Posted: Dec 28, 2010 5:20 AM Walmart and the Consumer Product Safety Commission have issued a voluntary recall for more than 2 million electric heaters, citing fire and burn hazards. The recalled heaters include Flow Pro, Airtech, Aloha Breeze and Comfort Essentials 1500 watt heaters sold at Walmart between December 2001 through October 2009. The ... Read more
Recalls
4 Deaths Prompt Graco Stroller Recall
20
Oct
WASHINGTON (AP) – October 20, 2010 (WPVI) — Baby gear maker Graco is recalling about 2 million strollers after receiving reports of four infant strangulations in the strollers. The Consumer Product Safety Commission, which announced the recall Wednesday, said the infant strangulations occurred between 2003 and 2005. The strollers being recalled are older versions of ... Read more
Toy Dart Guns Recalled for Suffocation Risk After 2 Children Die
18
May
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 ... Read more
Conair recalls 291,000 hair dryers
11
May
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 ... Read more
Toyota issues another recall for failing brakes and leaking brake tubes
11
Feb
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 ... Read more