Toshiba has recalled 142,000 AC Power Adapters for DVD Players. The power adapters, much like the previous Toshiba battery recalls from earlier this year, has to do with overheating dangers.Toshiba decided to issue the power adapter recall after two reports of minor damages to the bottom of the DVD player caused by overheating adapters. The DVD … [Read more...]
List of Recalled Toys for Lead Poisoning Hazards – Childrens Toy Recalls from China
Get the Latest Toy Recalls widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! Just to give you an idea of how many children's toys have been recalled due to lead poisoning hazards and/or violations of lead safety standards, we have compiled a list based on all of the recalls announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) so far … [Read more...]
83 Thousand Air Purifiers Recalled
About 83 thousand IonizAir Air Purifiers have been recalled by P3 International due to a potential fire hazard. In cooperation with the CPSC, P3 International announced that they were recalling the table top air purification systems after receiving at least ten reports of the air purifiers melting or catching fire.These air purifiers were imported … [Read more...]
Grout Sealer Sends Doctor to ER Two Years After Recall
A New Jersey physician who used the product Stand n' Seal to waterproof the tile floors of his hot tub room ended up in the emergency room and then intensive care for four days due to his lungs becoming chemically inflamed after using the product. Dr. Walter Friedel was the latest victim of a product whose dangers had become known months earlier to … [Read more...]
Scared White: Kraft recalls white chocolate
While we are becoming accustomed to all combinations of food and disease scares, here's one that seems a little odd:white chocolate and salmonella.However, that's just the combination that spurred Kraft to initiate a recall of its Baker's White Chocolate squares.The affected packages have UPC Code 0043000252200 and four best-when-used-by dates: 31 … [Read more...]
Target Recalls Rattles
Target has announced a recall of about 82,000 rattles with sports themes that were made in China due to a choking hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced Oct. 2, 2007. The toys are in the shapes of a baseball, a football and a basketball, and they can break open releasing the beads inside. The rattles were sold in … [Read more...]
Hamburger Patties Infected With E coli
Topps Meat Company of New Jersey has recalled about 331,582 pounds of frozen ground beef products because they may be contaminated with a virulent strain of E. coli called 0157:H7.Read More About This Beef Recall HereList of Beef Products Recalled by Topps Meeat:Retail Products- 2-pound boxes of Topps 100% Pure Ground Beef Hamburgers, 8 Quarter … [Read more...]
Lead Continues to be a Concern in Imported Products
The United States government has recently seen an increase in the number of reports of toys containing toxic levels of lead paint; subsequently, many toys have been recalled due to lead paint. Now there are new concerns about products containing the toxic paint. New efforts by health and safety officials are looking at potential lead hazards in … [Read more...]
Major Honda Civic Recall of 2006 and 2007 Models
Honda has recalled almost two-hundred thousand Civics due to a defect that could cause the wheels to fall off.The wheel-bearing seal on the 2006 and 2007 model Honda Civic sedans and coupes may leak. This could result in the wheel coming off of the car.This recall coincides with the recall of about twenty thousand 2006 model Civic sedans and … [Read more...]
Four Chinese Jailed for Involvement in Mattel Toy Recall
Four suspects have been jailed / detained by Chinese Police for their involvement in the recall of Chinese-made toys under the Mattel brand.The four detainees are alleged to have provided Lida Plastic Toys, Co. Ltd with the paint that did not meet lead safety standards. Lida Plastic Toys was contracted to manufacturer the toys by Mattel. Zhang … [Read more...]
Third Graco Crib Recall In As Many Years
Update: Looking for Stork Craft Recalled Cribs? - Click Here - Search: Click here to search for all recent crib recalls! Today (Friday Sept. 21, 2007) the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of One-million Simplicity and Graco cribs after three children were trapped and suffocated in Simplicity or Graco cribs.All three children … [Read more...]
Mattel Apologizes to China
Thomas Debrowski, Mattel's executive vice president of worldwide operations, apologized to China's quality control chief. He said, "Mattel takes full responsibility for these recalls and apologizes personally to you, the Chinese people, and all of our customers who received the toys." He added that he realized the recalls had damaged the … [Read more...]
California Government Feeds Students Lead Via Lunchboxes
In an effort to promote healthy eating habits among children in California, the California State government distributed about 56,000 lunch boxes. Like everyone else, they wanted to save some money, and so they purchased the lunch boxes from China.The lunch boxes contain unsafe levels of lead, which can cause brain damage if ingested by young … [Read more...]
Toy Companies Blame CPSC For Recall Delays
We have blogged and reported extensively on the subject of recalled toys here at US Recall News, and have directed most of our frustration at the companies importing the defective toys, and the Chinese government for being so relaxed on their regulations.As for our own government, we generally are glad to see that they are catching these things, … [Read more...]
Popular Shoes Getting Caught in Escalators
Reports have been popping up all over recently regarding incidents involving Crocs shoes being caught in escalators. One of the nation's largest subway systems, the Washington Metro, has posted ads warning riders about wearing those shoes on its escalators. Although the ads don't mention the name "Crocs," the ads do feature a picture of a … [Read more...]
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