Release Date: June 20, 2024 Release Number: 24-268 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using Xastro fuel bottles sold by Zhengzhou Weipai Jiajuyou Xian Gongsi because they pose a risk of poisoning and burns to children due to lack of a child resistant closure, which violates…

Release Date: June 20, 2024 Release Number: 24-267 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers about the risk of serious injury or death associated with defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors manufactured by Shenzhen Lidingfeng Tech. sold under multiple brand names, including PetUlove, ORIKLON, SENCKIT, Kingebai, Gaoducash, LDASEC, and AMS.…

Release Date: 6/10/2024 Release Number: We all handle storms differently. Some of us hide under the covers while others can’t wait to jump in the puddles once they’re over. No matter which of these groups you relate to the most, it is important to be aware of storm-related hazards this hurricane season. Carbon monoxide (CO)…

Release Date: May 30, 2024 Release Number: 24-251 2024 Report of Deaths and Injuries Involving Off-Highway Vehicles with More than Two Wheels New annual report shows children under 16 and adults ages 45-54 have higher death rates in off-highway vehicles WASHINGTON, D.C. – Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, and with it…

Release Date: May 9, 2024 Release Number: 24-225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using Mega-Tac Permanent Adhesive, Silicon Liquid Glue because the glue bottles do not comply with the child resistant packaging requirements under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA), posing a poisoning hazard to…

(From Kim Komando newsletter 4/22/2024) Last year, a Hawaii couple was convicted of living for decades under the identities of dead babies. Stories like this always disgust me, but after this long in tech, they don’t surprise me. Crooks have no shame, folks: 2% of identity theft cases reported to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last year involved…

Release Date: Release Date: April 4, 2024 Release Number: Release Number: 24-188 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using the OmvedTherapies infant pillows because they pose a suffocation hazard to infants. The pillows violate the infant pillow ban because of their flexible fabric covering, loose filling,…

Release Date: March 28, 2024 Release Number: 24-170 Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers about the risk of burns and smoke inhalation associated with the use of Elide brand fire extinguishing balls. These products can fail to extinguish a fire, which could lead to serious injury and death.  The products can fail…

Release Date: March 14, 2024 Release Number: 24-156 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using braided crib bumpers sold exclusively on Amazon by XHJRI-US, because they pose a suffocation hazard to infants. The crib bumpers are banned by the federal Safe Sleep for Babies Act. CPSC…

Please see foodsafetysews.com article by Coral Beach on March 1, 2024