News tagged with 'Household Products'

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Whirlpool Corp., of Benton Harbor, Mich., is voluntarily recalling about 1.4 million dehumidifiers. The dehumidifiers can overheat, posing a fire hazard. Whirlpool has received 13 reports of the dehumidifiers overheating and causing fires, three

In an effort to demonstrate the dangers certain holiday decorations pose to homeowners, the Broward County Fire Rescue Department recently staged a fire in a mock living room. The room was arranged with typical American holiday decorations. A Christmas tree adorned with gifts stood near a lit candle and an overloaded

As the holidays approach, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging people to look for and eliminate potential dangers from holiday lights and decorations that could lead to fires and injuries. Each year, hospital emergency rooms treat about 10,800 people for injuries, such as falls, cuts and s

The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Honeywell Consumer Products Inc. (HCP), of Southborough, Mass, has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $800,000. The penalty settles allegations that Duracraft Corp. failed to report to the CPSC in a timely manner incidents associated with its

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that a federal grand jury in Houston, Texas has indicted Chuck Bai-Fun Chen on various charges stemming from an investigation by the CPSC of Mr. Chen's Houston businesses, including Wholesale World, Inc., Texas Tech Mart, Inc., and USA Maxam, Inc.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted unanimously today to require child-resistant packaging for some common household products and cosmetics containing hydrocarbons that can poison children. This safety standard will help prevent injuries and deaths to children under 5 years of age who swallow

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will soon enact new rules requiring manufacturers of certain household products to utilize child resistant caps in order to prevent inhalation and poisoning from hydrocarbons and other oily substances. The CPSC has considered requiring child proof caps for years, yet the a

As the weather turns colder throughout much of the country, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urges consumers to have a professional inspection of all fuel-burning appliances - including furnaces, stoves, fireplaces, clothes dryers, water heaters and space heaters - to detect deadly carbon mono

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted (3-0) today to begin developing a safety standard to reduce the severity of mattress fires and to make mattresses less flammable. The new standard will address fires ignited by sources such as candles, matches and lighters. The goal is to minimize the dea

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently warned parents about the combination of children and lawnmowers. Citing the inherent danger of lawn care machinery, the Academy recommends that children under 12 years of age not use any kind of lawnmower and children younger than 16 not use riding lawnmowers. The Academy's

A faulty electric space heater may have caused a fire in a Chicago apartment building that killed five people. The fire killed a 66-year-old grandmother who was babysitting her grandchildren. It also killed a 7-month-old boy, his uncle, and another 60-year-old resident. A fifth victim of the fire has not yet been ide