Cosori air fryer recall - everything you need to know Everything you need to know about the Cosori air fryer recall, including why products are being recalled and if they're being recalled in the UK. GoodToKnow · Mar 29, 2023
There were 100 recalls of children's products last year — the most since 2013 Nineteen of the recalls were related to the risk of lead poisoning, and 32 recalls were of clothing, the group Kids in Danger said. WEKU · Mar 15, 2023
What's driving the battery fires with e-bikes and scooters? E-bikes, scooters and other "micromobility devices" have soared in popularity — and the number of fires sparked by their rechargeable batteries is up, too. Here's how to keep yourself safe. WEKU · Mar 11, 2023
Yeti recalls coolers and gear cases due to magnet ingestion hazard The main pockets of the recalled products have magnet-lined closures, which "can fail and release the magnets." Swallowing magnets can cause serious injury and even death. WEKU · Mar 9, 2023
Yeti recalls 1.9 million coolers and cases for magnet hazard U.S. product regulators said Thursday that Yeti has recalled 1.9 million coolers and gear cases because magnets can come detached from them, posing a risk of serious injury or death The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023
Gas stoves are one step closer to new rules The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has voted to seek public input on gas stoves, a potential first step in regulating the appliances. Tribune News Service · Mar 1, 2023
Popular air fryer recalled over faulty wires as consumers warned: ‘Stop using them now’ There were 205 reports of the air fryers catching fire, burning, melting, overheating and smoking The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2023
Popular air fryer recalled over faulty wires causing them to catch fire There were 205 reports of the air fryers catching fire, burning, melting, overheating and smoking. The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023
Gas stove makers have a pollution solution. They're just not using it Gas utilities and cooking stove manufacturers knew for decades that burners could be made that emit less pollution in homes, but they chose not to. That may may be about to change. WEKU · Feb 4, 2023
Manchin teams up with Cruz on gas stoves Fossil fuel-backed lawmakers are fighting a nonexistent proposal to ban gas stoves Salon · Feb 3, 2023
After Backlash Against Proposed Gas Stove Ban, Progressives Are Gaslighting America Progressives might not be coming for your existing stove, but they are trying to stop any new installations. Reason · Jan 27, 2023
Gas stoves are giving your kid asthma No, the government isn't coming for your stove. Yet parents might want to rip them out themselves Salon · Jan 21, 2023
Gas stoves ignite right-wing culture war From Tucker Carlson on Fox News to Ted Cruz in the Senate, conservatives are getting heated about gas stoves Salon · Jan 13, 2023
12 more babies have died in dangerous inclined sleepers since 2019 recalls A new recall announcement follows complaints that manufacturers didn’t do enough to get the word out. The death count is now over 100, 12 of those after the original 2019 recalls of “deadly product for babies.” Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 13, 2023
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023 FACT FOCUS: Biden administration isn't banning gas stoves Following comments made by a member of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, misleading claims that the Biden administration is planning on banning gas stoves have spread widely across social media platforms this week
Axios · Jan 12, 2023 Right's new fight: Gas stoves The Consumer Product Safety Commission has forcefully denied that it is considering a ban on gas stoves.
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023 Ted Cruz roundly mocked after trying to call Jill Biden a hypocrite on gas stove row: ‘Cancun lately?’ Texas senator’s ‘rules for thee but not for me’ remark used against him by Twitter users
Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 12, 2023 U.S. not considering ban on gas stoves, safety agency confirms Health experts are warning that gas, the most widely used cooking energy source in Illinois, emits chemicals that elevate risks of asthma, cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Salon · Jan 11, 2023 GOP, Manchin fume over gas stove ban A study that found that over 12% of childhood asthma can be attributable to gas stove pollution nationwide
The Guardian - US · Jan 11, 2023 Republicans turn up the heat on a new culture war target: gas stoves The possibility of the Biden administration regulating gas stoves due to new safety fears has the right wing fired up
The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023 New warning issued over Fisher-Price baby sleepers after 70 deaths reported since 2019 recall The Rock ‘n Play Sleepers have now been linked to 100 deaths
WEKU · Jan 10, 2023 Fisher-Price reminds customers of sleeper recall after more reported infant deaths Fisher-Price and Kids2 are both re-announcing recalls of their inclined sleepers initially issued in 2019 because more infant deaths have been reported.
Fortune · Jan 10, 2023 'Stop using these products immediately': Fisher-Price’s Rock 'n Play Sleeper issued with another recall warning The Consumer Product Safety Commission announcement comes almost four years after the Rock 'n Play Sleeper was initially recalled in April 2019.
WEKU · Jan 5, 2023 Peloton agrees to pay a $19 million fine for delay in disclosing treadmill defects The fitness company had received over 150 reports of safety incidents linked to its popular Tread+ machine — including the death of a child — before notifying regulators, a U.S. safety agency said.
The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022 Target urgently recalls weighted blankets for children after two girls suffocate to death The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said there had been four reports of children becoming trapped inside the Pillowfort weighted blanket