Consumer Product Safety Articles & Analysis
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Manufacturer FXI Inc. initially announced the recall of Novaform ComfortGrande 14-inch mattresses and Novaform DreamAway 8-inch mattresses in June and issued a joint press release with the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday. According to FXI, the recalled mattresses could have been exposed to water during manufacturing, leading to ...
MatTek Life Sciences will produce and distribute EpiOral from its production facility in Slovakia, continuing the BICO groups’ focus on providing on-demand tissues to the European market. MatTek Life Sciences, a Boston-area tissue engineering company and a part of the BICO Group, announced today its European facility in Bratislava, Slovakia, will begin producing and ...
The Mitosol Kits are an antimetabolite used by physicians in hospitals and clinics during ab externo glaucoma surgery. The use of contaminated products could cause serious eye injuries or infections, including the possibility of blindness. The affected products have lot numbers of M098260 and M086920, and both have expiration dates of 8/2013. ...
According to Fox News, a 6-month old boy has developed lead poisoning after contact with a cosmetic product known as “trio.” The powder-like substance was placed on the boy’s eyelids during a folk remedy that is said to support visual development. ...
Triclosan is an antimicrobial agent typically found in products such as soaps, deodorants, toothpaste, mouthwash, clothes, bedding, carpet, toys, and trash bags. ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tested unopened bottles and unused syringes of the products at Franck’s Compounding Lab and discovered numerous bacterial and fungal species. ...
Until the sites are cleaned, however, Navajos will continue to be exposed to uranium and its decay products, radon and radium. This means that they are at great risk for bone, liver, breast, and lung cancer, among other health problems. ...
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We provide analytical services for environmental, indoor air quality (IAQ), industrial hygiene, forensics and materials science, consumer products, food safety, PCR, pharmaceutical, asbestos, lead, and radiological samples. ...
EPA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, Consumer Products Safety Commission, Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as the American Association of Poison Control Centers are urging parents and caregivers to be vigilant and take steps now to prevent unnecessary exposures ...
EPA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, Consumer Products Safety Commission, Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as the American Association of Poison Control Centers are urging parents and caregivers to be vigilant and take steps now to prevent unnecessary exposures and ...
New research indicates that women with higher levels of cadmium in their diets are at a greater risk of developing breast cancer than those who consume less of the heavy metal, reports the LA Times. The study, conducted in Sweden, followed approximately 56,000 women for over 12 years to record their diets and breast cancer diagnoses. ...
In the United States, its use has been widespread in consumer products since the 1960s. Past research indicates that BPA can mimic the hormone estrogen, and thus it is considered to be an endocrine disruptor. ...
Authorities are making inquiries withinSan FranciscoBayarea ethnic communities in search of the product’s source. “This is another example of the problems associated with unregulated, imported material from mom-and-pop companies that continue to plague the cosmetic and food industry,” states EMSL Analytical’s Business Development Manager, Diane Miskowski, ...
In the United States, its use has been widespread in plastics, resins, the lining of food cans, and other consumer products since the 1960s. “EMSL Analytical tests for BPA and other chemicals in a variety of consumer products, such as plastics, coatings, tableware, fluids, and food,” states Shannon Kauffman, ...
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Bultena has represented clients before the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Federal Trade Commission. Ms. ...
Bultena has represented clients before the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Federal Trade Commission. Ms. ...