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CPSC announces largest crib recall in U.S. history

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced last week the largest recall of child cribs in American history. More than 1.2 million drop-side cribs have been recalled in the U.S., as well as an additional 1 million in Canada, due... Read more
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Kolcraft child play sets pose serious threat

One of the largest scale and most widely publicized recalls of children’s products was a play yard distributed by Kolcraft under these brand names: Carter’s, Sesame Street, Jeep, Contours, Care Bear and Eric Carle. On July 8, 2009, the CPSC... Read more
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Children’s toys continue to pose lead paint threat

Despite the media hype over the past few years about toys and other children’s products with excessive levels of lead paint, large numbers of toys and children’s clothing with excessive levels of lead continued to be sold in 2009. A... Read more