Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts Recalled By Urgent Gear Due
March 11, 2008
Name of Product: Micros Boys’ Hooded Jackets
Units: About 700
Importer: Urgent Gear Inc., of Los Angeles, Calif. Read more
Hartz Mountain Corporation Recalls Vitamin Care for Cats
March 10, 2008
The Hartz Mountain Corporation is voluntarily recalling a second specific lot of Hartz Vitamin Care for Cats due to concerns that bottles within the lot may have been potentially contaminated with Salmonella. Hartz is fully cooperating with the US Food and Drug Administration in this voluntary recall. Read more
Algae Bloom Prompts DSHS to Close 3 Bays to Shellfish Harvesting
March 8, 2008
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has closed Aransas, Corpus Christi and Copano bays to shellfish harvesting and has issued a recall of oysters, clams and mussels because of an algae bloom. Read more
CPSC Initiates Outreach To Vietnam To Ensure Import Safety
March 7, 2008
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today announced an agreement with the Vietnamese government aimed at improving the safety of consumer products exported to the U.S. from Vietnam. The announcement coincides with a visit to Hanoi by CPSC officials, who are meeting with their government counterparts in Vietnam and conducting product safety training for Vietnamese exporters of consumer products. Read more
Consumer Groups Applaud Senate on Passage of Product Safety Legislation
March 7, 2008
Consumer, public interest and scientific groups have applauded the U.S. Senate for the passage of the sweeping Consumer Product Safety Reform Act, S. 2663. This bi-partisan legislation represents the most significant improvement in almost two decades to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the agency that oversees the safety of more than 15,000 consumer products in the United States. Read more
Portable Air Compressors Sold Exclusively At Advance Auto Parts Stores Recalled
March 6, 2008
Name of Product: Strike Force™ Portable Air Compressors
Units: About 64,000
Supplier: All-Power America, of City of Industry, Calif. Read more
