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Hospital emergency rooms treat more than 50,000 children for injuries sustained on backyard playground equipment each year, according to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, and approximately 15 kids are killed by incidents involving home playground equipment annually. Even playground equipment that looks safe to use may malfunction unexpectedly, according to consumer safety experts…. read more

At the request of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, Dorel Juvenile Group (or DJG) Incorporated, headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, has announced a voluntary recall for approximately 900,000 of its Push ‘N Snap Cabinet Locks due to a potential for product malfunction. These cabinet locks can be disengaged by young children, allowing them access… read more

At the request of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, the  Westinghouse Lighting Corporation,  headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has announced a voluntary recall for approximately 7,000 of its ceiling fans due to a packaging error. The ceiling fans affected by this recall were mistakenly packaged with two 60-watt light bulbs. These bulbs exceed the… read more

A food product is getting the recall treatment because the box might not contain what it purports on its label. The recall affects a whopping 16,890 pounds of Stouffer’s brand lasagna frozen dinners, which are likely to not contain lasagna but to instead be filled with the company’s stuffed pepper meal.  Specifically, the items that… read more

An expansion of a recall of an item that could be hazardous to your dog’s health has just been announced. The item in question is called the Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Adult Light Formula-dry dog food.  Having a best by date of either January 27 or 28 of 2013, this dog food comes… read more

Today marks the second time in as many days that there’s been a recall of sprouts.  This time, though, the recall affects soybean sprouts as opposed to alfalfa sprouts. The Woodford, Virginia-based Henry’s Farm Inc. announced the recall, which encompasses Natural Spring Water Soybean Sprouts and bulk Soybean Sprouts.  The f first item mentioned was… read more

Alabama is one step closer to becoming the 38th state in the United States to prohibit drivers from composing and reading text messages while behind the wheel of a moving automobile recently after the state’s legislature voted unanimously to approve a new regulation banning the practice. The legislation, now awaiting the approval of the state’s… read more

Worldwide fast food restaurant franchise Kentucky Fried Chicken was recently ordered to pay an Australian family more than $8 million after their daughter suffered paralysis and severe brain damage from eating a contaminated menu item. The girl, 7 years old at the time, also suffered from septic shock and blood infection as the result of… read more

Orange City law enforcement officers recently conducted a pedestrian safety exercise in order to educate motorists about proper crosswalk behavior. In the course of the operation, nearly 180 drivers received official warnings from the Orange City Police Department for disobeying traffic laws regarding crosswalks. The five hour exercise was a purely educational campaign, department representatives… read more

The North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program is sponsoring a program to help educate motorists throughout the state about motorcycle safety. The program, called BikeSafe NC was established five years ago to provide motorcycle safety classes to North Carolina residents. The classes, taught by local motorcycle police officers does not replace a standard motorcycle operator’s… read more

Despite legislation prohibiting the practice, a significant majority of college students in the San Diego area use their cellphones while driving, a new survey finds. According to a research study that surveyed almost 5,000 students at San Diego area colleges including the University of San Diego, San Diego State University, California State San Marcos, the… read more

The threat of food infection has reared its head again, prompting the recall of an item widely available throughout New York. Honeoye Falls, New York-based Alfa Sprouts initiated the recall, which affects Organic Alfalfa Sprouts of the Springwater Sprouts brand and 3# Clover Sprouts available for purchase in bulk.  The former item comes in a… read more