Festool has recalled its 5,700 model TS 55 REQ plunge cut Tracksaws made between February and May 2013, in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission and its Canadian counterpart.
The recent suffocaton deaths of two children who became trapped in a 75-year-old Lane cedar chest, prompted the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to reissue its warning to consumers about the dangers linked with storage, cedar, hope and toy chests.
To prevent deaths and injuries to children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved a new federal mandatory standard to improve the safety of bedside sleepers. The Commission voted unanimously (3 to 0) January 8, 2014.
Walmart has recalled the Mainstays card table sets after receiving 10 reports of injuries from collapsing chairs, including one report of a finger amputation and three reports of finger tip amputations.
Approximately 1,400 black wooden accent chairs imported by Hobby Lobby Stores of Oklahoma, OK, from China, have been recalled after the retailer received a report of one of the chairs collapsing.
Robert (Bob) Adler became Acting Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on December 1, 2013. Mr. Adler, who has served as a Commissioner at CPSC since 2009, said, “I have worked at or been connected with this great safety agency for nearly 40 years. I am passionate about our mission, our staff, and those whom we serve every day, and I am honored to lead CPSC in this new role.”
A state-of-the-art risk assessment tool gives the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) an edge in its mission to protect American consumers from products that violate U.S. safety rules or that are found to be defective.
Approximately 700 solid pine cradle gliders have been recalled by Dream On Me Inc. because of two incidents in which mattress support boards got loose.