CPSC Recalls

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• Utility Knives Recalled After Report of Laceration Injury

  
  Attorney At Law — Authority: 442
  About 204,000 tool bench utility knives sold at Dollar Tree and related discount stores are being recalled because the knife’s blade can slide past the support during use, posing a risk of laceration injuries to consumers.Dollar Tree Stores Inc. of Chesapeake, Va. said it has received one report of a user suffering ...
  2 days ago

• Utility Knife Recalled by Dollar Tree Due to Laceration Hazard

  
  Attorney At Law — Authority: 442
  The utility knifes blade can slide past the blade support during use, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
  3 days ago

• Scuba Regulators Recalled by Cressi Due to Risk of Drowning

  
  Attorney At Law — Authority: 442
  Partial obstruction of the High Pressure (HP) port can produce an inaccurate reading on the pressure gauge, resulting in a slow descent of the needle in the pressure gauge. The inaccurate reading on the gauge poses a drowning hazard to divers.
  3 days ago

• Verandah Patio Fireplaces Recalled by W.S. Badcock Corp. Due to Fire Hazard

  
  Attorney At Law — Authority: 442
  A paint used to finish the exterior shell may catch fire, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
  3 days ago

• CPSC Urges Caution with Heating as Winter Weather Arrives; Carbon Monoxide Deaths on the Rise

  
  Attorney At Law — Authority: 442
  As families look for ways to save money in tough economic times, there is an increased risk of carbon monoxide (CO) poisonings and fire deaths associated with the use of alternative heating and power sources. The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging consumers to check all home heating systems from ...
  3 days ago

• IKEA Highchairs Recalled After Reports of Falls, Injuries, Choking Hazard

  
  Attorney At Law — Authority: 442
  About 600 futuristic-looking highchairs sold at IKEA stores are being recalled following reports of the snap locks on the products failing, including one incident in which a child fell through the frame and suffered bruised legs.The Leopard highchairs have locks designed to secure the seat, but they can fail and allow ...
  3 days ago

• Polaris Industries Recalls Certain ATVs Due to Crash Hazard

  
  Attorney At Law — Authority: 442
  The front suspension ball joint stem can separate from the steering knuckle and cause the rider to lose steering control, posing a risk of injury or death to riders.
  3 days ago

• Temperature and Pressure Relief Valves for Large Water Heaters Recalled by Watts Regulator Due to Rupture and Burn Hazards

  
  Attorney At Law — Authority: 442
  The relief valve can fail to reduce pressure and avert failure or rupture of the water heater tank and associated valves, posing rupture and burn hazard to consumers.
  3 days ago

• Diving Equipment Recalled by Dive Rite Due to Drowning Hazard

  
  Attorney At Law — Authority: 442
  The over pressure valve springs in the diving equipment could rust and fail allowing the buoyancy compensator devices to leak, posing a drowning hazard to divers.
  3 days ago

• 5.11 Tactical Knives Recalled Due to Laceration Hazard

  
  Attorney At Law — Authority: 442
  The knife can fail to lock into its open position, posing a cutting hazard to consumers.
  3 days ago

• Vicks Dayquil Cold & Flu Liquicaps Recalled by Procter & Gamble Due To Failure to Meet Child-Resistant Closure Requirement

  
  Attorney At Law — Authority: 442
  The cold and flu medicine contains acetaminophen and is not in child-resistant packaging and lacks the statement, "This Package for Households Without Young Children," as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. This medicine could cause serious health problems or death to a child if several of the capsules ...
  1 week ago

• Infant Car Seat/Carriers Recalled Due to Fall Hazard

  
  Attorney At Law — Authority: 442
  About 447,000 Dorel infant car seat/carriers are being recalled today because the handle on the child restraints may loosen and fall off, posing a risk of falls and injury to infants riding in the seats, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said.Dorel Juvenile Group Inc. of Columbus, Ind. has received 77 reports of ...
  1 week ago

• Fall Hazard Prompts NHTSA, CPSC and Dorel Juvenile Group to Announce Recall of Infant Car Seat/Carriers

  
  Attorney At Law — Authority: 442
  When used as an infant carrier, the child restraint handle to the seat can loosen and come off, posing a fall hazard to infants.
  1 week ago

• CPSC Extends the Stay of Enforcement on Testing and Certification Requirements for Many Children’s Products; New Flexibility Granted on Component Parts Testing Policy for Lead

  
  Attorney At Law — Authority: 442
  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted unanimously (5-0) to extend a stay of enforcement on testing and certification of many regulated childrens products. While enforcement of specific CPSC testing requirements has been stayed, the products must still comply with all applicable rules and bans.
  1 week ago

• Home Depot Dehumidifiers Recalled After Fires, Injury

  
  Attorney At Law — Authority: 442
  Thousands of Hampton Bay dehumidifiers sold at Home Depot stores have been recalled after reports of the products bursting into flames and burning consumers.About 2,000 of the products are included in today’s Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice.An internal component of the machines may fail and cause ...
  1 week ago

• Toy Dart Gun Recalled After Child Dies

  
  Attorney At Law — Authority: 442
  A toy dart play set has been recalled after an eight-year-old boy put the toy dart in his mouth, choked on it, and died.About 22,000 of the “Action Team” toy dart gun sets imported by OKK Trading Inc. of Los Angeles are included in the recall announced today by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The [...]
  1 week ago

• Home Depot Recalls Dehumidifiers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

  
  Attorney At Law — Authority: 442
  An internal component can fail causing the dehumidifier to overheat, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
  1 week ago

• Christmas Tree Toppers Recalled by Precious Moments Due to Fire Hazard

  
  Attorney At Law — Authority: 442
  Undersized wiring can cause the tree toppers switch assembly to overheat and melt posing a fire hazard.
  1 week ago

• Child’s Asphyxiation Death Prompts Recall of Toy Dart Gun Play Set by OKK Trading

  
  Attorney At Law — Authority: 442
  If a child places the soft, pliable plastic dart in his/her mouth, he/she is likely to choke/aspirate the dart into her/her throat impairing the childs ability to breathe. If the dart is not immediately removed, brain damage or death can occur.
  1 week ago

• Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Jason Evans Associates Due to Strangulation Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Burlington Coat Factory

  
  Attorney At Law — Authority: 442
  The hooded zip sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children.
  1 week ago

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