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Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. is photographed at the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Jan. 20, 2023, in Bethesda, Md. He has vowed to fight President Trump's firing of him from his post on the commission.

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Trump fires all 3 Democrats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission

The Consumer Product Safety Commission works to protect Americans from dangerous products and issuing recalls and warnings. It's the latest attempt by Trump to exact control over independent agencies.

May 09, 2025
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
The U.S. Supreme Court declined — for now — to hear a challenge to the structure of the CPSC.

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Supreme Court declines challenge to CPSC's structure, for now

The court left in place a 90-year old landmark decision that declared that presidents cannot fire members of a multi-member independent agency, except in cases of bad behavior.

October 21, 2024
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  • Nina Totenberg
This April 17, 2018, file photo shows the Wayfair website on a computer in New York. More than a half a million beds sold at retailers like Walmart and Wayfair are under recall because they can break during use, which has resulted in dozens of injuries.

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  • Business

Over 580,000 beds are recalled after dozens of injuries

More than a half a million beds sold at retailers like Walmart and Wayfair are under recall because they can break during use, which has resulted in dozens of injuries.

January 18, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Yeti recalled nearly 2 million products, including the cooler pictured, due to a magnet ingestion hazard.

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  • Business

Yeti recalls coolers and gear cases due to magnet ingestion hazard

The main pockets of the recalled products have magnet-lined closures, which "can fail and release the magnets." Swallowing magnets can cause serious injury and even death.

March 09, 2023
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  • Kaitlyn Radde
About 4.9 million bottles of Fabuloso products have been recalled.

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  • Business

4.9 million Fabuloso bottles are recalled over the risk of bacteria contamination

The products were sold online and at major retailers. As of the recall, no incidents or injuries had been reported.

February 08, 2023
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  • Kaitlyn Radde
The Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler Rocker and Newborn-to-Toddler Rocker were tied to at least 13 deaths over a 12-year period.

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  • Business

Government agency and Fisher-Price warn parents of over a dozen deaths from rockers

The Consumer Product Safety Commission advised parents advised to not let babies fall asleep in rockers after multiple deaths tied to Fisher-Price products.

June 16, 2022
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  • Shauneen Miranda
One of the Home Bed assist handles recalled by Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare. The company is recalling both its Bed Assist Handles and Bed Assist Rail after two deaths were reported.

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  • Business

Adult portable bed rails have been recalled after 2 people died

In both incidents, officials say the bed rails were not securely attached to the bed. The two victims became entrapped between the product and their mattresses.

December 07, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Walmart is recalling about 3,900 bottles of Better Homes and Gardens-branded Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Spray with Gemstones in six different scents due to the possibility of a rare and dangerous bacteria discovered.

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  • Business

Walmart is recalling an aromatherapy spray that contains a deadly bacteria

Officials are looking into four confirmed cases of the dangerous bacteria discovered in the sprays. Two deaths associated with the bacteria are being investigated.

October 22, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has sued Amazon to pressure the retail giant to recall hundreds of thousands of potentially hazardous products.

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  • Business

U.S. Consumer Agency Sues Amazon To Force A Recall Of Potentially Hazardous Products

The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the giant online retailer had to accept responsibility for the potentially unsafe products listed on its platform and recall them.

July 15, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez

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