HOOVER TO PAY $750K TO SETTLE SECTION 15 ALLEGATIONS CPSC January 12 announced that Hoover Company will pay $750,000 to settle allegations that it failed to report fire risks associated with self-propelled upright vacuum cleaners within 24 hours as required by Section 15.
NEXGRILL TO PAY $300K TO SETTLE SECTION 15 ALLEGATIONS CPSC January 12 announced that Nexgrill Industries will pay $300,000 to settle allegations that it failed to report burn incidents associated with its gas grills within 24 hours as required by Section 15.
CPSC UPDATES ELECTROCUTION DATA There were about 160 electrocution deaths in 2003 associated with consumer products, according to data made public January 9 by CPSC.
ANTI-CO PUSH CONTINUES WITH EPA EFFORT IN NEW ENGLAND The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) January 16 warned residents of New England states about carbon monoxide (CO) risks after winter storms knocked out power there.
SWISS MINISTER CALLS FOR ANTI-COUNTERFEIT ACTION Switzerland should act to control the flow of counterfeits to and from the nation, according to a January 16 speech by Swiss Justice Minister Christoph Blocher.
FALLS TOP AUSTRALIAN INJURY DEATHS Falls were the most common cause (30%) of unintentional injury deaths in Australia during that nation’s 2003-04 reporting year, according to a report issued January 12 by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra.
U.K. TARGETS SMOKING FIRE REDUCTION The U.K. Department for Communities and Local Governments January 15 launched a Fire Kills campaign to warn smokers that their homes are 35% more likely to experience a fire than are homes with no smokers.
CALIFORNIA FINDS 2% OF HOMES HAVE OZONE GENERATORS About 2% of California households (282,000) contain air cleaners that emit ozone by design, according to a report issued January 17 by the California Air Resources Board (CARB).
CONSUMER REPORTS PULLS CAR SEAT STORY OVER SIDE IMPACTS Consumers Union’s magazine Consumer Reports January 18 said it was withdrawing a story in the February edition that faulted the safety of many child car safety seats.
CPSC BRIEFS Briefs on magnetic toys, highchairs, rattles/ornaments, children's jewelry, teethers, CPSC activity, garage doors, generators, toys, CPSC meetings.
