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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission awarded their Chairman’s Commendation Awards last week. These awards, which are in their second year, are given to people who advance consumer safety. The four winners were an individual who gave out safe cribs to families in need, the director of university level product safety classes at St. Louis… read more

Forest Park, Illinois wants drivers to understand the dangers of texting and driving. Statistics show that it might be more hazardous than being intoxicated behind the wheel and that it accounts for 16% of all teen automobile deaths. That’s why the commissioners of Forest Park are pushing the public to pledge not to text and… read more

Some amazing statistics have been released about how much safer young children are in rear-facing child seats as opposed to front-facing ones. Children of ages one to two are five times as safe in a rear facing seat.  In a front facing seat in the event of a crash, whiplash is more likely and the… read more

Anniston, Alabama is now considering a new ordinance that would ban all types of distracted driving. Many cities have banned just texting and driving, but this law goes one step further. The new ordinance would make it a crime to take your eyes off the road during such activities as eating, putting on makeup, and… read more

Breeder’s Choice Pet Food has recalled one of its dog food products. The product, AvoDerm Natural Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Adult Dog Formula, is being recalled because of a possible Salmonella contamination. No cases of illness due to consumption or contact with the product have been reported, and anyone who bought the item is… read more

AT & T has become known in recent years for their anti-texting and driving campaign. The program is still going strong today, with an event recently held in New Hanover County, North Carolina. The event showed students via a simulator how dangerous texting and driving can be and how hard it is to do both… read more

In Lake County, Florida, an event has been scheduled to help people understand how to use a child car seat. The program is being run by the Kids in Safety Seats organization, which pushes parents to make sure their children are as safe as possible in the car. On Saturday, representatives will demonstrate how to… read more

Harvest season has arrived for many farmers across the country, and the dawn of that season can bring a variety of dangers that must be addressed.  In the process of gathering their crop, farmers must also be careful to not put themselves in harm’s way, otherwise they might end up reaping more than they’ve sown. … read more

Are you entitled to privacy?  That’s a complicated question whose answer is also going to get more complex as we travel deeper into this contemporary age.  Many people who post to Facebook or Twitter probably don’t read through the terms and conditions of such platforms, despite the fact that many social media sites have passages… read more

Officials with the city of Branford, Connecticut have noticed that traffic accidents are on the rise in town, and they believe that distracted driving amid construction zones along Route 1 is to blame. Distracted driving has presented itself as a major cause of traffic accidents everywhere, but the threat is especially apparent in construction areas… read more

The California Highway Patrol is hosting a community event at their Woodland office to help parents learn how to transport their children around much more safely. Parents are being asked to drop by this Saturday for a free child safety seat check-up. The CHP is calling in technicians to help parents properly install car seats… read more

An abundance of automobile crashes at South Carolina’s Beaufort High School prompted the principal to intervene on behalf of safety.  Students now have to take a safety course called “Alive at 25” in order to earn the privilege of leaving their vehicles in the student parking lot at the school. Schools across the nation have… read more