Safety Alerts and RecallsCheck back often for updated safety alerts, safety recalls, consumer alerts and consumer recalls which can have an affect on you, your loved ones and your indoor environment.2011 Recalls Stained Glass Soldering Irons Recalled By Cooper Tools Due to Burn Hazard (april 6, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product:Soldering Irons Units: About 69,000 Importer: Cooper Tools LLC of Apex, N.C. Hazard: The power cord can break at the flex point where the cord attaches to the handle, posing a burn hazard to consumers. Read more here... Pampers Pacifiers Recalled by Key Baby Due to Choking Hazard (April 5, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Pampers® Natural Stages Infant Ortho and Bulb Pacifiers Units: About 29,000 Importer: Key Baby LLC, of Lutz, Fla. (Note: Pampers® licensed their brand name to Key Baby). Manufacturer: Tahoe Enterprises, of China. Hazard: The pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards and pose a choking hazard to young children. Read more here... Lasko Recalls Box Fans Due To Fire Hazard (March 24, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Box fans. Units: About 4.8 million units. Manufacturer: Lasko Products Inc., of West Chester, Pa. Hazard: An electrical failure in the fan's motor poses a fire hazard to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: Lasko has received seven reports of fires associated with motor failures, including two house fires and one barn fire, resulting in extensive property damage. Read more here... IKEA Recalls Coffee/Tea Makers Due to Burn and Laceration Hazards Burlington Coat Factory Recalls Slow Cookers Due to Fire Hazard SafetyCraft "Generation 2 Worldwide" Drop-Side Cribs Pose Risks of Strangulation, Suffocation (February 3, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers that "SafetyCraft" brand full-size and portable drop-side cribs manufactured or distributed by Generation 2 Worldwide of Dothan, Alabama, contain drop-side hardware that appears to be identical to Generation 2 Worldwide ChildESIGNS brand drop-side cribs recalled in February 2010. This hardware found on SafetyCraft drop-side cribs can fail and place infants and toddlers at risk of strangulation and suffocation. CPSC staff urges parents and caregivers to stop using these cribs immediately and find an alternative, safe sleeping environment for their baby. Do not attempt to fix these cribs. Read more here... DeVilbiss Recalls Air Compressors Due to Fire Hazard (February 3, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product:Craftsman, Porter Cable, Delta Shopmaster Air compressors. About 460,000. Manufacturer: Vilbiss Air Power Company. Hazard: The air compressor motor can overheat, posing a fire hazard. Read more here... GE and Professional Series Brand Dehumidifiers Recalled Due to Fire Hazard (January 11, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: GE and Professional Series Brand Dehumidifiers. Read more here...Counterfeit Pesticide Products for Dogs and Cats (Years 2010 & 2011) EPA, in cooperation with its state and regional regulatory partners, is announcing the issuance of stop sale, use, and removal orders to retailers and other distributors of certain counterfeit pesticide products for control of fleas and ticks on dogs and cats. The stop sale, use, and removal orders are intended to disrupt an effort to distribute counterfeit pet pesticides. Read more here... 2010 Recalls Kroger Recalls Pet Foods Due to Possible Health Risk December 18, 2010 - The Kroger Co. said today it is recalling select packages of Pet Pride, Old Yeller & Kroger Value pet food sold in some of its retail stores because the products may contain aflatoxin, which poses a health risk to pets. Kroger stores in the following states are included in this recall: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. Read more here... Wal-Mart Recalls Electric Heaters Due to Fire and Burn Hazard (December 16, 2010) WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Flow Pro, Airtech, Aloha Breeze Comfort Essentials Heaters. Quantitity affected: About 2.2 million imported by: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., of Bentonville, Arkansas. Read more here... Additional Reports of Fires and Low Consumer Response Rate Prompt Reannouncement of Goldstar and Comfort-Aire Dehumidifier Recall (August 10, 2010) WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today reannounced a voluntary recall of the following consumer products. About 98,000 Portable Dehumidifiers manufactured by LG Electronics Tianjin Appliance Co., of China. Read more here... Avoiding the Chemicals that Can Lead to Breast Cancer (August 4, 2010) The story of breast cancer—from diagnosis to treatment—gets a lot of attention in the press. In just the past few weeks, I’ve read a story about the challenge of diagnosing the earliest stage of breast cancer and a story about an expert recommendation that the drug Avastin no longer be used in the terminal stage of the disease. Yet there is still one phase of the breast cancer experience that does not get enough attention: before it starts. Where are the stories about how we can prevent this terrible illness? Where are the stories alerting women to the numerous chemicals found in everyday products that may increase their risk of developing breast cancer? Read more here... Miami Breaker Recalls Counterfeit Square D Circuit Breakers Due to Fire Hazard (August 2, 2010) The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Counterfeit "Square D" Circuit Breakers Units: About 43,600 Distributor: Miami Breaker Inc. (MBI), of Miami, Fla. Read more here... Lawsuit Seeks Final Rule on ‘Antibacterial’ Chemicals After 32-Year Delay NRDC Wants a Deadline for FDA to Issue Long Overdue Public Health Protection WASHINGTON (July 27, 2010) -- The Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit today against the Food and Drug Administration for failing to issue a final rule regulating the chemicals triclosan and triclocarban, which are commonly found in antibacterial soaps. These chemicals are suspected endocrine disruptors linked to reproductive and developmental harm in laboratory studies. NRDC filed today’s lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. “Washing your hands with so-called antibacterial soap containing triclosan or triclocarban actually does nothing different than using regular soap and water. Read more here... GE Recalls Front Load Washers Due to Fire and Shock Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 10, 2010) - 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: GE Front-Load Washing Machines Units: About 181,000 Manufacturer: GE Appliances & Lighting, of Louisville, Ky. Read more here... McDonald's Recalls "Shrek" Movie Themed Drinking Glasses Due to Potential Cadmium Risk WASHINGTON, D.C. - (June 4, 2010) 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: "Shrek Forever After 3D" Collectable Drinking Glasses Units: About 12 million Manufacturer: ARC International, of Millville, NJ. Read more here... |
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