Product safety

Investigators Find Hundreds of Tubes For Sale in Low End Discount Stores

July 12, 2007 -- Chicago - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan warned Illinois consumers today of possibly counterfeit toothpaste that has made its way to Illinois store shelves. The counterfeit product, falsely labeled as “Colgate,” may not contain fluoride and may contain diethylene glycol (DEG), a chemical used in anti-freeze that can cause serious health risks including liver and kidney damage and death.    » read more »

July 11, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: BonJour® Professional Culinary Torches

Units: About 4,400 (about 40 with consumers)

Importer: Meyer Corporation, U.S., of Vallejo, Calif.

Hazard: Butane fuel can leak from the torch assembly near the nozzle, posing a fire hazard.    » read more »

July 10, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Milwaukee Power Plus, Chicago Pneumatic, and Extractor 14.4 and 18 volt 2.4 Ah NiCd battery packs

Units: About 1 million

Manufacturer/Importer: Milwaukee Electric Tool Co., of Brookfield, Wis.    » read more »

Michigan's safety belt use rate remains relatively unchanged at 94 percent. Wayne State University's Transportation Research Group conducted the direct observation survey in the late spring, in conjunction with the annual statewide safety belt mobilization.

"This is very good news," said Michael L. Prince, director of the Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP). "We can be assured gains made in recent years have become lifestyle changes for many motorists."    » read more »

July 9, 2007 -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. today announced they have sent letters to nine distributors and makers of the more than 700 tubes of tainted toothpaste found on state store shelves demanding the names of all state retailers that stocked the potentially deadly products and other information.    » read more »

July 5, 2007 -- Chicago – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is warning consumers of defectively-manufactured tires that may have been sold in Illinois and could create a potential safety hazard for those riding in light trucks, Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and vans equipped with the defective tires. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has learned that the tires were manufactured without or with an insufficient gum strip between the steel belts of the tires making the tires susceptible to tread separation.    » read more »

June 29, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Thermador® Brand Built-In Ovens

Units: About 42,000

Manufacturer: BSH Home Appliances Corp., of Huntington Beach, Calif.    » read more »

Michigan Secretary Land, boating officials urge watercraft owners to be prepared

May 29, 2007 -- To maximize the enjoyment of their boats, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land and boating industry representatives are encouraging watercraft owners to think safety first when on the water.    » read more »

More Than 80 Percent of Safety Fines Were Imposed Under Rules CPSC Weakened With Support of Baroody’s Association; His Members, Partners Paid More Than Half

May 8, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Michael Baroody, President Bush’s nominee to chair the nation’s consumer safety watchdog agency, was the top lobbyist for the country’s most powerful industry trade association when the group supported weakening guidelines for reporting information about dangerous products.    » read more »