Kids' safety
Kids' safety
Save the Mom: The new Facebook for families?

Save the Mom: The new Facebook for families?

I read recently about a new app called SavetheMom that just came out for iPhone (and is coming soon for Android), a sort of social network for just your family, or whoever you choose for your own inner circle. [ More ]

Recalls include softball bats this week

Recalls include softball bats this week

SOFTBALL BATS About 13,000 Louisville Slugger OneX fastpitch softball bats sold at sporting goods stores and distributed to college amateur competitive softball teams from approximately May 2012 through February 2013 for about $350. The bat’s barrel can separate from the handle during use and strike people nearby. [ More ]

Recent recalls: lamps, dungarees, socks

Recent recalls: lamps, dungarees, socks

FLOOR LAMPS About 900 Industrial Overarching model floor lamps from West Elm with an iron base and arm in an antique bronze finish, one light socket and a round natural linen shade sold at West Elm stores, catalog, and online from December 2012 through February 2013 for about $380 with the shade and $300 without the shade. [ More ]

Retailers take a stand, recall magnet sets

Retailers take a stand, recall magnet sets

HIGH-POWERED MAGNET SETS The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with six retailers, is announcing the voluntary recall of all Buckyballs and Buckycubes high-powered magnet sets sold by these companies. CPSC warns that these products pose a substantial risk of injury and death. [ More ]

Recent product recalls

Recent product recalls

REMOTE-CONTROLLED HELICOPTERS About 9,400 remote-controlled Banshee 3 Channel helicopters sold at nationwide and online from October 2011 through November 2011 for between $40 and $50. The rechargeable battery inside the helicopters can overheat and ignite the helicopter, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers or nearby items. [ More ]

Recent product recalls

Recent product recalls

DROP-SIDE CRIBS About 73,000 PT Domusindo Perdana drop-side cribs sold at JCPenney.com and the JCPenney catalog. The cribs' drop sides can malfunction, causing part of the drop side to fall out of position, creating a space into which an infant or toddler can roll and become wedged or entrapped, which can lead to strangulation or suffocation. [ More ]

Recent product recalls

Recent product recalls

LED LIGHT BULBS About 554,000 Definity, EcoSmart, Sylvania, and Westinghouse LED light bulbs sold at various retailers including hardware and lighting and electrical supply stores. The bulbs can overheat during use, posing a fire hazard. [ More ]