PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The number of children killed or injured by falling television sets appears to have risen even as more consumers replace their clunky old TVs with lighter flat screens, studies suggest. ...more

December 14, 2009

The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission conceded Tuesday the agency "hasn't been acting as quickly as it should" on crib safety problems. ...more

November 24, 2009

Mildred Ballard, a retiree from Sun City Center, got a measure of assurance Monday that the drywall in her home is causing her thermostat to go haywire and the temperature to swing wildly. ...more

November 24, 2009

Hundreds of scientists, builders, engineers and others converged on Tampa this week to share research and learn more about tainted drywall imported from China. ...more

November 7, 2009

The federal government said Thursday it found elevated emissions of sulfur and other chemicals from drywall imported from China, but it can't yet link them to the illnesses or corrosion reported by thousands of homeowners. ...more

October 30, 2009

State and federal officials say homeowners shouldn't worry about radioactivity from Chinese drywall. ...more

August 22, 2009

Is your home built with Chinese drywall? What is being done about it? ...more

June 9, 2009

Crib makers have proposed a ban on drop-side cribs because of concerns over infant deaths, injuries and a series of recalls in the past year or so. ...more

March 18, 2009

Carol Vaporis still isn't sure what's in store for her consignment shop next Tuesday. Feb. 10 is when the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act is supposed to go into effect. The law mandates rigorous tests for lead levels in children's toys, clothes and other items. Vaporis, who owns Duck Duck Goose Consignment, a store near S.R. 54 and Seven Springs Boulevard, is concerned over possible unintended consequences of the law. ...more

February 7, 2009

Consumer safety authorities want to get the lead out of products for children, but some West Pasco shopkeepers are concerned a draconian new law could force them out of business. Carol Vaporis, owner of the Duck Duck Goose Consignment store, near S.R. 54 and Seven Springs Boulevard, is among those protesting unintended consequences of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act going into effect Feb. 10. ...more

January 14, 2009