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CPSC Issues Multiple Recalls for Winter Weather-Related Items
Go to CPSC Issues Multiple Recalls for Winter Weather-Related ItemsWith the holiday season comes the expected drop in the temperature outside, and chilly weather means many TN residents will be using various products to heat their home. However, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) cautions that all heating products may not be created equal and issued a recent release with a few recalled…
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Wolfgang Puck Recalls Over 20,000 Griddles for Electric Shock Risk
Go to Wolfgang Puck Recalls Over 20,000 Griddles for Electric Shock RiskDue to a risk of electric shock to users, culinary giant Wolfgang Puck recently recalled 27,000 units of his Wolfgang Puck Electric Reversible Tri-Grill Griddles. The product was sold exclusively by The Home Shopping Network (with orders placed on the phone and via the website hsn.com) over the period of approximately one year. The product…
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American Diabetes Month & Actos Awareness
Go to American Diabetes Month & Actos AwarenessAlmost 26 million people in the United States suffer from diabetes, while an additional 79 million are classified at serious risk for developing type 2 diabetes. This translates into more deaths caused by the disease than AIDS and breast cancer combined; an individual in America gets diagnosed once each 17 seconds, according to the American…
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Radio Flyer Recalls Child Ride-On Toy
Go to Radio Flyer Recalls Child Ride-On ToyRadio Flyer, a Chicago-based company that makes wagons and other ride-on toys for children, recently announced a recall of its “Scoot ‘n’ Zoom” children’s ride-on toy, according to a recent report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The toy is 19 inches long and is made of red molded plastic. It has black…
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FDA Takes a Closer Look at Safety of Common Antibacterial Chemical
Go to FDA Takes a Closer Look at Safety of Common Antibacterial ChemicalTriclosan is an antibacterial chemical that was originally created for hospitals to use as a sterilizer prior to surgery. Recently, it has been added to a wide range of soaps and other household cleaners, which then often advertise the “antibacterial” properties of the product and may claim that the triclosan-containing cleaner even kills more germs…