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Kitchen Appliances Rank No. 1 in Product Safety Complaints

From dishwashers that spark and flame to ovens that turn on spontaneously, kitchen appliances are the top source of complaints in the government’s year-old product safety database. One-third of the more than 6,500 reports filed to SaferProducts.gov in the past …

Federal Product Safety Database Faces First Legal Challenge

Praised by consumer advocates and denounced by manufacturers, a new federal database for safety complaints about everything from baby gear to household appliances is facing its first legal challenge. A motion has been filed in federal district court in Maryland …