The dupes of the cute-ugly toys have left consumer complaints and warnings about safety risks and potentially hazardous chemicals in their wake.
Category: Consumer Protection
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Trump Questions Discrimination Claims, Even One His First Administration Brought
The case against a Chicago mortgage lender has become a Rorschach test for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, epitomizing how the left and the right feel about the agency.
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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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Morton Mintz, Muckraking Crusader for Consumers, Dies at 103
As a longtime Washington Post reporter and an author of 10 books, he held corporate America accountable for safe pharmaceuticals and cars.
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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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Judge Scraps Rule Eliminating Medical Debt on Credit Reports
The Trump administration joined with trade groups to ask a court to overturn a Biden-era rule that aimed to limit the impact of unpaid medical bills on consumers’ credit history.
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Insurers Pledge to Ease Controversial Prior Approvals for Medical Care
Major companies had faced mounting pressure to stop denying or stalling authorization of coverage for treatments and prescriptions.
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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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Trump Bemoans How ‘HARD’ It Is to Strike a China Deal
Even the president appears to be doubting his strategy to win over Beijing, as relations fray between the trading partners.
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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.