News tagged with consumer product safety commission
HP recalls laptop batteries over fire hazard
May 14, 2009 |
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Hewlett-Packard (HP) is recalling some 70,000 batteries for notebook computers because of a fire hazard, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said on Thursday.
US study finds carcinogens in kids' bath products
Mar 14, 2009 |
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Dozens of popular children's bath products marketed in the United States contain two cancer-causing chemicals, a consumer safety watchdog group said in a report published Friday.
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Exploding iPhone incident follows iPod reports
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 13, 2009 |
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A French teenager's claim that an Apple iPhone shattered in his face is a first involving the device but similar incidents have occurred with the iPod according to a US television station.
Halloween 'Ugly Teeth' are recalled
Oct 31, 2007 |
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Wednesday announced the recall of Halloween "Ugly Teeth" party favors because of excessive levels of lead paint.
Phthalate ban in children's products now in force in California
Jan 02, 2009 |
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Despite recent saber-rattling between state and federal officials, anew California law took effect Thursday that effectively bans the sale of toys and other children's products containing phthalates.
Researchers use high tech in mold watermark to protect plastic products from piracy
Mar 28, 2008 |
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Researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick have devised a high tech way to add Anti-counterfeiting to plastic products as they are created in the moulding process. The process could cost less than one ...
In Brief: HP recalls laptop computer batteries
Apr 21, 2006 |
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Hewlett Packard is recalling computer batteries from about 15,700 of its laptop computers as a fire hazard.
Researchers question effectiveness of warning labels on over-the-counter drugs
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Medicine packages barrage consumers with information, some required to be "prominent" and "conspicuous." But marketing claims and brand names still overshadow critical fine print on nonprescription medications, ...
Kitchen toys recalled for choking hazard
Nov 06, 2007 |
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Laugh & Learn Kitchen Toys because of a potential choking hazard.
Nanotech safety high on Congress' priority list
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 16, 2009 |
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The House Science and Technology Committee today introduced legislation that highlights the growing attention on Capitol Hill to the need to strengthen federal efforts to learn more about the potential environmental, health ...
Privacy group urges probe of Google cloud services
Mar 18, 2009 |
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A US electronic privacy group has called for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate the security and privacy of Google's Web-based products such as email and photo services.
EU warns it will recall iPhones if labs show faulty
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 28, 2009 |
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The European Union's consumer czar warned on Monday that iPhones would be taken off the market if national authorities find manufacturing faults lie behind mystery screen explosions.
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