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Toddlers burned by fireplace glass, industry resists regulation
Thursday, December 8, 2011
FairWarning.org: “Consumer groups and anguished parents are urging the Consumer Product Safety Commission to impose federal safety regulations” relating to fireplace glass,” writes Myron Levin, who adds, “But the fireplace industry, which up to now has policed itself, is resisting.” Levin has reported on injuries suffered by more than 2,000 children under the age of five who have been burned by glass fireplace fronts that can reach temperatures between 400 and 500 degrees.
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