Read more product safety stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6258/product-safety.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:27:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61685/killer-bathrobes-recalled.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSafety officials have reissued a recall notice on a type of chenille robe after the deaths of six people, the Los Angeles Times reports. Officials warn that the robes fail to meet safety standards and catch fire extremely easily. All six victims died after their robes caught fire while they...http://www.newser.com/story/61685/killer-bathrobes-recalled.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Jun 2009 6:26:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37633/tots-death-spurs-soccer-goal-recall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome 190,000 fold-up soccer goals are being recalled after the strangulation death of a Texas toddler, NPR reports. Distributor Regent Sports will replace all MacGregor and Mitre brand nets with a 5-inch grid sent in by customers. The 21-month-old child died last year when his head became entangled in...http://www.newser.com/story/37633/tots-death-spurs-soccer-goal-recall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Sep 2008 12:26:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29848/us-firms-balk-at-eu-crackdown-on-chemicals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe European Union has passed a series of tough new laws requiring companies to prove that the chemicals in their products are safe, the Washington Post reports. The rule is the exact opposite of US law—which requires proof that a chemical is dangerous before it can be regulated—and...http://www.newser.com/story/29848/us-firms-balk-at-eu-crackdown-on-chemicals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Jun 2008 13:57:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20950/senate-backs-product-safety-crackdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Senate has passed a tough new product safety measure covering toys, household appliances and thousands of other products. It would ban lead in toys, increase civil penalties for hazardous products tenfold, enable more state regulation and create a database of dangerous items on the market. It also sets up...http://www.newser.com/story/20950/senate-backs-product-safety-crackdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Mar 2008 2:45:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/17908/ipods-ok-for-pacemaker-patients-study-says.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHeart patients who have both pacemakers and iPods can rest easy: The music devices don't affect the cardiac ones, reports Reuters. Two studies published last year suggested that iPods created electrical interference, but a new report by a team of FDA researchers concludes, “No interference effects can occur in pacemakers...http://www.newser.com/story/17908/ipods-ok-for-pacemaker-patients-study-says.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 Feb 2008 11:14:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/7843/china-launches-press-tours-to-boost-product-image.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the label "made in China" now carrying particularly negative associations in the wake of tainted products, the Chinese government is on a public relations offensive to convince the world its goods are safe. Journalists have been shown around gleaming drug factories on carefully choreographed tours, reports Reuters. Polls showing...http://www.newser.com/story/7843/china-launches-press-tours-to-boost-product-image.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Sep 2007 4:45:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/7391/toymakers-play-games-with-regulations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe toy industry’s new safety-testing push may succeed in rebuilding trust, but it’s likely to leave dangerous ways unchecked—and the big guys know it, argues Slate’s E. Marla Felcher. The current scandals are matters of enforcement, not of the regulations themselves, but the new call for third-party testing looks,...http://www.newser.com/story/7391/toymakers-play-games-with-regulations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Sep 2007 12:01:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/6937/mattel-plans-3rd-recall-of-toys-made-in-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarbie accessories will be reined in by the hundreds of thousands by Mattel, which plans to recall another three quarters of a million Chinese-made toys due to dangerously high lead paint levels, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company's third recall this summer will also affect about 100,000 “GeoTrax”...http://www.newser.com/story/6937/mattel-plans-3rd-recall-of-toys-made-in-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Sep 2007 19:58:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/6376/china-declares-war-on-tainted-exports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn an effort to counteract the flood of bad publicity about its product-safety system, China will mount a 4-month "war" on tainted exports that focuses on whipping government officials into shape, Reuters reports. The short-term campaign is "a special battle to protect the health and personal interests of the public,...http://www.newser.com/story/6376/china-declares-war-on-tainted-exports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Aug 2007 9:43:20 CDT