WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nine manufacturers will recall a pourable gel used to fuel decorative fire pots after explosions severely burned dozens of people, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.The gel fuels indoor and outdoor decorative lighting basins sought ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission's controversial complaint database that launched to the public last month is once again being questioned by...

Cash-strapped parents skip the stores to swap Barbies and Legos online this ChristmasStephanie Edwards-Musa finished her Christmas shopping early this year. Her 13-year-old daughter is getting a PlayStation 2 and clothing from Hollister and Aeropostale. For her 5-year-old son, it's a ...

Federal regulators leaned on McDonald's to quickly recall 12 million "Shrek"-themed drinking glasses this spring because they concluded that a...

Safety commission recalls stadium light poles made by Texas company after some crack and fallA government safety agency on Tuesday announced a recall of light poles that can crack and fall after 11 of them crashed at stadiums and school gymnasiums over ...

La. senator wants to see if deaths are linked to Chinese drywall; fed officials say no link U.S. Sen. David Vitter has called for federal officials to do a more thorough review of the deaths of several people who lived in ...

Concerns widen about cheap jewelry as US consumer safety chief warns parents against useThe warnings from the nation's chief product safety officer were unprecedented: When pressed, Tenenbaum's spokesman Scott Wolfson explained parents should grab the trinkets and toss them. While ...

Federal investigation into tainted Chinese drywall expands to look at American manufacturersA federal probe of tainted Chinese drywall has broadened because a small number of homeowners are reporting that American-made drywall is causing some of the same problems: "We are not limited ...

The federal government said Monday that it has found a " "We can say that we believe that there's a number of different chemicals that when brought together can be related to some of these irritant health effects that we've been ...

Many public pools slow to comply with federal law to protect kids from powerful drain suctionNearly three months after a federal deadline to make public swimming pools safer, many have yet to be fitted with equipment aimed at keeping children safe from ...