Archive for the 'Consumer’s Union' Category

Could Crib Tents Become a Regulated Product?

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

On December 27, 2008, the strangulation death of Noah Thompson by a Tots In Mind crib tent became the first to be investigated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission involving this unregulated product. Eighteen months later, in July, the commission and the manufacturer finally announced a recall featuring a repair remedy for the attachment [...]

Evenflo Discovery Recalled One Year After Consumers Union Urges Its Removal from Marketplace

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

VANDALIA, OHIO – One year after Consumer’s Union called for its removal in a controversial article and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defended its safety, the Discovery Infant Car Seat has been voluntarily recalled in advance of a possible defect investigation. Evenflo announced in early February that it was recalling models 390, 391, 534, [...]