My readers may have been unaware, but until now, it was perfectly legal for a rental car agency to rent vehicles under a safety recall despite the vehicle not being repaired. “When a family picks up a rental car on vacation [or a businessperson for…
Parents may not realize it, but their soccer-playing kids may be exposed to a hidden danger every time they take to the field, a danger that could cause serious injuries, even death. It was May 2007. Ten-year-old Hayden Ellias of Virginia, a star soccer player…
Payless Shoes has pulled a series of light-up shoes from their shelves after a Texas couple said their toddler’s “Jake and the Neverland Pirates” light-up shoes caught on fire and burned a hole inside their car. The parents say their two-year-old son had kicked off his…
Little children have always been able to find a way of reaching their favorite toy; many just love to climb. Unfortunately, their climbing abilities can be deadly. In fact, one child is injured every 24 minutes from a piece of furniture toppling over, and a…
Timberline Four Seasons Resort in Davis, West Virginia said that the ski lift “Thunderstruck” malfunctioned causing chairs to derail and fall 30 feet below. Of the two dozen people who fell from the lift, nine sustained non-life threatening injuries. Saturday’s derailment was near the bottom…
Media has played a significant role in helium huffing for years. Take for example Gina, the helium-huffing giraffe. Now, there is the new trend from the latter half of 2015 that introduced helium burping. On the surface, inhaling helium from a balloon to produce a…
Sadly, auto recalls continue to be a major public safety concern. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Administrator Mark Rosekind, the auto industry recalled almost 51 million vehicles for safety problems last year, including the Takata airbag recall that affected 19
Safety experts say that one of the hottest new items on many wish lists this holiday season could possibly be one of the most dangerous “toys” on the market, posing a threat of fire or serious physical injury. Termed a “hoverboard,” the electric self-balancing skateboard,…
Despite recalls and warnings dating back 30 years, the Consumer Product Safety Commission reports kids are still dying at the rate of 1 child per month from window blinds; hundreds more have been injured. Although companies have made safety improvements to blinds with cords and…
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are battery-powered cartridges filled with a nicotine liquid that, when heated, creates an inhalable mist. Many people “vape” e-cigarettes trying to kick their habit of smoking cigarettes. However, e-cigarettes have been met with much controversy in recent years.
Liquid laundry pods entered the market in 2010 as single-use laundry packs for convenience, but did you know it has also posed serious health risks to young children? Take a look – which ones are pods and which are candy? Maybe you know, but most…
Looking to accentuate her zombie costume for a high school powder-puff football game, a 17-year-old purchased a pair of costume contact lenses at the Gibraltar Trade Center in Mount Clemens, Michigan; classmates purchased similar lenses from the same store. Sadly, a day of fun turned…