Consumer Product Recalls
These are the newest product recall announcements from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, for more information visit the website.
- Sunbeam Recalls Holmes Oil Filled Heaters Due to Scald Hazard – The oil-filled heaters can spray heated oil.
- Vosges Haut-Chocolat Recalls Festival of Lights Gift Box Sets Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert) – The plastic menorah can catch fire if candles are allowed to burn to the base of the menorah.
- Mirka Extends Recall of Compact Electric Random Orbital Sanders Due to Fire Hazard – CEROS 550 5-inch, CEROS 650 6-inch and CEROS 680 6-inch electric sanders can short circuit, posing a fire hazard.
- Hunters’ Tree Stands Recalled by Primal Vantage Due to Fall Hazard – The aluminum platform can break, causing the user to fall and suffer serious injuries.
- Johnson Health Tech Recalls Matrix Fitness Strength Training Machines Due to Risk of Impact Injury, Laceration and Fall Hazards – The handle attachment on five models of Matrix Fitness Varsity series strength training machines can detach during use.
- La-Z-Boy Recalls Control Wands Sold With Silver Luxury Lift Chairs Due to Burn Hazard (Recall Alert) – The wand that controls the chair’s movements can overheat.
- CR Brands Recalls Mean Green Cleaner and Degreaser Products Due to Chemical Hazard – Cleaners may be mislabeled “Does not contain ammonia” but may, creating a chemical hazard. If mixed with other chemicals, could produce toxic gases.
- NPD Furniture Recalls Dining Chairs Due to Fall Hazard – The chair leg can break unexpectedly, causing the person sitting in the chair to fall.
- IKEA Recalls Crib Mattresses Due to Risk of Entrapment – The crib mattresses could create a gap between the mattress and crib ends larger than allowed by federal regulations, posing an entrapment hazard to infants.
- Pro Performance Recalls SKLZ Resistance Trainers Due to Risk of Severe Injury – A weld on a ring on the resistance trainer’s belt can break during use and cause the resistance trainer’s flexible cord to quickly and unexpectedly retract and hit an exercise partner who is holding the other end.
- Children’s Pajamas Recalled by Star Ride Kids Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard – The girls’ pajama sets pose a risk of burn injuries to children.
- CoScentrix Expands Recall of DD Brand Candles Due to Fire Hazard; Exclusively at Hobby Lobby – The candles’ high flame can ignite the surface of the wax, posing a fire hazard.
- Olympic Mountain Products Recalls Tealight Wax Warmers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards; Sold Exclusively at Costco (Recall Alert) – The tealights in the warmers can burn with an erratic or high flame.
- Keurig Recalls MINI Plus Brewing Systems Due to Burn Hazard – Water can overheat during brewing, spray out and burn consumers.
- James Trading Group Recalls Croker Kids Fleece Panel Hoodie Due to Strangulation Hazard (Recall Alert) – Hoddies have a drawstring around the neck area which poses a strangulation hazard to children.
- Comfort Research Recalls Vinyl Bean Bag Chairs Due to Risk of Entrapment, Suffocation – The zipper on the vinyl bean bag chairs can be opened by children. A child who crawls inside the opened chair can become entrapped, suffocate or choke on the foam beads.
- BRP Recalls Ski-Doo and Can-Am Kids’ Hoodies Due to Strangulation Hazard – The hoodies have a drawstring around the neck area which is a strangulation hazard for children.
- Kiddie Korral Recalls Girls Hoodies with Ponies Due to Strangulation Hazard – A drawstring through the hood of the hoodies can pose a strangulation hazard to children.
- Yamaha Recalls YZ250 Competition Off-Road Motorcycles Due to Risk of Injury, Death (Recall Alert) – The engine of 2015 model numbers YZ250FFL and YZ250FFW competition off-road motorcyles can lock up during operation, causing a rider to lose control and crash.
- Giggles International Recalls Animated Monkey Toy Due to Burn Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores – The toy’s battery compartment can reach temperatures up to 230 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Schneider Electric Recalls PowerPact J-Frame Circuit Breakers Due to Fire, Burn, Electrical Shock Hazards – The circuit breakers will not trip during an overload condition.
- Wegmans Food Markets Recalls Moody Face Stress Balls Due to Choking Hazard – The rubber stress balls can break into pieces when squeezed.
- WindowTex Recalls Custom Roller Shades Due to Risk of Injury – A steel pin in the shade’s idler can become dislodged and cause the shade to fall, posing a risk of injury from impact.
- Bicycle Helmets Recalled by UVEX Sports Due to Risk of Head Injury – Helmet’s chinstrap can fail, causing the helmets to slide off the head, posing a head injury hazard.
- GCI Outdoor Recalls to Repair Stadium Seats Due to Risk of Injury – The backrest on BleacherBack stadium seats can fail.
- Ethan Allen Recalls Floor Lamps Due to Electrical Shock – A defect in the line cord insulation can cause an electrical shock.
- Lenovo Recalls Computer Power Cords Due to Fire and Burn Hazards – The AC power cord sold with IdeaPad and Lenovo brand can overheat.
- Nordstrom Recalls Open Vest Sweaters Due to Burn Hazard; Violation of Federal Flammability Standard (Recall Alert) – The Leith brand sweater vests fail to meet federal flammability requirements. This poses a burn hazard to consumers.
- Dream On Me Recalls Incredible Play Yards Due to Strangulation Hazard – The play yard’s rails can collapse presenting a strangulation hazard to young children.
- Horizon Hobby Recalls HobbyZone Super Cub S Radio-Controlled Aircraft Due to Fire Hazard – Power supply units and chargers for the HobbyZone Super Cub S radio-controlled aircraft can overcharge the battery, posing a risk of fire and property damage.
