The Consumer Product Safety Commission has launched a new product safety website. The website will allow consumers to search a database of products that have been identified as having potential safety issues and file new reports about problems they have experienced. The CPSC officially launched the SaferProducts.gov website on March 11. Required by the Consumer […]
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IKEA Recalls Coffee/Tea Makers Due to Burn and Laceration Hazards
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with IKEA Home Furnishings, of Conshohocken, Pa., today announced a voluntary recall of the FÖRSTÅ Coffee/Tea Makers. Pressure from the metal pot holder against the coffee/tea maker can cause the glass to break unexpectedly, posing burn and laceration hazards. This recall involves FÖRSTÅ coffee/tea […]
Southbound 101 reopens are big-rig truck mishap
Two lanes of southbound Highway 101 in Marin County were blocked this morning after a big rig truck lost it’s trailer when it detached according to California Highway Patrol. The big rig, which was traveling south on the highway at approximately 6:00am became separated from its trailer near North San Pedro Road, blocking the two […]
Cal High Court Finds Trucking Company Responsible For Accident
The trucking company whose driver parked his rig alongside a freeway bears some responsibility for the death of a man who lost control of his pickup and crashed into the big-rig truck, the California Supreme Court has ruled in Cabral vs. Ralphs, S178799. The unanimous decision which came down Monday reinstated a San Bernardino County […]
REI Recalls Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) dba Novara, of Kent, Wash.announced a voluntary recall of the Novara Fusion Bicycles. This recall involves Novara Fusion bicycles with serial numbers U95Y07321, U96Y28393, or in the sequential range of the last four digits U96Y28876 through U96Y29128. Serial numbers are located on […]
