The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a recall of TVs distributed and installed by Pdi Communications in healthcare facilities such as hospitals, medical centers, and nursing homes. The wall-mounted 26-inch and 32-inch LCD sets were sold for about $1,000 and installed between September 2008 and July 2009. Facilities with the sets are [...]
Fast food giant McDonald’s Corp. is recalling drinking glasses featuring characters from the movie “Shred Forever After 3D” after discovery that paint on the glasses contain the toxic metal cadmium, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The glasses, manufactured by ARC International, were sold at McDonald’s restaurants between May and June 2010 [...]
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a voluntary recall by Maytag Corp. of 1.7 million dishwashers due to an electrical failure of the appliances’ heating elements, which can cause a serious fire hazard. Maytag has to date received 12 reports of fires caused by the problem; fortunately, no injuries have been reported. [...]
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has published a list of drywall brands emitting the highest levels of sulfuric gases. The greatest emissions were found in drywall manufactured by Knauf Plasterboard in 2005 and Taian Taishan Plasterboard in 2006. Hydrogen sulfide from Chinese drywall has been linked to corrosion of household appliances and metals. [...]
