Simplicity Drop Side Cribs Recalled by Retailers Due to Risk of Death from Suffocation
July 3, 2009
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NAME OF PRODUCT: SIMPLICITY DROP SIDE CRIBS
UNITS: ABOUT 400,000
IMPORTER/DISTRIBUTOR: SIMPLICITY INC. AND SFCA INC. OF READING, PA. (THE FIRMS APPEAR TO NO LONGER CONDUCT DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS.)
Yet Another Simplicity Crib Recall: This Time 400,000 Cribs
July 2, 2009
Following more than 1-million recalled Simplicity cribs and bassinets from last year, the CPSC today announced the recall of another 400,000 Simplicity Drop Side Cribs because plastic hardware on the crib can break or deform, which could cause the side rails to detach.
Polaris Snowmobiles Recalled Due to Loss of Control
July 2, 2009
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.
NAME OF PRODUCT: 2009 POLARIS ASSAULT MODEL SNOWMOBILES
UNITS: ABOUT 800
IMPORTER: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC., OF MEDINA, MINN.
Violation of Federal Mattress Flammability Standard Prompts Recall by Loyal Bedding of Mattress Sets
June 26, 2009
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.
NAME OF PRODUCT: LOYAL BEDDING MATTRESS SETS (MATTRESSES AND MATTRESSES WITH FOUNDATIONS)
Big Muddy Motor Sports Recalls Generators Due to Fire Hazard
June 26, 2009
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.
NAME OF PRODUCT: POWERPLUS GENERATORS
UNITS: ABOUT 450
IMPORTER: BIG MUDDY SPORTS, OF PERRYVILLE, MO.
DEWALT Recalls Framing Nailers Due to Serious Injury Hazard
June 26, 2009
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.
NAME OF PRODUCT: DEWALT D51825 AND D51850 FRAMING NAILERS
UNITS: ABOUT 9,000
OKK Trading To Pay $665,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Federal Lead Paint Ban
June 26, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – AS PART OF ITS COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN, THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT OKK TRADING, OF COMMERCE, CALIF., HAS AGREED TO PAY A $665,000 CIVIL PENALTY (PDF) FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH A 30-YEAR OLD BAN ON LEAD PAINT ON TOYS, AS WELL AS VIOLATING OTHER FEDERAL CHILD SAFETY STANDARDS.
Crane Plumbing Recalls Bath Tubs With A Whirlpool Due to Entrapment and Drowning Hazards
June 24, 2009
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.
NAME OF PRODUCT: CRANE BATH TUBS WITH A WHIRLPOOL
UNITS: ABOUT 5,500
Black & Decker Spacemaker Coffeemaker Recall
June 24, 2009
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.
NAME OF PRODUCT: BLACK & DECKER® BRAND SPACEMAKER™ COFFEEMAKERS
UNITS: ABOUT 584,000
Diving Wings With Defective Inner Bladders Recalled by Poseidon Due to Drowning Hazard
June 24, 2009
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.
NAME OF PRODUCT: BESEA W50 DIVING WINGS WITH POSEIDON INNER BLADDERS
UNITS: ABOUT 300
SmartSpark Energy Systems Recalls Battery Equalizers Due to Fire Hazard
June 19, 2009
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.
NAME OF PRODUCT: BATTEQ BATTERY EQUALIZERS
UNITS: ABOUT 800
Children’s Necklace and Bracelet Sets Recalled Due To Choking Hazard
June 18, 2009
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.
NAME OF PRODUCT: “CHELSEA’S” NECKLACE AND BRACELET SETS
UNITS: ABOUT 29,000
Macy’s Recalls Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts Due to Strangulation Hazard
June 18, 2009
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.
NAME OF PRODUCT: EPIC THREADS AND GREENDOG HOODED SWEATSHIRTS
UNITS: ABOUT 33,000
Campbell Hausfeld Recalls Air Compressors Due to Fire Hazard: Sold Exclusively at Wal-Mart
June 18, 2009
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.
NAME OF PRODUCT: CAMPBELL HAUSFELD AIR COMPRESSORS
UNITS: ABOUT 16,000
Wagner Spray Tech Recalls Heat Guns Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
June 18, 2009
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.
NAME OF PRODUCT: HEAT GUNS
UNITS: ABOUT 300,000
Starbucks Recalls Coffee Grinders Made by Tsann Kuen
June 17, 2009
NAME OF PRODUCT: STARBUCKS BARISTA BLADE GRINDERS AND SEATTLE’S BEST COFFEE BLADE GRINDERS
UNITS: ABOUT 530,000
IMPORTER: STARBUCKS COFFEE CO., OF SEATTLE, WASH.
MANUFACTURER: TSANN KUEN (ZHANGZHOU) ENTERPRISE CO. LTD. (”TKL”), OF CHINA
HAZARD: THE GRINDER CAN FAIL TO TURN OFF OR CAN TURN ON UNEXPECTEDLY, POSING A LACERATION HAZARD TO CONSUMERS.
Viking Range Corporation Recalls Built-In Refrigerators
June 17, 2009
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.
NAME OF PRODUCT: VIKING BUILT-IN SIDE-BY-SIDE REFRIGERATOR/FREEZERS AND REFRIGERATORS WITH BOTTOM FREEZERS
Wolfgang Puck Toaster Ovens and Toasters Recalled
June 13, 2009
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.
NAME OF PRODUCT: WOLFGANG PUCK TOASTER OVEN/TOASTERS
UNITS: ABOUT 1,500
IMPORTER: FRONTGATE OF WEST CHESTER, OHIO
MANUFACTURER: KINGPOWER ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES OF CHINA
Six Reported Deaths Prompt Urgent Re-announcement of Chenille Robes Recall
June 12, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) AND BLAIR LLC, OF WARREN, PA., ARE RE-ANNOUNCING THE VOLUNTARY RECALL BY BLAIR OF 162,000 WOMEN’S FULL LENGTH CHENILLE ROBES. SINCE THE RECALL WAS ORIGINALLY ANNOUNCED IN APRIL 2009, BLAIR HAS RECEIVED REPORTS OF SIX DEATHS DUE TO THE ROBES CATCHING ON FIRE. FIVE OF THE SIX VICTIMS WERE FEMALE, AND ALL FIVE WERE COOKING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENTS. THREE OF THE VICTIMS WERE IN THEIR 80S.
Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Winterbee
June 11, 2009
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.
NAME OF PRODUCT: SPEEDY CHILDREN’S HOODED ZIPPER JACKETS AND KIDS HOODED PULLOVER JACKETS






