Consumer product recalls, including goods that have been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). If it isn't food and you can buy it in a store, the product probably fits into this very broad category.

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

Simplicity Crib RecallFollowing 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

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