In one, a woman from north Wales contacted the helpline as she was worried about her friend's baby, claiming that the mother often left her child crying, adding that its parents drank and argued frequently.
The verdict brought an end to a messy proceeding, where the fine points of campaign-finance law were often overshadowed by witnesses crying on the stand or attorneys wrangling over how much could be said about a purloined sex tape or Ms. Hunter's menstrual cycle.
By calling everything a recall, the CPSC runs the risk of crying wolf too often, and losing our attention when we must discontinue using products immediately.