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Category: CPSC

Cadmium in Children’s Jewelry

Posted on: Jan 12, 2010

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A few friends have mentioned this recent news to me and I’ve been meaning to talk about it here for a while. Children’s jewelry tends to pop up often in CPSC’s recall notices quite a bit due to lead. But now in the news is cadmium in childrens jewelry. Let’s talk about cadmium. Cadmium is [...]

Infant Carrier Cart Seats Recalled due to Fall Hazard

Posted on: Dec 23, 2009

Filed Under Car Safety, Product Recalls, Product Safety | 1 Comment

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I noticed this recall in my email, and as you know, we don’t typically post an article about every recall but when it comes to bigger items and massive recalls like car seats and cribs I try to bring it up. I know how busy we all mare being parents or grandparents that sometimes these [...]

Recall Alert: Maclaren Recalling Strollers Due to 12 Fingertip Amputations

Posted on: Nov 9, 2009

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We generally don’t post recalls, here, but this is a big one, and so many of my friends have Maclaren strollers. They’re one of the most popular lightweight strollers out there. So when I found out they were recalling one million of them because of severed fingers, I figured, I should probably scrape the [...]

Industry Poises to Ban Drop-Side Cribs

Posted on: Mar 22, 2009

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I’m a tad late in typing this up, thanks to a sick 3 year old – but I wanted to quickly highlight this. The Consumer Reports blog reported about it, and I also stumbled on it over at Polliwogged and DaddyTypes (2 great GREAT blogs to be reading by the way) so you can get [...]

CPSC Issues Phthalates Compliance Guidelines

Posted on: Feb 7, 2009

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This has been in the works for some time but the CPSC issued a formal press release yesterday stating that starting on February 10, 2009 children’s toys and child care items cannot contain more that 0.1% of any of the six phthalates (DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIDP, and DnOPA) regardless of when they were manufactured. [...]

In the News: Stricter lead rule, phthalates may pose a bigger challenge

Posted on: Sep 15, 2008

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The Consumer Product’s Saftey Commission (CPSC) is expected to release a new rule today, regarding the tougher standard on lead in toys according to The Washington Post: The opinion, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Post, represents the agency’s official guidance to businesses. It allows companies to sell off their existing inventory [...]

President Signs Product Safety Bill!

Posted on: Aug 14, 2008

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Finally! Today President Bush signed landmark product safety reform legislation into law. This law will help proptect our kids from unwanted chemicals and lead in toys and kids products. The law, according to the list posted on the Consumer Reports website outlines what it entails: Lead will be essentially eliminated from all children’s products. Toys [...]

Dear SafeMama

Posted on: Jul 2, 2008

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Q: I am in dire need to get my carpets cleaned as my son is starting to crawl and I don’t want him on the carpets before they are cleaned. I know most companies that come out to clean carpet use harsh chemicals. Can you give me a “cheat sheet” or tips of things to [...]

SafeMama Link Round Up

Posted on: Jun 24, 2008

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Just a few articles and links I found worth mentioning today… Environmental Working Group Action Fund and ask the CA Health Committee to vote Yes on SB 1713, a bill aiming to ban BPA from children’s products in California. They vote today so head on over and send in your voice. Z Recommends Car Seat [...]

Crocs Safety: Beware of Escalators

Posted on: Jun 4, 2008

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The popular shoes, Crocs™ worn by kids and adults alike have swept the retail-nation like wildfire. My son has a pair or two. They are easy to get on and off (which is a huge help when kids don’t want to put shoes on AT ALL like mine) and are great for the beach or [...]