The CPSC move comes after consumer groups urged the commission in February to recall the seats, said Rachel Weintraub, director of product safety at the Consumer Federation of America, one of the advocacy groups.

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For manufacturers, that message is especially important during an inquiry or a recall as it can maximize consumer confidence in every brand the company still has on the market.

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Washington (CNN) -- Lawmakers have scheduled a hearing Thursday to look into the recall of popular pediatric medicines by drugmaker McNeil Consumer Healthcare, which has initiated four recalls of its products in the past seven months.

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And too often, it seems, CPSC has also made the short-sighted choice to completely recall a product, to garner headlines and appease those consumer groups.

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The recall, which was announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, affects about 9.5 million toys in the United States, and 11 million in foreign countries.

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So you probably remember yesterday's scary report which quoted a Consumer Product Safety Commission spokesperson predicting that Sony's upcoming US battery recall will expand beyond just laptops, and might include portable DVD players and videogame consoles too.

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