CPSC PUBLISHES PROPOSED WINDOW COVERING RULES


Consumer Advocates Applaud Tri-Lateral Announcement to Eliminate Hazards Posed by Window Blinds: Urge Action Steps to Ensure Success
On April 16, the online publication FairWarning published a disturbing investigative expose describing the staggering number of young children killed or maimed by window blind cords: Over the past three…
SPOKANE, Wash. – Consumer groups are fighting to have tougher standards placed on window blinds and it is all because of the cords. Consumer safety groups have reported seven deaths…
“Her mom – just weeping and holding her. and, it was just the saddest thing I’ve ever seen. It was horrible,” says Monique Lum 3-year-old Sahrye Hardy died last Thursday…
Parents.com – Safety tassels came with the window blinds Shero had in her home, but they did not prevent the cords from being tangled together and re-forming a loop in…