Weak links, high risks
Whole Foods Market has long trumpeted its premium chocolate bars for being made the old-fashioned way, in Switzerland. But two years ago it added another manufacturing claim to the product's...
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Children at risk in food roulette
American children with food allergies are suffering life-threatening--and completely avoidable--reactions because manufacturers mislabel their products and regulators fail to police store shelves, a Tribune investigation has found. In effect, children...
Children at risk in food roulette
American children with food allergies are suffering life-threatening -- and completely avoidable -- reactions because manufacturers mislabel their products and regulators fail to police store shelves, a Tribune investigation has...
Graco, U.S. safety officials defend recall
Facing criticism from Senate leaders for their handling of the recall of potentially deadly bassinets, federal safety regulators and Graco Children's Products defended their actions and said they alerted the...
UPDATE: 900,000 bassinets dangerous
Federal regulators on Thursday night directed retailers across the country to stop selling and to recall nearly 900,000 dangerous bassinets, one of the largest child product safety actions in years....
900,000 bassinets targeted
Federal regulators on Thursday night directed retailers across the country to stop selling and to recall nearly 900,000 dangerous bassinets, one of the largest child product safety actions in years....
Popular bassinet linked to at least 2 babies’ deaths
One of the most popular bassinets in America has been linked to at least two babies' deaths, and federal authorities are investigating whether the products have a deadly design flaw,...
Popular bassinet is linked to 2 deaths
One of the most popular bassinets in America has been linked to at least two babies' deaths, and federal authorities are investigating whether the products have a deadly design flaw,...
Senate OKs sweeping product safety reform
The Senate on Thursday passed the most sweeping reform of the nation's consumer safety system in a generation, including stricter tests for toys, greater public access to complaints about products...
‘Most unwanted’ is lesson in recalls
The Chicago-based consumer advocacy group Kids in Danger on Tuesday released its annual report on children's product recalls. Its "most unwanted" list of five recalls illustrates the range of problems...