The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a safety recall for certain bassinet models made by Kolcraft Enterprises Inc., of Chicago, Ill. The Kolcraft Tender Vibes and Light Vibes bassinets have locking latches which may fail and cause the bassinets to fall, possibly injuring a child inside.

Following the U.S. Department of Agriculture announcement last week of a new case of mad cow disease in California, Consumers Union, the advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, today called on the USDA and the Food and Drug Administration to take new measures to detect and prevent mad cow disease in U.S. beef and dairy cows.

Retail giant Target Corp. is recalling about 264,000 of its Home Bunny Sippy Cups, says the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The rabbit-shaped toddler training cups from Target have protruding ears which can poke a child in the eye area during use.

Before you put away those winter jackets—or start wearing lighter fare—for the warmer springtime season, you might want to check that they're not part of the latest Consumer Product Safety Commission recall for dangerous outerwear.

About 48,000 Digital Concepts Compact Travel Chargers are being recalled by Sakar International Inc. of Edison, N.J. The rechargeable battery chargers can fall apart, exposing consumers to the internal components which pose an electrocution or electric shock hazard says the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Nan Far Woodworking has recalled about 16,700 of its Rockland Furniture drop-side cribs, which were sold exclusively at JC Penney, because the drop sides can malfunction, creating a space a child can become wedged in, leading to strangulation or suffocation.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released three new guidance documents that aim to reduce antibiotics in animal feed through voluntary industry limits, giving drug companies three years to phase out the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in food-producing animals.

Viking Range Corporation of Greenwood, Miss., has recalled about 2,000 Viking dishwashers because an electrical component in the dishwasher can overheat, posing a fire hazard. Viking has received 21 reports of incidents, including five reports of property damage from fires.

Kraft Foods Group, is recalling Planters Cocktail Peanuts sold in 12-ounce canisters because there is a possibility that the peanuts were exposed to water not intended for use in food during the production process. Approximately 3,000 cases of the recalled Planters peanuts were shipped to retail customers across the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

Ford Motor Company is recalling its 2012 Ford Focus sedans due to a fault in the car's windshield wiper system, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). More than 140,000 Focus sedans are missing seals in its windshield washer motor wirings, which may result in passenger side wiper motor failures. The reduced visibility can increase the risk of a collision, said NHTSA.

Todson, of North Attleboro Mass., has recalled about 40,000 of its Topeak Babyseat II bicycle carrier seats, because a child can place his or her fingers in the opening at the grab bar's hinge mechanism, and when the grab bar is lifted to remove the child from the seat, the child's fingertips can be caught in the hinge mechanism, posing a laceration and fingertip amputation hazard.

Office Depot is recalling 307,000 of its Brand Biella leather desk chairs in the U.S. and another 12,000 in Canada because the weld connecting the seat plate to the gas lift can fail, causing the chair to separate from the base and posing a fall hazard.

Even as the rates of some cancers are falling, the Mayo Clinic is seeing a dramatic rise in skin cancer among people under age 40.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched official investigations into engine fires involving 2010 Jeep Wrangler SUVs and 2011 Chevrolet Cruze sedans. The safety agency has received several reports of unexpected engine compartment fires completely destroying the vehicles made by Chrysler and General Motors, respectively.

Honda plans to recall 2002-2004 Honda CR-V and 2003 Honda Pilot SUVs next month. According the company, about 554,000 of the Honda sport-utility vehicles have wiring faults that may fail to to turn on the front low beam headlights.