By: Patriot News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
Hearing that a bill in the Senate would require retailers to pull recalled toys off store shelves confused Barbara Weedon.
"I thought that was the law," said the New Cumberland mother of a 6-year-old son. "I was always assuming...
By: Los Angeles Magazine
Lacter, Mark
At Mattel's testing and design lab, two minutes from the company'sEl Segundo headquarters via the "Hot Wheels" shuttle bus, a half-dozen technicians in white coats take apart toys to make sure they're safe. Matchbox cars, Polly...
By: Los Angeles Times
Rong-Gong Lin II, Times Staff Writer
Federal officials on Thursday warned consumers to avoid buying any infant formula imported from China, citing reports of dozens of babies in that country who fell ill with kidney stones after drinking a brand called Sanlu,...
By: USA TODAY
Elizabeth Weise
The Food and Drug Administration is alerting Asian and ethnic markets across the USA that infant formula made in China may be contaminated.
The FDA is working with state health agencies across the country to make members of...
By: Buffalo News (New York)
By Matt Glynn - NEWS BUSINESS REPORTER
Fisher-Price faced a massive public relations challenge last year over toy recalls.
Not surprisingly, when the news broke, Fisher-Price and its California-based parent company, Mattel, were flooded with inquiries from customers,...
By: Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee)
Michael Oneal and Patricia Callahan, McClatchy Newspapers
CHICAGO -- Until it collapsed in a financial crisis this spring, Simplicity Inc. was a case study in how companies can prosper in an increasingly globalized economy.
In eight years' time, Simplicity's sales rocketed from about...
By: Los Angeles Times
Don Lee, Times Staff Writer
China's product quality and food safety agency came under pressure last year after Chinese businesses exported tainted pet food and lead-laden toys. Now it is under fire from domestic companies.
In the last month, eight Chinese...
By: CSRwire
(CSRwire) Linden, N.J.- Rotuba, a custom extruder and compounder, announces it has introduced Naturacell(TM), a proven, environmentally-friendly polymer that can help companies quickly and easily pursue their sustainability...
By: Business Wire
Kids attending Denver's Green Frontier Fest on August 24-the eve of the 2008 Democratic National Convention-will be some of the first on the continent to experience the very latest in eco-friendly playthings. Sprig Toys, Inc....
By: USNEWS.com
Nancy Shute
The new law reforming federal consumer protections has been hailed as the best improvement in child safety laws since the 1970s. But the law's protections don't kick in right away. Here's how to keep your kids safe right now:
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