In hopes of eliminating hazards from homes, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a "what's in and what's out" list for a safe New Year.

OUT: IN:

FALLING ASLEEP AMID SCENTED CANDLES EXTINGUISHING ALL CANDLES AT BEDTIME AND WHEN LEAVING A ROOM

Candle fire deaths increased 750% from 1980-1998.

OLD CHESTS THAT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY LANE CEDAR CHESTS WITH NEW LOCKS

Lane cedar chests manufactured before 1987 Obtain free new locks from Lane at 888-856-8758 or lanefurniture.com

can lock automatically, suffocating children.

NOT WEARING HELMETS GETTING THE HELMET HABIT

Helmets can prevent serious head injuries while cycling,

skateboarding, skating, scooter riding, and in snow sports.

OLD FREEZERS WITH AUTOMATIC LATCHES DISABLING LATCHES ON OLD CHEST FREEZERS

Chest Freezers made between 1945-1970 If you don't know how, contact aham.org/freezer_safety.htm or 800-267-

can trap and suffocate children 3138

WRONG TOY, WRONG AGE RIGHT TOY/RIGHT AGE

Small parts can choke kids under 3 years old.

PLACING BABY ON ITS STOMACH TO SLEEP PLACING BABY ON ITS BACK TO SLEEP

Increases the risk of SIDS & suffocation.

BABIES SLEEPING IN ADULT BEDS BABIES SLEEPING IN CRIBS

Many babies die annually while sleeping in

adult or makeshift beds.

SMOKE ALARMS WITH DEAD BATTERIES WORKING SMOKE ALARMS

HOLIDAY LIGHTS WITH NO LAB LABEL CHECKING THE LABEL ON HOLIDAY LIGHTS

Holiday lights without a testing lab label such

as UL or ETL may be fire hazards.

OLD PLAYPENS NEW PLAYPENS

Some older playpens have top rails that must Top rails lock into place automatically

be rotated when set up. These rails can

collapse, entrapping babies.

OLD CRIBS NEW CRIBS

Older cribs may be unsafe, due to missing or Meet safety standards to protect baby

loose hardware, too much space between

slats or cutouts on headboards.

CRIBS WITH SOFT BEDDING CRIBS WITHOUT SOFT BEDDING

Soft quilts, comforters, and pillows can

suffocate babies.

BABIES LEFT IN OR NEAR WATER FOR EVEN BABIES ALWAYS WITHIN REACH IN OR NEAR WATER

A MOMENT

DRAWSTRINGS SNAPS OR VELCRO

Drawstrings on the hood & neck of kids' On the hood & neck of kids' jackets & sweatshirts

jackets & sweatshirts can strangle.

WINDOW BLIND CORDS WITH LOOPS CUTTING ANY LOOPS ON WINDOW BLIND CORDS

Children can strangle in cord loops.

BACKYARD PLAYSETS ON HARD-PACKED BACKYARD PLAYSETS ON SOFT SURFACES

EARTH, CEMENT OR ASPHALT Sand, wood chips, mulch, shredded rubber

Falls can cause serious head injuries

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MEAT RECALLED

Four U.S. importers have recalled a total of 922,000 pounds of Brazilian canned, corned beef because certain edible and inedible by-products were left off the ingredient labels.

Berns & Coppstein Foods of New York; Tastie Farms Inc. of Allanuchy, N.J.; R.B.I. Co. Inc. of Cliffside Park, N.J.; and Zwanenberg Food Group Inc. of Morristown, N.J., imported the corned beef and sold it under the brand names Hormel, Coloso, Libby's, Shur Fine, Top Country Farms, Iberia, Imperial Isle, Mideast, Key Food, Western Family, America's Family, Tastie Farms, La Cena, Price Rite and Puro.

The corned beef was packaged in 12-ounce cans, produced between Jan. 5 and Dec. 27. The recalled cans are embossed on the bottom with "Brasil Inspecionado 3031 S.I.F."

The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service discovered the problem through routine re-inspection at import. It said it has received no reports of illness associated with the consumption of the recalled corned beef.

The Brazilian government has audited establishment No. 3031 and de-listed it, preventing it from further exports to the United States.

For more information, consumers may call Jerome Breiter of the Western Hemisphere Association for Meat Marketers at 435-940-9035.