Watching a Zamboni clean the ice can be mesmerizing in its Zen-like simplicity. But ice resurfacing vehicles can produce powerful amounts of carbon monoxide (CO) that can build up in an indoor rink, potentially sickening skaters and spectators. The...

Almost a year after concerned father Bryan Dussault of Chicago posted a YouTube video showing how the straps on his child's Dorel car seat failed to lock securely, the manufacturer is now recalling 145 model numbers of Cosco, Maxi-Cosi, and...

Here's a recall that doesn't follow the usual path, but is as important as any, and more so than most. That's because three infants have suffocated in Generation 2 Worldwide SafetyCraft cribs, and many more have been involved in...

With some 75 percent of the U.S. covered in snow, an exhilarating slide down the nearest hill with a sled, toboggan, or even a cafeteria tray can be a healthy and  effective antidote for cabin fever. But too often,...

A recent report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services analyzing data from emergency rooms across the U.S. tells us that the number of hospital admissions due to dog bites has risen dramatically in the last 15...

Almost 28,000 prophetically named Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge bars have been pulled from the market  for lead levels that are more than twice the U.S. government's tolerance. The problem was found after tests by the California Department of Pubic...

Are recall notices being seen by the people who own the unsafe products? To find out, our Consumer Reports National Research Center conducted a nationally representative survey of more than 2,000 Americans. We called households during August 2010 to...

The Safety Blog team has been busy making its list and checking it twice. We’d like to share our wish list for a safer new year:  Safer baby products. As a parent, I do my best to keep my kids...

When Santa’s elves haven’t pulled their weight putting together that big surprise gift, taking time to read directions before you tackle the assembly yourself is the key to ensuring you don’t celebrate the holidays in the emergency room. Toys,...

Hopefully, new parents will be able to breathe a little easier when they buy a new crib. No more will they need to worry about all the durability problems that have plagued the safety of cribs, leading to recalls approaching...

Food safety is always a concern, but pregnant women need to be especially cautious not to risk their baby’s health as well as their own. In an abundance of caution, the following tips apply not only to pregnant women...

A mere one-fifth of Americans are aware that they purchased a recalled product, medicine, or food within the last three years. That’s one of the findings of a Consumer Reports poll released today by Jim Guest (right), president of...

First Canada, in October, and now the European Union has banned bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles starting in early 2011. As Consumer Reports Babies & Kids blog reports, EU member states will have to ban the manufacture of...

McNeil Consumer Healthcare  announced a voluntary recall of all product lots of Children’s Benadryl Allergy Fastmelt Tablets, in cherry and grape flavors, and all product lots of Junior Strength Motrin Caplets. This is a wholesale and retail-level recall, so consumers can...

A meeting that was scheduled for last week  to vote on the proposal to create a publicly available database for consumer product complaints is happening today. You can watch a live webcast now. If it gets the green light, the database will go...