News tagged with 'Child Safety'

Infantino LLC has agreed to a voluntary recall of one million soft baby slings after three recent reports of infant suffocation. You are asked to destroy the product and not put it in the resale market.

Consumer Product Safety Commission “concedes to not acting as quickly as it should regarding crib safety problems.”

In one of the biggest crib recalls in U.S. history, Stork Craft Manufacturing announced a voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million drop-side cribs.

Many kids are hooked on social networking sites such as MySpace, Twitter and Facebook, but most are unaware of the dangers associated with the Internet and these various Web sites. Find out how to keep your kids safe online.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has launched "The Tipping Point," a safety campaign to urge parents to take simple measures to prevent deaths and injuries associated with TV, furniture and appliance tip-overs.

CDC scientists have found a chemical called perchlorate in samples of powdered infant formula. High levels of exposure to perchlorate may disrupt the function of the thyroid gland, which is needed for normal growth and development of the central nervous system.

New consumer laws have been passed in the aftermath of a wave of toxic toy recalls last year, but, experts urge parents not to let their guard down when it comes to picking and choosing this year’s gifts.

A collision with a big truck nearly killed this nine-year-old boy. His head was essentially severed from his neck with connective tissues destroyed. Jordan Taylor not only survived but is walking and talking and returning to school in January.  Doctors call this a miracle. 

Consumers can test for lead in children's toys, fashion jewelry and all products with these lead-test kits that are available for home use. Consumer Report rates them, while the CPSC says they are not reliable.

Friday is the deadline for public swimming pools and hot tubs to close if they do not meet new federal guidelines. Last year, Congress passed a law requiring new hump-shaped drain covers be installed to prevent young children from being sucked to the bottom of the pool. Drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death for children under the age of 14.

The case of Adam Walsh, and the passion and pain of his parents, led to much of the momentum behind the child protection laws that target pedophiles today. Other laws on the books result from high-profile cases of child exploitation and murder.

This holiday season it's easy to become distracted and put your child's safety aside, but The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reminds parents about the rules in stores and malls and what to do if your child is missing.

It's been 27 years, but Hollywood police have finally ended the cold case of Adam Walsh.  Ottis Toole, the drifter from Florida, has officially been named as the person who killed Adam in 1981. He's been a suspect all along and John Walsh says he knew Toole was the killer, but the case was botched and left unresolved for the Walsh family- until today.

People are injured on metro Atlanta escalators several times a week. While only a handful of cases involve disfiguring entrapments, several escalator riders suffer serious injuries when their luggage or clothing becomes entangled or they fall on the machinery.

The strangulation death of a 1-year-old child and the near strangulation of another has prompted the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to announce voluntary recalls of two types of window shades sold nationwide by IKEA and Green Mountain Vista.