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Gree to Pay $15.45 Million Fine for Noncompliance

Gree Electric Appliance Inc., an appliance manufacturer based in China has agreed to pay a record high civil penalty for misleading federal regulators about fire and burn hazards in defective dehumidifiers. The... Read More...

CPSC Issues Notice on Hoverboards

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has notified manufacturers and importers of self-balancing scooters (also known as hoverboards) of the importance of compliance with all applicable voluntary s... Read More...

USB-C Power Cords May Be Hazardous to Your Device

So-called USB Type-C power cords offer a number of potential advantages to multiple device users. But, as one Google engineer found, not all USB Type-C power cords are created equal. According to a report re... Read More...

DoJ Issues Injunction to Stop Unsafe Children’s Products

Acting on a request from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the U.S. Department of Justice has filed injunctions in a California federal court against two companies and three individuals, enjoi... Read More...

3.5 Million Civil Penalty for Defective Clip-On High Chairs

A Colorado company has agreed to a $3.5 million penalty to settle charges that it knowingly failed to report to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) a defective product that posed an unreasonable ... Read More...

Company to Pay $3 Million for Failing to Report Product Defect

Johnson Health Tech Co. Ltd. of Taiwan and its U.S. affiliate Johnson Health Tech North America have agreed to pay a civil penalty of $3 million in connection with safety defects in companies’ fitness training ... Read More...

GE to Pay $3.5 Million for Failing to Report Defective Products

The General Electric Company of Fairfield, CT has agreed to pay a monetary forfeiture of $3.5 million to settle charges that it failed to properly notify the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) of pr... Read More...

Dangerous Recalled Products Still for Sale

Far too many recalled products are still in the marketplace, according to Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Elliot Kaye. Although Amazon and eBay block postings of recalled products, suc... Read More...

New Federal Safety Standard for High-Powered Magnet Sets

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved new rules for high-powered magnet sets to further protect the safety of young children and teenagers. Under the new national safety standard, a... Read More...

$4.3 Million Settlement Reached for Failure to Report Defective Minibikes and Go-Carts

Baja Inc. and its corporate affiliate, One World Technologies Inc., have agreed to pay a $4.3 million civil penalty and to develop an internal compliance system after company failed to report defective mini... Read More...