(NOTE: Below the news here on this page are links to searchable databases on product recalls.)

T.H.E. Journal March 8, 2010 Dian Schaffhauser	Safety Drill! Critical Response in Action Navajo Preparatory School has also stepped up its drilling efforts, practicing responses to scenarios that fall well outside the bounds of natural disasters.
InternetNews March 12, 2010	FCC Broadband Plan to Emphasize Safety, Literacy FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said the agency's highly anticipated broadband plan will call for improve online safety for children and greater access to broadband service for the poor.
U.S. CPSC March 12, 2010	Infant Deaths Prompt CPSC Warning About Sling Carriers for Babies The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is advising parents and caregivers to be cautious when using infant slings for babies younger than four months of age.
BusinessWeek March 11, 2010 Ben Elgin	Caution: Stats May Be Slippery Why claims of an almost miraculous decrease in U.S. worker injuries don't stand up to scrutiny.
U.S. CPSC March 11, 2010	Noncontact Electrical Tester Recalled by Fluke Due to Shock or Burn Hazard The testers can fail to give an indication of live voltage, resulting in the operator falsely believing the electrical power is off, posing a risk of serious injury or death from electrical shock or thermal burns.
U.S. CPSC March 11, 2010	Coil Nailers Recalled by Hitachi Koki Due to Serious Injury Hazard The nailers could have a faulty feeder that can allow nails to be ejected sideways, posing a serious injury hazard to the user or bystanders.
U.S. CPSC March 11, 2010	CPSC Issues Warning on Children's Winter and Holiday-Themed Charm Bracelets with High Levels of Cadmium The bracelets contain high levels of cadmium. Laboratory analysis determined that following a 24-hour incubation in simulated stomach acid, over 20,000 micrograms of cadmium were released from the snowman alone. Cadmium can be toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
U.S. CPSC March 10, 2010	Byer California Recalls Girls' Jackets with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard The drawstrings on the neck and waist of the jacket can pose a strangulation or entrapment hazard to children.
U.S. CPSC March 10, 2010	Girl's Hooded Jackets with Drawstrings Recalled by Regaliti Due to Strangulation Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Burlington Coat Factory The jackets have a drawstring through the hood, which can pose a strangulation hazard to young children.
U.S. CPSC March 10, 2010	Telebrands Recalls Scarves with Microwaveable Heat Packs Due to Fire and Burn Hazards The heat packs can overheat when heated in a microwave oven, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.
U.S. CPSC March 10, 2010	Boys' Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Brand Evolution Due to Strangulation Hazard The hoodies have drawstrings through the hoods that pose a strangulation hazard to children. In February1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments such as sweatshirts and jackets.
U.S. CPSC March 9, 2010	Gerber Legendary Blades Recalls Machetes Due to Laceration Hazard The saw side of the machete can stick in wood during use, and if the user's hand slips off the handle and slides forward across the machete blade, this poses a laceration hazard.
Popular Mechanics March 8, 2010 Mike Allen	Toyota Fires Back: Electronics Don't Rewire Themselves Claims by Dave Gilbert on ABC News and before Congress about how easy it is for Toyotas to accelerate out of control involve manipulations of electrical circuits that are extremely unlikely to occur in practice. Furthermore, no case of sudden unintended acceleration has been attributed to bad wiring.
U.S. CPSC March 4, 2010	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades by Ethan Allen Strangulation can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the shade or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck.
U.S. CPSC March 3, 2010	LELE & Company Recalls Children's Hooded Sweatshirt Sets with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood, which can pose a strangulation hazard to young children.

DATABASES ON PRODUCT RECALLS

Australian Consumers' Association: Recalls and Bans

Australian Government's searchable database: Product Safety Register

Canadian Food Inspection Agency: Index of Food Recalls

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission offers the following two searchable databases:

Find Recalled Products Since 1975 by Product Type

Find Recalled Products Since 1975 by Company

C.P.S.C. Recall News (Información en Español)

(The above is a useful site for breaking news on consumer products.)

U.S. Department of Agriculture: Meat and Poultry Product Recalls

U.S. Food and Drug: Recalls

U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration offers the following searchable database on Autos: Recall Database Search by Make, Model and Year

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