Schumer calls for federal review of grill brush safety, possible recall

The Hill ^ | 5/29/12 | Pete Kasperowicz

[ColdOne]

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has called on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to review whether metal grill brushes are safe for consumer use, after reports that some metal bristles broke off the brush and were swallowed, sending two men to the hospital.

"Metal bristles are one topping no one wants on their burger this holiday season," Schumer said Tuesday. "Grilling season should be a great time for the whole family, not a time to be worried about an emergency visit to the hospital."

Schumer said men from New Jersey and Washington State were recently hospitalized after swallowing metal bristles that fell off their grill brushes. He said that reports indicate that similar incidents occurred nearly a dozen times over the last three years.

[Arrowhead1952]

Here ya go. It may not be possible to top this, but if anyone can, it’s you.

I actually went back to the source to make sure John didn't write this one too.

[Grams A]

I’d like to see helmets required to grill as well.”

I strongly disagree with your recommendation. They really don’t need helmets, a full body fire retardant suit will work much better.

[Lancey Howard]

Source material (( ping )).

[Gay State Conservative]

Half our households are on food stamps and Iran’s close to developing a nuke.Yet this is all Chuck U can talk about?

[BfloGuy]

Everyone should take their brushes with them to Central Planning when they renew their Cooking License.

Good one!

[HiTech RedNeck]

It’s what ya get when having political power vastly outweighs doing the right thing.

If a Republican ever proposed something this screwball, Democrats would laugh their hind ends off at him.