Nissan has recently increased the number of vehicles recalled in the United States for passenger airbags manufactured by the Japanese-based Takata. The massive airbag recall has affected over two dozen brands of vehicles in the United States. Defective Takata airbags have been the subject
On July 22, 2014, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalled a particular model of cribs due to the safety hazard it posed to infants. Over 14,000 Oeuf “Sparrow Cribs” were recalled this past Tuesday. Oeuf, a nursery furniture retailer which specializes in modern
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ended fiscal year 2012 having stopped a total of about 4.8 million units of products that violated U.S. safety rules or were found to be hazardous during the fiscal year (October 2011 to September 2012). More than
A visiting scientist from Japan has been killed while riding her bicycle in Boston. Police say that the rider, who has been working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was struck at the intersection of Beacon Street and Charlesgate West at about 3:30 pm
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is investigating a report of the death of a 4-month-old girl from Royal Oak, Michigan, who died in a Nap Nanny that was being used in a crib. Nap Nanny products are touted by the manufacturer as “infant recliners”.
Last week, on November 28, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Sportspower Ltd., of Hong Kong, is recalling about 1,500 units of Liquid Motion waterslides. The waterslides, which were manufactured in China, were sold from April 2010 through July 2010 for about
According to a new report published on November 26 in the journal Pediatrics, the rate of injuries to children on inflatable bouncers has risen fifteenfold from 1995 to 2010. Injuries increased from 702 in 1995, to 11,311 in 2010. Inflatable bouncers such as moonwalks,
A natural gas explosion that took place on November 23, 2012, has injured more than 20 people and damaged 42 buildings in Springfield’s entertainment district. Human error from a utility worker from Columbia Gas Co. is reportedly the cause of the explosion. According to