Recalls

July 3, 2007 -- 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: Hammock Stands

Units: About 3,000

Importer: The Algoma Net Co., of Algoma, Wis.

Manufacturer: Danlong Industries Ltd., of China

Hazard: The foot brackets on the hammock frame can crack or tear, causing a consumer to fall to the ground.    » read more »

June 29, 2007 -- 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: Thermador® Brand Built-In Ovens

Units: About 42,000

Manufacturer: BSH Home Appliances Corp., of Huntington Beach, Calif.    » read more »

June 28, 2007 -- [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – United States Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) sent letters today to the CEO of RC2, Curtis Stoelting and to Nancy Nord, Chairwoman of the Consumer Protection Safety Commission (CPSC) asking them to detail the steps taken in the recall of 1.5 million units of Thomas and Friends toys and accessories. Certain models of Thomas and Friends toys were recently found to be tainted with toxic lead paint. The recalled toys manufactured in China and sold by the RC2 Corporation, were voluntary recalled on June 13, 2007.    » read more »

Heaters Could Pose A Fire Hazard

June 28, 2007 -- 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: Lasko Ceramic Heaters

Units: About 1.2 million

Manufacturer: Lasko Products Inc., of West Chester, Pa.

Hazard: The heater’s cord can overheat where it enters the base of the unit, which could pose a fire hazard to consumers.    » read more »

June 28, 2007 -- 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: Play Wonder Toy Barbeque Grills

Units: About 2,300

Manufacturer: Schylling, of Rowley, Mass.

Distributor: Target, of Minneapolis, Minn.

Hazard: The circular ash tray attached to the stainless steel legs of the grill could contain sharp edges, posing a laceration hazard.    » read more »

June 15, 2007 -- AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Health and Human Services’ Maine Center for Disease Control wants Maine parents to know what to do about common toys that have been recently recalled because they contain lead.

“With childhood lead poisoning being one of the most preventable environmental toxins, it is disconcerting to hear that once again a common toy is being recalled because of lead paint,” commented Dr. Dora Anne Mills, Director of the Maine CDC.    » read more »

May 10, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in cooperation with Evenflo Company Inc., today announced a recall of the following consumer product. (To access color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.)

Name of Product: Evenflo Embrace Infant Car Seat/Carriers.

Units: About 450,000

Manufacturer: Evenflo Company Inc., of Vandalia, Ohio    » read more »