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There were 205 reports of the air fryers catching fire, burning, melting, overheating and smoking

The Independent UK

Popular air fryer recalled over faulty wires causing them to catch fire

There were 205 reports of the air fryers catching fire, burning, melting, overheating and smoking.

The Independent UK

Gas stove makers have a pollution solution. They're just not using it

Gas utilities and cooking stove manufacturers knew for decades that burners could be made that emit less pollution in homes, but they chose not to. That may may be about to change.

WEKU

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Manchin teams up with Cruz on gas stoves

Fossil fuel-backed lawmakers are fighting a nonexistent proposal to ban gas stoves

Salon

After Backlash Against Proposed Gas Stove Ban, Progressives Are Gaslighting America

Progressives might not be coming for your existing stove, but they are trying to stop any new installations.

Reason

Gas stoves are giving your kid asthma

No, the government isn't coming for your stove. Yet parents might want to rip them out themselves

Salon

LG Recalls TVs Over Risk of Injury or Death

The electronics giant's customers are being warned to not use their televisions until a fix is made.

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Gas stoves ignite right-wing culture war

From Tucker Carlson on Fox News to Ted Cruz in the Senate, conservatives are getting heated about gas stoves

Salon

12 more babies have died in dangerous inclined sleepers since 2019 recalls

A new recall announcement follows complaints that manufacturers didn’t do enough to get the word out. The death count is now over 100, 12 of those after the original 2019 recalls of “deadly product for babies.”

Chicago Sun-Times

FACT FOCUS: Biden administration isn't banning gas stoves

Following comments made by a member of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, misleading claims that the Biden administration is planning on banning gas stoves have spread widely across social media platforms this week

The Independent UK

Right's new fight: Gas stoves

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has forcefully denied that it is considering a ban on gas stoves.

Axios

Ted Cruz roundly mocked after trying to call Jill Biden a hypocrite on gas stove row: ‘Cancun lately?’

Texas senator’s ‘rules for thee but not for me’ remark used against him by Twitter users

The Independent UK

U.S. not considering ban on gas stoves, safety agency confirms

Health experts are warning that gas, the most widely used cooking energy source in Illinois, emits chemicals that elevate risks of asthma, cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Chicago Sun-Times

GOP, Manchin fume over gas stove ban

A study that found that over 12% of childhood asthma can be attributable to gas stove pollution nationwide

Salon

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The Guardian - US

Republicans turn up the heat on a new culture war target: gas stoves

The possibility of the Biden administration regulating gas stoves due to new safety fears has the right wing fired up

The Independent UK

New warning issued over Fisher-Price baby sleepers after 70 deaths reported since 2019 recall

The Rock ‘n Play Sleepers have now been linked to 100 deaths

WEKU

Fisher-Price reminds customers of sleeper recall after more reported infant deaths

Fisher-Price and Kids2 are both re-announcing recalls of their inclined sleepers initially issued in 2019 because more infant deaths have been reported.

Fortune

'Stop using these products immediately': Fisher-Price’s Rock 'n Play Sleeper issued with another recall warning

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announcement comes almost four years after the Rock 'n Play Sleeper was initially recalled in April 2019.

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Fisher-Price Recalls 4.7 Million Baby Products After Multiple Deaths

Fisher-Price announces of the recall of nearly 5 million of its Rock 'n Play Sleepers which have been linked to about 100 deaths.

The Street

Peloton Pays $19 Million Penalty Related to Treadmill Recall

By imposing one of its largest penalties, the CPSC is sending 'is a loud and clear warning to companies who continue to sell dangerous products.'

WEKU

Peloton agrees to pay a $19 million fine for delay in disclosing treadmill defects

The fitness company had received over 150 reports of safety incidents linked to its popular Tread+ machine — including the death of a child — before notifying regulators, a U.S. safety agency said.

The Independent UK

Target urgently recalls weighted blankets for children after two girls suffocate to death

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said there had been four reports of children becoming trapped inside the Pillowfort weighted blanket

The Street

Samsung Recalls Washing Machines Due to Fire Hazard

Samsung has received received reports of smoking, melting, overheating or fire, and reports of injuries, involving the washers.

WEKU

Target recalls weighted blankets after reports of 2 girls suffocating under one

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling about 204,000 of the children's weighted blankets, which were being exclusively sold at Target.

The Street

Target Recalls Over 200,000 Blankets Linked to Children's Deaths

The weighted blankets, which were made in China, have been linked to the deaths of two sisters at the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base earlier this year.

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