Bloomberg News has reported that GlaxoSmithKline, the manufacturer of the antidepressant prescription drug Paxil, has entered into settlements with nearly 200 families for a total of $1 billion. The families charged in lawsuits that Paxil caused birth defects.

Previous Simplicity and Graco child crib recalls have been expanded in the wake of heightened concerns about child safety and the risks of death by suffocation for very young children in drop-side cribs.

600,000 drop side and non-drop side cribs manufactured by Dorel Asia SRL have been recalled due to the risk of suffocation to infants and toddlers.

Half of the children’s jewelry items tested at the government’s product safety laboratory last year were made of almost pure lead

All Roman-style shades and roll-up blinds are being recalled after reports of babies and toddlers dying from strangulation — one of the five largest recalls in the CPSC’s 35-year history

Two infant deaths have led to the recall of about 24,000 Amby Baby Motion Beds — hammock-like beds marketed to parents of fussy babies with colic or reflux

Despite a new law that bans six chemicals from children’s products and lowers the amount of lead allowed, a public interest group has found a number of toys at major retailers that contain the outlawed chemicals and illegal amounts of lead

The CPSC is about to announce one of the largest crib recalls in United States history, involving cribs with dropdown sides, fearing they may be unsafe, even deadly

One of the toys, Disney Fairies Silvermist’s Water Lily Necklace sold by Walgreens, contains more than 73 times the amount of lead allowed under federal law

Maclaren expects to recall 1 million umbrella strollers on Tuesday, due to a potential finger hazard for children