Child safety should not be a political or partisan issue. I have yet to hear any policy maker argue "caveat emptor" (let the buyer beware) as it relates to toddlers.
Inez Moore Tenenbaum | Posted 10.01.2011
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is celebrating a series of tremendous wins for product safety. This is government in action and government that serves the interests of consumers.
HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.25.2011
Welcome to our blog, "The Watchdog," which will keep a close eye on regulatory agencies and how their actions impact the lives of everyday Americans. ...
Elizabeth Hitchcock | Posted 05.25.2011
For the last two years, the CPSC has chosen to prioritize making the agency more open to the public and to families. In just a few weeks, the CPSC will launch its biggest open-government project.
Inez Moore Tenenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011
We are grateful for the interest in our new consumer database, and we look forward to our continued partnership to keep children and families safe.
Gibson Vance | Posted 05.25.2011
Penny Sweet bought a Magnetix set for her son's 10th birthday. The toy was made of building blocks and rods that connect together though small magnet...
AP | JUSTIN PRITCHARD | Posted 05.25.2011
LOS ANGELES — The 12 million "Shrek" glasses pulled by McDonald's last spring amid federal concerns about cadmium did not have unsafe levels of ...
Inez Moore Tenenbaum | Posted 11.17.2011
While the summer swimming season is behind us, many communities across the country still have their doors open to those looking to cool off in water p...
Inez Moore Tenenbaum | Posted 11.17.2011
While summer should be a time of fun and relaxation, it has sadly brought tragedy to far too many families. Within the past three weeks, a number of tragic and avoidable drownings have occurred.
Inez Moore Tenenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011
In an effort to rid the marketplace, homes and day care centers of dangerous cribs, we're announcing today the recall of numerous cribs that pose a risk of death or serious injury to young children.
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON — Whirlpool Corp.'s Maytag unit is recalling about 1.7 million dishwashers because of a fire hazard. The Consumer Product Safety Com...
Inez Moore Tenenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011
The splash starts Memorial Day weekend, when pool season kicks into high gear. Pools and spas are great sources of family fun and relaxation. They are also sources of too many preventable family tragedies.
Rena Steinzor | Posted 05.25.2011
President Obama's expected State of the Union announcement that he plans to seek a freeze on non-security discretionary spending is an early warning s...
Huffington Post/Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011
The Stork Craft Web site (www.storkcraft.com) is suffering outages, its Twitter account (http://twitter.com/StorkCraft) is being sent numerous message...
AP | CHRISTINE SIMMONS | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON — A baby product manufacturer recalled on Friday about 447,000 of its infant car seat carriers, including some branded with Eddie Bau...
Posted 05.25.2011
Some 50 million Roman blinds are being recalled in a blind recall of "historic proportions," involving "virtually every Roman blind and roller shade o...
Harry Moroz | Posted 05.25.2011
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act is generating quite a bit of controversy for a measure designed to protect children from lead and other unsafe consumer products.
Christopher Gavigan | Posted 05.25.2011
These products were meant for use all over the house. If they were as toxic as their labels implied, why were we using them where we ate, bathed, slept and played?
Sarah Janssen | Posted 11.17.2011
Phthalates (pronounced thal-ates) are chemicals used in many common consumer products, including as softeners of plastic children's toys -- like a rubber ducky.
Christopher Gavigan | Posted 05.25.2011
At the local hospital near you, right now, babies are being born with over 200 industrial chemicals in their cord blood.
Les Weisbrod | Posted 05.25.2011
In the past three years federal agencies, have engaged in a campaign to hand corporations a 'get-out-of jail-free' pass when their products have harmed consumers.
Christopher Gavigan | Posted 05.25.2011
The final day of July 2008 may go down in history as the moment the tides of democracy shifted away from corporate cronyism and back to the people.
Ed Mierzwinski | Posted 01.17.2012