Magnets in the toy, pip-Cubes, can fall out of the blocks and be swallowed by children, causing injury or death, federal regulators warned.
Category: Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Lafufus, Fake Labubus, Spawn Safety Warning and Raids
The dupes of the cute-ugly toys have left consumer complaints and warnings about safety risks and potentially hazardous chemicals in their wake.
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192,000 Play Kitchens Are Recalled After Child Dies of Strangulation
Children playing with the set can get caught on a hook of the toy kitchen and asphyxiate themselves, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
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Supreme Court Lets Trump Fire Consumer Product Safety Regulators
The court’s order was the latest in a series of emergency rulings on the scope of the president’s power over independent agencies.
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5 Million Pools Are Recalled After at Least 9 Children Drown
Children have been able to climb into the aboveground pools by using a compression strap on the outside as a foothold, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
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California Executives Sentenced for Continuing to Sell Dehumidifiers That Caught on Fire
The two executives received prison sentences for failing to report fire-prone dehumidifiers sold nationwide.
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BowFlex Recalls 3.8 Million Adjustable Dumbbells After Injury Reports
More than 300 reports of the weight plates becoming dislodged have been filed, with more than 100 of those incidents resulting in injuries, the U.S. product safety agency said.
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130,000 Igloo Coolers Recalled After Fingertip Amputations From Handle
The warning expands a recall of more than one million Igloo coolers in February, which was prompted by reports of fingertip injuries from the tow handle.
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More Than 400,000 Wireless Phone Chargers Are Recalled Over Fire Hazard
Casely, a company in Brooklyn, received 51 reports of lithium-ion batteries overheating, expanding or catching fire, resulting in six minor burn injuries.
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Fitbit Agrees to Pay $12 Million for Not Quickly Reporting Burn Risk With Watches
After consumer complaints of overheating batteries, the company did not immediately report the defect with its Ionic smartwatches, according to a settlement with the U.S. government.
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Stanley Recalls More Than 2 Million Travel Mugs Over Burn Hazard
Stanley, which also makes trendy tumblers that are wildly popular on social media, urged consumers to contact them for replacement lids.
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Fisher-Price Recalls ‘Snuga Swings’ Linked to Five Infant Deaths
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall, which one of its commissioners said was “doomed to fail.”