Friday, December 7, 2012
10 Beloved Banned And Recalled Products
By Allison T. McCann
Everybody's stocking up on those entertaining Buckyballs
before a ban against them enters into force. But they're far from the first
beloved product to earn the wrath of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Lawn Darts
Summer Saturdays were never the same once darts were taken off the market back
in 1988. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) banned the sale of the
metal-tipped lawn darts after numerous head, eye, and ear injuries, especially
in children. Some companies have skirted the ban by selling the metal tips and
plastic fins separately.
Lawn Darts
10 New Cars With The Highest Theft Rates In The US in 2010
Is your car popular for the wrong reasons? It could be if you drive a
Dodge Charger, which tops the latest list of most stolen new cars from
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Autos
continue to be hot properties among thieves, with 379,677 of them
pilfered last year according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI). Fortunately, NHTSA says increased use of parts marking,
anti-theft devices and technology like coded keys, along with heighted
public awareness and improved law enforcement have helped reduce this
number steadily since 2001, with vehicle thefts now at their lowest rate
since 1967. Still, the FBI figures one car was pinched last year
for every 555 members of the U.S. population, to the tune of around
$4.5 billion in annual losses.