Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe A HAPPY AND SAFE NEW YEAR 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. Advertisement 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 Advertisement 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 Advertisement 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 What you don't know can hurt you. Sign up to receive recalls and safety tips at cpsc.gov or by calling 1-800-638-2772. 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. Advertisement 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.
