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Recalls: Childrens’ Shoes, Furnaces, Garlic Press/Slicers

Clarks Children’s Shoes Recalled by C & J Clark America Due to Choking Hazard (Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:00:00 GMT) Molded rubber pieces on the sole of the recalled shoes can detach, posing a choking hazard to infants and young children.Furnaces Recalled by Northwest Manufacturing Due to Fire Hazard (Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:00:00 [...]

Recall: Kolcraft Play Yards

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Kolcraft Enterprises, announced a voluntary recall of Kolcraft, Carter’s, Sesame Street, Jeep, Contours, Care Bear and Eric Carle Play Yards.
About 1 million play yards are being recalled because the play yard’s side rail can fail to latch properly and when a child pushes against the rail [...]

Recalls

Brave Products Reannounces Recall of Log Splitters; Additional Incidents Prompt Urgent Warning of Amputation Hazard
Lakeshore Learning Materials Recalls Children’s Toy Boxes Due to Choking Hazard
Gap Recalls Children’s Coats; Toggles Can Break and Detach Posing Choking Hazard
Jardine Announces Second Recall Expansion of Cribs Sold by Babies’R’Us; Cribs Pose Entrapment and Strangulation Hazards
Pumpkin Patch Recalls Hooded [...]

Recalls

Children’s Hooded Fleece Jackets with Drawstrings Recalled by Golden Grove Trading Due to Strangulation Hazard

La Jolla Sport Recalls Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard
Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Dysfunctional Clothing Due to Strangulation Hazard
Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Rusty North America Due to Strangulation Hazard
GE Recalls Ranges Due [...]

Recall: Style Elements Hair Dryers

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Big Lots Stores, has announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Style Elements Hair Dryers

Units: About 31,000
Importer: Big Lots Stores, Inc., of Columbus, Ohio
Hazard: The hair dryers are not equipped with an [...]

Recall: Kidde XL Fire Extinguishers

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, has

announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Kidde XL Fire Extinguishers
Units: About 167,000
Distributor: Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Inc., of Mebane, N.C.
Hazard: The pressurized cylinders in the recalled fire [...]

Recall: Shakespeare Casting Game and Fishing Kits

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, has announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Shakespeare Casting Game and Fishing Kits
Units: About 2,600
Distributer: Pure Fishing Inc., of Columbia, S.C.
Hazard: The label on the fishing rod [...]

Peanut Butter Recall Qs and As

For the second time in two years, a nationwide outbreak of salmonellosis has been tied to peanut products. This time, more than 570 people have been sickened and more than 1,700 products have been taken off supermarket shelves so far, in what is now the largest food-related recall in the country’s history.
The Centers for Disease [...]

Recall: Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a voluntary recall by Hill Sportswear Inc., of Paramount, Calif., of 300,000 hooded drawstring sweatshirts. CPSC received one report of a death involving a 3-year-old boy in Fresno, Calif. He was strangled when the drawstring on the hooded sweatshirt that he was wearing became stuck on [...]

Recall: Playhouse Disney “Handy Manny” Toy Tool Sets

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Playhouse Disney “Handy Manny” Toy Tool Sets
Units: About 20,000
Importer/Retailer: Disney Store USA LLC, of Pasadena, Calif.
Hazard: The tools contain eyes [...]