/2012
READ MOREAlmost 70 Percent Of Pork In Stores Unsafe, Consumer Reports Says
- Consumer Alerts
- November 30, 2012
Consumer Reports yesterday announced that 69 percent of all raw pork samples they tested were contaminated with the dangerous bacteria Yersinia enterocolitica. Forbes, 11/28/2012
READ MOREDeaths more common on popular heart drug: study
- Consumer Alerts
- November 30, 2012
A new study found that people with a common type of abnormal heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation) were more likely to die within several years if they had been prescribed digoxin, a drug used to help control abnormal heart rates. Reuters, 11/28/2012
READ MORENew Mexico toddler becomes 36th salmonella case linked to recalled peanut butter
- Consumer Alerts
- October 22, 2012
Sunland, Inc. has further expanded its ongoing peanut butter recall to include raw and roasted shelled and in-shell peanuts, while a multistate salmonella outbreak continues to be linked to peanut butter manufactured by the company. Examiner, 10/21/2012
READ MOREDeaths from Meningitis Outbreak Raise Questions, Concerns
- Consumer Alerts
- October 10, 2012
So far, 11 people in 10 states have died and 119 are ill from fungal meningitis that was apparently caused by contaminated injections of a steroid used to treat pain. The outbreak is part of a complex issue that involves compounding pharmacies that are only partially regulated by the FDA, as well as a rise
READ MOREConsumer Reports study finds arsenic in rice
- Consumer Alerts
- September 21, 2012
A new study from Consumer Reports has found alarming levels of arsenic, a known carcinogen, in several brands of rice. Consumer Reports tested 32 brands of rice and dozens of rice products. All of them contained arsenic. The organization said what's even more alarming is that lab tests found troubling levels of inorganic arsenic in
READ MOREFord recalls 1.6-liter Ford Escape, tells owners to stop driving
- Consumer Alerts
- July 23, 2012
Ford has recalled the new Ford Escape because of carpeting that interferes with the brakes. Chicago Tribune, 7/19/2012
READ MORECompany recalls potentially flammable children’s pants
- Consumer Alerts
- July 6, 2012
Hundreds of thousands of child size pants and boxers are being recalled, reports the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The pants, sold exclusively at Academy Sports and Outdoor stores in Texas, failed to meet federal flammability standards for children's sleepwear. The recalled items include Academy pull-on lounge pants for boys and girls and boxers for
READ MOREMiralax, a Drug for Adults, Is Popular as Children’s Remedy
- Consumer Alerts
- May 31, 2012
Parents are questioning the long term effects of Miralax, an often used laxative containing the chemical polyethylene glycol. This drug for constipation was never intended for those under 17 or for long term use — long term studies on side effects have not even been done on children — yet pediatricians continue to prescribe it.
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