By now, you may have heard about the recent World Health Organization (WHO) study potentially linking cancer to cell phone use; although, the organization says that no adverse health effects have…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Lan Enterprises, announced a voluntary recall of approximately 2,300 Zooper strollers. The recall is on Zooper strollers sold…
Memorial Day weekend means the opening of thousands of pools nationwide. Unfortunately, this year was an exception after the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall of nearly…
Thanks to the spread of herbicide-resistant crops, herbicide use has been increasing rapidly with the annual spending on herbicide in the U.S. alone, totaling more than $5 billion, according to the…
First introduced in 1971, the Ford Pinto was sold in North America with a deadly design defect – the gas tank would explode in rear-end impacts, resulting in deadly fires. Ford was aware of this…
The goal of consumer protection and consumer protection laws is to protect the rights of hardworking Americans from fraudulent or abusive business practices and/or injuries suffered from a breach or…
Consumer Advocates eagerly await March 11, 2011. This is the scheduled launch date for the government database, SaferProducts.gov., where people can share complaints of injury or worse from everyday…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Summer Infant Inc. announced a voluntary recall to provide new on-product label and instructions for about 1.7 million video…
IKEA, Health Canada, and the CPSC issued a voluntary recall of RUND clear glass mugs. These mugs have a double wall and IKEA says the inner wall can break during use, posing a laceration…
Keyless ignition is a popular feature on many vehicles, but is it safe? It makes starting a car simpler, true? When accompanied with a remote car starter, it allows us to enter a warm car in the…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the agency created to protect consumers from unreasonable risks of injuries or death associated with consumer products, recently updated their…
STIHL, Inc. of Virgina Beach, VA has recalled the STIHL MS 361C chain saws (C-Q version) after receiving three reports of the throttle trigger sticking. Fortunately, no injuries have been…