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Product safety FirstGov for Consumers 
 A directory of federal government websites providing consumer information. Topics include food, product safety, health, home, money, transportation, children, and technology. Also includes "Consumer Sentinel," an "investigative cybertool and complaint database." Searchable and browsable. http://www.consumer.gov/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy Last updated Feb 15, 2005 NSF International: The Public Health and Safety Company
"A not-for-profit, non-governmental organization ... [concerned with] standards development, product certification, education, and risk-management for public health and safety." The NSF focuses on food, water, indoor air, and the environment. Product listings include bakery products, bottled water and packaged ice, dietary supplements, drinking water treatment chemicals, and meat and poultry processing equipment. Searchable by manufacturer's name. http://www.nsf.org/ Topics: Business, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Public Health & Safety, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Technology Last updated Apr 4, 2008 Product Safety Tips: Turkey Fryers
The Underwriters Laboratory uses this site to explain why it has not certified any deep-fat turkey fryers. A dramatic video demonstrates how easily fires are started by this equipment, and also shows how easily these units can be tipped over. Includes a list of other hazards associated with these fryers, and tips for "safer use" for those backyard cooks who "absolutely must use a turkey fryer." http://www.ul.com/global/eng/pages/offerings/perspectives/consumer/productsafety/turkeys/ Topics: Business, Business, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances Last updated Sep 24, 2009 Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Database
Provides a report on personal care product safety and accompanying searchable database that "pairs ingredients in nearly 25,000 products against 50 definitive toxicity and regulatory databases, making it the largest integrated data resource of its kind. " Product guide searchable by brand name; browsable by product type. From the Environmental Working Group (EWG). http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/ Topics: Business, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Fashion, Finance Last updated Jul 11, 2007 Thrift Store Safety Checklist: For Consumers and Thrift Stores
"If you buy at thrift stores, here are some tips to help you make safer purchases." Includes guidelines for selecting items such as cribs, clothing with drawstrings, hair dryers, halogen floor lamps, basketball nets, and bunk beds. From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/thrift/thrftck.html Topics: Business, Consumer Research & Advocacy Last updated Jan 19, 2004 Tips on Toys
Ideas for choosing safe toys for children, organized by age group. Provides lists of safe and dangerous types of toys. Mentions concerns such as sharp edges, small parts that could be swallowed, electrical toys, shooting toys, and items with lead. From the Virginia Cooperative Extension. http://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/350/350-063/350-063.html Topics: Health, Hobbies, Public Health & Safety Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Toy Safety Publications
Publications from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, covering topics such as toy shopping safety tips, selecting suitable toys for children ages birth through five and six through twelve, and the dangers of stings and straps, electric toys, toy guns, and crib toys. Also includes a link to toy recalls. http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/toy_sfy.html Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Electrical Energy, Finance Last updated Nov 25, 2003 Trouble in Toyland
This annual survey of toy safety "provides safety guidelines for parents when purchasing toys for small children and provides examples of toys currently on store shelves that may pose potential safety hazards." Discusses choking and strangulation hazards, toys that could cause hearing loss, and toys that could expose children to hazardous chemicals. Includes photos illustrating potentially hazardous toys and information about online toy retailers. From the National Association of State PIRGs. http://toysafety.net/toysafety.asp?id2=20594 Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Hobbies Last updated Dec 12, 2005 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Site includes press releases for all CPSC recalls (back to 1973), information for businesses regarding Consumer Product Safety Act and other issues, information in Spanish, children's safety games, and information on fireworks safety. There are links to the websites of other federal agencies that have responsibilities for products not under the jurisdiction of the CPSC. http://www.cpsc.gov/ Topics: Business, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Government, Government, Holidays & Observances, Public Health & Safety Last updated Feb 25, 2006 Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
A provider of product safety certification and quality system registration services (ISO 9000, QS-9000, and ISO 14000). The UL Mark "means that samples of a product bearing the Mark have been tested to nationally recognized safety standards and found to be reasonably free from the risk of fire, electric shock and related hazards." Find information about ULC, ULC Marks, Standards, Certification, Testing, ISO, ULC Services, and, for consumers, product safety tips. Search the certified products database by company/location, Category Control Number/Listing Number, or by a text search. http://www.ul.com/ Topics: Business, Business, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Electrical Energy, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Science, Science, Technology Last updated May 22, 2000 www.Recalls.gov
Online resource to alert the public on federal recalls of defective, hazardous, or unsafe products. Use the site "to obtain the latest recall information, to report a dangerous product, or to learn important safety tips." Categories include consumer products, motor vehicles, boats, food, medicine, cosmetics, and environmental products. Some categories are searchable. A cooperative effort of six federal agencies. Some material available in Spanish. http://www.recalls.gov/ Topics: Business, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Drugs Last updated Jan 15, 2007 |
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