CPSC Warns Parents to Avoid All Roller Ball Candy Products Due to Choking Hazards
Warning comes as officials issue a third rolling candy ball recall, indicating that pieces may loosen and obstruct children’s airways.
Warning comes as officials issue a third rolling candy ball recall, indicating that pieces may loosen and obstruct children’s airways.
Federal safety officials have issued a number of massive recalls in 2023, involving dangerous products that posed serious risks for consumers, including pressure cooker explosions and candy that led to a child's death.
Recalled Fortress gun safes contain a biometric fingerprint scanner that may not work properly, letting anyone access the dangerous contents of the safes.
Rolling balls in the recalled candy can come loose and lodge in a child's throat, which has already resulted in at least one death.
Researchers found many deaths were linked to the use of the wrong type of child restraints, with some children using seat belts too early and others secured in the wrong type of car seat.
Researchers indicate that taking steps to make hospitals and trauma centers nationwide more ready for pediatric injuries could prevent more than 1,600 child deaths every year.
Child pedestrians struck by large frame vehicles like SUVs, vans, and light trucks are particularly at risk of a fatal injury, experts warn.
Dozens of injury reports and one death have been linked to recalled Peloton treadmills, indicating they can pull people under the device's treads and cause severe injuries.
The letter urged Facebook to stop allowing ads for recalled Fisher Price Rock ‘n’ Play Sleepers, linked to more than 100 child deaths, on its Marketplace platform
Recalled A/V carts frequently used in classrooms and daycare may tip over under the weight of heavy televisions and equipment.