Posted on March 17, 2017. Tags: recalls, xbox
About 121,000 in the U.S. are recalled. (In addition, about 7,250 were sold in Canada and 2,560 in Mexico) The company has received 24 reports of the chargers overheating and deforming the charger’s plastic cover, including 6 reports of chargers emitting a burning odor. No injuries have been reported.
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Posted on March 8, 2017. Tags: craftsman, recalls, sears
About 46,000 units are recalled. The firm has received 11 reports of the table saw collapsing, including nine reports of injuries to fingers and hands, including broken bones, lacerations, a shoulder strain, and a partial fingernail amputation.
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Posted on March 7, 2017. Tags: home depot, leaf blower, recalls
The plastic fan inside the blower can break causing the fan blades to be discharged from either end of the blower tube, posing a laceration hazard. Ryobi has received reports of 10,681 incidents, including 25 reports of minor injuries, such as lacerations to the face, hands and legs from fan blade pieces being discharged from […]
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Posted on March 4, 2017. Tags: lamps, philips, recalls
About 256,000 lamps are recalled (in addition, about 87,000 were previously recalled on May 24, 2016). The firm has received twelve new reports of lamps shattering including one incident involving a fire. No injuries have been reported.
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Posted on March 3, 2017. Tags: oball rattle, recalls
About 680,000 units were sold in the USA (in addition, about 17,000 were sold in Canada). The firm has received 42 reports of the plastic disc breaking releasing small beads including two reports of beads found in children’s mouths and three reports of gagging.
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Posted on February 5, 2017. Tags: recalls, walt disney
Liquid from the nightlight can leak onto the electrical outlet, posing a fire hazard. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts have received two reports of incidents, including one electrical fire. No injuries have been reported.
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Posted on February 4, 2017. Tags: home depot, recalls
This recall involves Hampton Bay Anselmo, Calabria, and Dana Point chairs as well as Martha Stewart Living branded Cardona, Grand Bank and Wellington swivel patio chairs. The firm has received 25 reports of the chairs breaking, resulting in bruising and scrapes from falls.
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Posted on February 4, 2017. Tags: recalls, sears
This recall involves La-Z-Boy Kayla swivel dining and lounge patio chairs. The chairs are made of aluminum and steel with a round swivel base. The firm has received 16 reports of the swivel chairs breaking. No injuries have been reported.
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Posted on February 1, 2017. Tags: recalls
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company initiated the recall after receiving eight consumer complaints of foreign metal objects, including sharp metal objects, found in select cans. In each case, the object was visible to the consumer and there have been no reports of consumer injury. Complaints have been received from consumers in Indiana, Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee, […]
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Posted in Business, Health, Recalls
Posted on January 30, 2017. Tags: ikea, recalls
IKEA has received 13 reports worldwide of incidents, including 10 reports of injuries, six of which resulted in fingertip amputations. Three of the incidents, including one fingertip amputation injury, were reported in the U.S.
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Posted on January 28, 2017. Tags: recall
The knuckle that joins the wheel to the axle can break, posing a fall hazard to the rider. Consumers should immediately take the recalled scooters away from children and contact Pulse Performance Products for a full refund.
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Posted on January 23, 2017. Tags: recalls, trek
Trek has received reports of 10 incidents where either the wheel spoke contacted the bike’s brake caliper or the spokes broke at the hub. There has been one reported injury involving a broken vertebra.
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Posted on April 12, 2016. Tags: coleman, recalls
Coleman has received two reports of the flashlight batteries overheating, catching fire and causing minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.
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Posted on August 7, 2015. Tags: macadamia nuts, recalls
Mahina Mele Farms is recalling the following products after FDA testing found Salmonella in macadamia nuts. Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
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