Adding to the growing list of toy recalls already reported, Fisher Price and Mattel have collectively recalled about another 1.5 million toys this week for violation of the Lead Paint Standard.You can read more about these most recent toy recalls and see photos of the recalled toys on the Consumer Product Safety Commission's website:Fisher-Price … [Read more...]
List of Chinese Toothpaste Recalls – Recalled Toothpaste From China
A List of Recalled Toothpaste Made in ChinaManufacturer - Goldcredit International Enterprises LTDProducts: (MainStar America, Selective Imports, Donnamax)- Dr. Cool Coolmint- Superdent Coolmint- Cooldent Coolmint- Cooldent Spearmint- Cooldent Fluoride- Everfresh Assortment- BrightMax- DentaPro- Dentakleen- Dentakleen Junior Brand - Strawberry- … [Read more...]
Water Heater Junction Boxes Recalled for Fire Hazard
Nearly 3,000 Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative junction boxes used with water heaters have been recalled due to a potential fire hazard. Eastern Illini has received dozens of reports of junction boxes overheating, or melted wiring and wiring connectors. So far no injuries have been reported.Junction boxes contain wiring connections for water … [Read more...]
Check Your Hotel Toothpaste Before Using! Another Chinese Toothpaste Recall
A major US provider of hotel toiletry products has initiated a global recall of its travel-sized toothpaste used in hotels throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, Barbados, Dominican Republic, United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and the UAE.This toothpaste may contain the toxic substance, … [Read more...]
Mattel Recalls More Toys for Violation of Lead Safety Standard
Adding to the 1.5 million toys already recalled for lead paint, Mattel today has recalled another 253,000 toys for violation of Lead Safety Standards.The newest toy subject to recall from Mattel is the "Sarge" die cast toy cars seen in the picture below. Surface paints on the recalled Sarge toy cars may contain lead levels in excess of federal … [Read more...]
More Toys Recalled for Magnet Swallowing Hazards
Small magnets are NOT OK to have around children. Whether as part of a magnetic play-set or just as a part to a non-magnetic toy, magnets have a bad habit of finding their way into the mouths of small children, which can be deadly.In addition to another toy recall for lead-based pain, Mattel this morning issued a series of alerts to consumers … [Read more...]
More Exploding Laptop Batteries – Toshiba Satellite and Tecra Computers
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Toshiba America Information Systems, today announced a voluntary recall of about 1,400 laptop computers. Consumers should stop using the recalled Toshiba laptops immediately and contact Toshiba to receive a free replacement laptop battery. In the meantime, computer users can continue … [Read more...]
Dentapro and Bright Max Recalled Toothpaste for DEG
Donnamax Inc. of Brooklyn, NY, has initiated a voluntary recall of the following brands of toothpaste made in China for the possibility of DEG contamination:DentaPro Toothpaste brand CAVITY FIGHTING FLUORIDE TOOTHPASTE, FRESH SPEARMINT FLAVOR, NET WT. 6.4 oz. - Item No. 9112, UPC 8 71290 – 00062 5, andBright Max Toothpaste, NET WT. 6.4 oz. - Item … [Read more...]
Calls for Boycott Begin on Dangerous Chinese Products
This is a press release. You have full rights to republish this information.The consumer product information website US Recall News has reported on hundreds of recalls over the last three months, but all of the most dangerous and wide-spread have come from Chinese products. Now the site's editor is asking congress to wake up and smell the … [Read more...]
Millions of Ford Cars and Trucks Recalled for Cruise n Burn Setting
After years of reported cases of vehicles catching fire, Ford has recalled 3.6 cars, SUVs, Mini Vans and Trucks due to problems with the speed control deactivation switch. According to Ford's website:"Ford is taking this action to address continued customer concerns about the potential for fires in their vehicles. We cannot be confident in the long … [Read more...]
Fisher Price Toy Recall
Note: Click here for an updated list of the toy recalls so far this year.Fisher Price and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today announced the recall of almost one million (967,000) toys due to possible lead contamination.The recalled Fisher Price toys, including Sesame Street, Dora the Explorer and other licensed characters, were … [Read more...]
FDA Employees Rate Food Safety Inspection From Low to OK
According to a blog post today from Accidental Hedonist, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) employees were asked at a July 17 hearing of the House energy and commerce oversight subcommittee to rate the quality of the FDA's food-safety inspections on a scale of one to ten.Ratings ranged from a lousy two to an substandard five. All but one of the … [Read more...]
Top Five Hidden Home Hazards
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has released their list of the top five hidden home hazards, and not surprisingly magnets top the list.Top 5 Hidden Hazards in The Home#1 - Magnets1 death and 86 injuries8 million magnetic toys have been recalledhttps://www.usrecallnews.com/2007/07/8-year-old-swallows-magnets-requires.htmlMagnets stick … [Read more...]
Attention Sushi Eaters – Beware Ginger from China!
Today the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) warned consumers not to eat fresh ginger imported from China after they found aldicarb sulfoxide in some batches of imported Chinese ginger.Aldicarb sulfoxide is a pesticide that is not approved for use on ginger due to its toxicity to humans, including carcinogenicity, reproductive and … [Read more...]
Two Ventricular Assist Recalls by Thoratec
A ventricular assist device is a mechanical pump that helps a person's heart that is too weak to pump blood through the body.The Thoratec Corporation of Pleasanton, California has announced Class 1 Recalls of two medical devices today in cooperation with the FDA:Recall I:Thoratec Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist System (PVAD)This P-VAD was recalled … [Read more...]
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