Federal Safety Agency Sues Amazon to Hold It Responsible for Hazardous Products July 14, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel and havi Mehta The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said on Wednesday it has sued Amazon.com Inc. to force the retailer to...
Businesses Should Expect More Product Recalls, Regulations After Covid: Sedgwick May 20, 2021 While the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have kept inspections and product recall incidents at low levels, businesses should expect...
Peloton Apologizes; Reverses Course; Will Recall Treadmills May 6, 2021 By Sanjana Shivdas Peloton announced a recall of its treadmills on Wednesday, reversing course just weeks after saying there was “no reason” to...
White House Moves to Weaken EPA Rule on Toxic PFA Compounds in Consumer Products April 20, 2020 By Ellen Knickmeyer The Trump White House has intervened to weaken one of the few public health protections pursued by its own administration,...
Reuters Report: How Secrecy in Courts Stymies Safety Regulators January 17, 2020 By Mike Spector, Jaimi Dowdell and Benjamin Lesser LEBANON, Ohio — Something wasn’t right with the Rhino. Reports started trickling in to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)...
Samsung Agrees to Replace 1 Million Galaxy Note 7 Smartphones in U.S. September 16, 2016 By Ankur Banerjee Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. formally recalled 1 million Galaxy Note 7 smartphones sold in the United States, replacing or refunding...
Safety Inspections of Thrill Rides Vary by State August 24, 2016 By Kathleen Foody, Erik Schelzig and Claire Galofaro In some parts of the U.S., the thrill rides that hurl kids upside down, whirl them around or send them...
State Regulation Limited for Kansas Water Park August 15, 2016 By John Hanna The huge Kansas City, Kan., waterslide on which a 10-year-old boy died was built in a state known for its...
Are Storm Shutters Unsafe? July 24, 2014 By Eliot Kleinberg, The Palm Beach Post Esther Mibab felt nervous in her home in The Acreage in West Pam Beach, Florida. So nervous that she kept...
Identity of Secret ‘Company Doe’ in Product Liability Case Revealed May 12, 2014 By Jennifer C. Kerr Company Doe is a secret no more. Ergobaby, a company that makes and sells baby carriers, acknowledged last Thursday it...