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September 29, 2023
BJ’s Wholesale Club Agrees to Pay $9 Million Civil Penalty for Failure to Immediately Report Portable Air Conditioners Posing Burn and Fire Hazards; One Person Died in Fire Involving the Air Conditioners

CPSC is announcing that BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. of Marlborough, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay a $9 million civil penalty.

September 28, 2023
CPSC Announces $2 Million Available in Grants to Help State, Local, and Tribal Governments Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; Apply Now Through December 15, 2023

CPSC is seeking applications for its Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Grant Program (COPPGP) to assist state, local and tribal governments reduce deaths and injuries from carbon monoxide poisoning. CPSC can award up to a total of $2 million in grants.

September 28, 2023
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using 5in1 Rocker Bassinets Due to Suffocation, Strangulation, and Fall Hazards; Failure to Meet Federal Safety Requirements

CPSC is warning consumers to immediately stop using 5in1 Rocker Bassinets because they pose suffocation, strangulation, and fall hazards to infants.

September 21, 2023
CPSC Urges Parents and Caregivers to Check Baby’s Sleep Space During Baby Safety Month; Shares Dos and Don’ts for Infant Sleep Safety

The annual Injuries and Deaths Associated with Nursery Products Among Children Younger Than Age Five report released today by the CPSC shows that risks associated with nursery products remain high with more than 160 nursery product-related deaths annually

September 14, 2023
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Xingdetui Outdoor Kopobob Kids Multi-Purpose Helmets Due to Risk of Head Injury; Failure to Meet Federal Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets

CPSC is warning consumers to immediately stop using Kopobob kids multi-purpose helmets because they can fail to protect riders in the event of a crash, posing a risk of head injury.

September 14, 2023
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Sling Carriers Sold as Biayxms, Brottfor, Carolily Finery, Gotydi, Musuos, N\C, Topboutique, and Vera Natura Due to Infant Suffocation and Fall Hazards; Failure to Meet Federal Safety Standards

CPSC is warning consumers to immediately stop using certain sling carriers because they do not comply with the federal safety standard for sling carriers and infants can fall out of them or suffocate.

September 14, 2023
CPSC Awards More than $2.0 Million in Pool Safely Grants to Eight State and Local Governments to Combat Pool and Spa Drownings and Drain Entrapments

CPSC Chair Alex Hoehn-Saric and U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) announced today eight awardees of a grant program aimed at preventing pool and spa drownings, as well as drain entrapments.

September 11, 2023
Making Families Safer from Button Cell or Coin Battery Dangers; Reese’s Law Leads to New Federal Mandatory Safety Standard

CPSC voted to approve a mandatory standard to reduce button cell and coin battery ingestion hazards to children six years and younger.

September 08, 2023
CPSC Urges Consumers in Puerto Rico and U.S. East Coast to Take Precautions as Hurricane Lee Strengthens to Category 5
September 07, 2023
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Tengingyue Vera Natura Bicycle Helmets Due to Risk of Head Injury; Failure to Meet Federal Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets; Sold Exclusively on Walmart.com

CPSC is warning consumers to immediately stop using Vera Natura adult bicycle helmets because they can fail to protect riders in the event of a crash, posing a risk of head injury.

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