By Bill Hendrick WebMD Health News May 17, 2010 — Nearly 2 million toy dart gun sets that have been linked to two asphyxiation deaths in the Midwest are being recalled by Charlotte, N.C.-based Family Dollar Stores, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said today. The China-made toys, sold exclusively at Family [...]
By Chavon Sutton, CNNMoney.com staff writer NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Conair Corp. is recalling 291,000 BabylissPro model hair dryers because they pose a laceration risk, a government agency said Friday. Conair (CNGA) disclosed 16 reports of the fan breaking, causing the plastic shell to shatter, as well as reports of hair dryers sparking [...]
The dent in Toyota’s reputation deepened Tuesday when the reeling auto giant announced two more recalls to eliminate the possibility of momentarily failing brakes in hybrids and leaking brake tubes in another model. Toyota said the company would conduct a voluntary safety recall on the 2010 flagship hybrid, the Prius, and the Lexus HS 250h [...]
Recently, Toyota announced two safety recalls that cover some of its models. Both recall campaigns address conditions related to the accelerator pedal. The first recall, “Floor Mat Entrapment,” regards the potential for an unsecured or incompatible driver’s floor mat to interfere with the accelerator pedal and cause it to get stuck in the wide-open position. [...]
Posted December 17, 2009 The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A Los Angeles toy importer is recalling about 22,000 toy dart gun sets after an 8-year-old child’s death. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says children can choke on the soft plastic darts included in the Action Team toy dart gun imported by OKK [...]
Posted November 24, 2009 US News & World Report Reports of four infant suffocations have led to the North American recall of about 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs. The recall covers cribs sold since 1993 and includes nearly 150,000 with the Fisher-Price logo. The cribs have a side that moves up and [...]
Posted November 11, 2009 By Sue Sierralupe, examiner.com Maclaren USA has recalled millions of their folding single and double baby strollers this week after reports of serious injuries were filed. A dozen children in the U.S. had their fingertips amputated when they were caught between the support posts of the popular baby buggy. The [...]
Posted November 4, 2009 By Christine McConville A week after suppliers of tainted ground beef recalled tons of their products, the families of two New England children who fell ill after eating the beef are suing the companies. Yesterday in Plymouth District Court, lawsuits were filed against Brockton-based South Shore Meats and Fairbank [...]
Published October 31, 2009 By newsinferno.com The distributor of recalled Simplicity bassinets has been named a defendant in a lawsuit filed by the Illinois Attorney General. The lawsuit alleges that SFCA Inc, which acquired Simplicity Inc. last year, ignored a nationwide recall of Simplicity bassinets that had suffocated two infants. In August, dozens [...]
Published on October 30, 2009 by EU News Network WASHINGTON, DC The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Arctic Cat snowmobiles due to a fire hazard. About 3,000 Model Year 2009 Arctic Cat Z1 Turbo, Z1 Turbo Sno Pro and TZ1 Turbo snowmobiles have the potential to leak oil, [...]
