CPSC announces RECALL of Simplicity and Graco cribs – DANGER for babies

This week the government has recalled thousands of Simplicity and Graco cribs issuing a warning that babies could suffocate or strangle in them. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPCS) said the Simplicity recall was linked to at least one death and involved thousands of cribs, possibly hundreds of thousands, though many had previously been recalled for other defects.

217,000 Graco dropside cribs made by LaJobi were also being recalled.

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Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cribs. The CPSC urges parents and caregivers to immediately find an alternative, safe sleeping environment for their baby.

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Kohl's and Ross Stores pay almost 1 MILLION dollars

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) announced that KOHL’S DEPARTMENT STORES INC., of Menomonee Falls, WI, has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $425,000.00. The penalty settlement, which has been provisionally accepted by the commission, resolves CPSC staff allegations that KOHL’S DEPARTMENT STORES knowlingly failed to report to CPSC immediately, as requred by federal law, that children's hooded sweatshirts it sold had drawstrings at the neck.

Last month the CPSC annouced that ROSS STORES INC., of Pleasanton, CA has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $500,000.00. The penalty settlement, which has been provisionally accepted by the commission, resolves CPSC staff allegations that ROSS STORES INC., knowlingly failed to report to CPSC immediately, as requred by federal law, that children's hooded sweatshirts it sold had drawstrings at the neck.

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DRY WALL PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO MOUNT across FLORIDA – Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Manatee, Sarasota, Polk, Hernando, Citrus Counties – Class-action

TAMPA - The Florida Department of Health has received more than 450 complaints from homeowners. Several federal agencies, including the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, are investigating. The drywall was used in as many as 100,000 homes across the nation during the housing boom and emits a corrosive gas that damages appliances, gives off a rotten-egg stench and may cause health problems.

Meanwhile, class-action lawsuits against builders are mounting. Experts are studying how the corrosive gas could affect peoples' health. Homeowners have complained of sore throats, dry eyes, nosebleeds and dizziness, and some say their doctors advised them to move out of their homes.

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