
February 27, 2003OtherCPSC
CPSC, Random House, Inc. Announce Recall of Children's Board Book Sets
Hazard: The book sets were sold in cardboard boxes with plastic snaps. The plastic snaps can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

February 20, 2003OtherCPSC
CPSC, Fireworks of Alabama Announce Recall of Bamboo-Stick Sparklers
Hazard: The sparklers' bamboo-stick handles can catch fire, burn and disintegrate and emit burning fragments during use. These sparklers present a fire hazard and a risk of burn injury.

February 13, 2003OtherCPSC
CPSC, Young's J.K. Inc. Announce Recall of Novelty Lighters
Hazard: These lighters do not have child-resistant mechanisms, as required by federal law. Young children can ignite the lighters, presenting fire and burn hazards.

February 5, 2003OtherCPSC
CPSC, Thomas & Betts Announce Recall of Emergency Exit Signs
Hazard: The emergency exit signs have an internal electrical component that could overheat and fail, when connected to 277-volt electrical systems, and melt the enclosure, posing a fire hazard.

February 5, 2003OtherCPSC
CPSC, UWATEC AG Announce Recall of 1995 Aladin Air X NitrOx Dive Computers
Hazard: Software in the dive computers may inaccurately calculate desaturation times, resulting in possible decompression sickness under aggressive dive conditions.

January 30, 2003OtherCPSC
CPSC, Cooper Lighting Warn About 500-Watt Halogen Bulbs
Hazard: These 500-watt light bulbs generate very high temperatures, compared to incandescent and lower wattage halogen bulbs and can start a fire, if they come in contact with curtains, clothes or other flammable material. These bulbs are intended for use in outdoor work lights and flood lamps. To meet the current Underwriters Laboratories standard, halogen torchiere floor lamps must be equipped with a protective glass or wire guard and have a halogen bulb that is 300 watts or less.

January 29, 2003OtherCPSC
CPSC, Xerox International Partners Announce Retrofit of Network Laser Printers
Hazard: Arcing may cause the fuser assembly to overheat, posing a fire hazard.

January 28, 2003OtherCPSC
CPSC Announces Recall of Baseline Design Beanbag Chairs
Hazard: Some of these beanbag chairs have zippers that can be opened, allowing access to the polystyrene beads inside the chairs. This poses a suffocation hazard to young children who can unzip the chair and inhale the small beads.

January 23, 2003OtherCPSC
CPSC, Magic Cabin Announce Recall of Wooden Teething Rings
Hazard: It is a potential choking hazard to young children.

January 16, 2003OtherCPSC
CPSC, Build-A-Bear Workshop Announce Recall of "Founding Bear" Stuffed Bears
Hazard: The nose of the stuffed bear can be pulled or twisted off, posing a choking hazard to a young child.

December 26, 2002OtherCPSC
CPSC, Brooklyn Lollipop Announce Recall of Electric Fans
Hazard: These electric fans have undersized wiring, use a power plug that is not polarized, have an improperly sized grill, and overheat, all of which could cause electrocution, electric shock, fire, and finger entrapment hazards to consumers.

December 26, 2002OtherCPSC
CPSC, Madrigal Announce Recall of Subwoofers
Hazard: A screw inside of the subwoofer can cause a high voltage short, which could cause a severe injury to consumers, through an electric shock.

December 23, 2002OtherCPSC
CPSC, Elkton Sparkler Announce Recall of Bamboo-Stick Sparklers
Hazard: The sparklers' bamboo-stick handles can catch fire, burn and disintegrate and emit burning fragments during use. The sparklers present a fire hazard and a risk of burn injury.

December 20, 2002OtherCPSC
CPSC, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® Announce Recall of Motion Lamps
Hazard: Wires near the light's socket can become exposed, posing a risk of electric shock or electrocution to consumers.

December 19, 2002OtherCPSC
CPSC, Philips Announce Recall 3-in-1 Waffle Maker/Sandwich Maker/Grill
Hazard: The hinges of the sandwich plate can contact an internal wire, creating a risk of shock or electrocution.

