Macy’s Inc., of Cincinnati, Ohio, has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $750,000 for failure to report children’s apparel with drawstrings. The Consumer Protection Safety Commission (CPSC) staff accused Macy’s of knowingly failing to report to CPSC immediately that it had sold children’s sweatshirts, sweaters and jackets with drawstrings at the neck between 2006 […]
Study reviews treatment protocals for Neuroblastoma
Treating the rare children’s cancer neuroblastoma with a high dose of chemotherapy that is now the standard in Europe has proved to be most effective in an 18-country study comparing treatment regimes. Outlining the study’s results, the Institute of Cancer Research in a statement said the European protocol offered 16% better disease-free survival at three […]
Viking to pay 6 figure fine for failing to report product defect
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Viking Range Corporation, of Greenwood, Miss., has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $450,000. The penalty agreement has been provisionally accepted by the Commission. The settlement resolves CPSC staff allegations that Viking Range Corporation was aware for years of a defect involving its refrigerator […]
New safety rules for children’s clothing
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted (5-0) today to approve a new federal safety rule for drawstrings in children’s outerwear. The final rule designates children’s upper outerwear in sizes 2T through 12, with neck or hood drawstrings, and children’s upper outerwear in sizes 2T through 16, with certain waist or bottom drawstrings, as […]
Big-rig driver identifed
The big-rig driver who slammed into an Amtrak train in Nevada, killing himself and at least five people on the train, was identified Monday as a 43-year-old Lawrence Ruben Valli II of Winnemucca, NV. Valli was blamed for an accident in 2007 that resulted in serious injuries and racked up numerous traffic citations after getting […]