December 19, 2002OtherCPSC
CPSC, Milwaukee Tool Corp. Announce Recall of Electric Grinders
Hazard: The grinder's switch can stick in the "on" position, which could pose an injury hazard to consumers.
December 11, 2002OtherCPSC
CPSC and S.I.T. Announce Recall of Plastic Stack Chairs
Hazard: The chairs can collapse during use, causing the consumer to suffer injuries from falls.

November 6, 2002OtherCPSC
CPSC, Sunrise Medical Announce Recall of 3-Wheel Hand Cycle
Hazard: There is a small risk that the quick release axles of the rear wheels do not lock correctly. If the quick release axle is not fully and properly engaged, the wheel could become detached while moving. A detached wheel could result in loss of control of the cycle and potential for serious injury or death, due to a fall or collision with another object.

October 22, 2002OtherCPSC
CPSC, Brother International Announce Recall of Laser Printers
Hazard: The printers can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

October 8, 2002OtherCPSC
CPSC, Viking Sewing Machines Inc. Announce Recall of Sewing Machines
Hazard: Solder connections in the main power supply of the sewing machines can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

October 8, 2002OtherCPSC
CPSC, Thrifty Paper Co. Announce Recall of Electric Fans
Hazard: These electric fans have undersized wiring, use a power plug that is not polarized, overheat and have an improperly sized grill, all of which could cause electrocution, electric shock, fire, and finger entrapment hazards to consumers.
October 2, 2002OtherCPSC
CPSC, Invensys Building Systems Announce Recall of Siebe Actuators in Building Fire/Smoke Dampers
Hazard: A spring mechanism integrated with the damper is designed to close the damper during a fire to limit the spread of smoke, fire and fumes. The recalled actuators can jam and prevent the dampers from closing. If dampers fail to close during a fire, serious injury or death can be suffered by building occupants because smoke, fire and fumes can spread through a building's ventilation system.

September 9, 2002OtherCPSC
CPSC, Popeil Inventions Inc. Announce Recall of Heating Elements from Electric Rotisseries
Hazard: Certain units have been found to leak current from the heating element, posing a risk of electric shock.

September 4, 2002OtherCPSC
CPSC, Team Beans LLC Announce Recall of "Bottle Cap Bear" Key Chains
Hazard: A miniature "Coca-Cola" bottle that attaches to the body of the plush bear key chain can come off, posing a choking hazard to young children.

August 29, 2002OtherCPSC
CPSC, Leifheit International USA Announce Recall of Apple Slicer/Corer
Hazard: The cutting blade can separate from the center-coring ring during use, causing cuts to consumers' hands and fingers.

August 28, 2002OtherCPSC
CPSC, Quixtar Inc. Announce Recall of HOP SHING Juice Extractors
Hazard: The juice extractor's filter and lid can break apart while in use, projecting parts into the air, causing injuries to nearby consumers.

August 23, 2002OtherCPSC
CPSC, LPK International Announce Recall of Barstools
Hazard: The dowels connecting the barstools' legs to the seat are not properly secured. During use, the barstools can collapse, posing a risk of injury to the consumer.

August 19, 2002OtherCPSC
CPSC, Fluke Corp. Announce Recall of Digital Multimeters
Hazard: The recalled units can take longer than normal, up to 18 seconds, to display readings of AC voltages above 500 volts. Users can misinterpret the delayed reading to mean that high voltage is not present. If high voltage is present, users could be exposed to a risk of shock, electrocution, and thermal burns.

August 15, 2002OtherCPSC
CPSC, Proctor-Silex Announce Recall of Steam Iron
Hazard: The circuit board inside the steam iron can ignite and present a fire hazard.

August 9, 2002OtherCPSC
CPSC, Square D Company Announce Recall of Circuit Breakers
Hazard: The circuit breakers may have an incorrect torque load applied to the lug mounting screws. This could cause the clamping load between the lug and the circuit breaker terminals to be lower than specified, resulting in a high temperature condition. Products could overheat causing a fire hazard.