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August 2010 Recalls and Product Safety News

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Sharp Electronics Corporation, of Mahwah, N.J., is voluntarily recalling about 9,000 Sharp 32-inch LCD-TVs. The TV stand's neck support can break and cause the TV to tip-over, posing a risk of injury to the consumer.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, none, is voluntarily recalling about 25,000 Slow Cookers. The slow cooker's control panel can overheat and melt, posing a fire hazard.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Lakeshore Learning Materials, of Carson, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 18,500 Magnetic maze boards. The magnetic maze board’s plastic wand can separate and expose a magnet that can be a choking hazard to children. Also, if a child has more than one of these toys and the magnets detach and are swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforations or blockages, which can be fatal.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Milestone AV Technologies LLC, of Savage, Minn., is voluntarily recalling about 131,000 Flat screen television wall mounts. The elbow joint components on the wall mount’s arm do not fit together properly, causing the attached television to tilt and possibly fall when the television is adjusted. This could pose an injury hazard to a consumer.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Char-Broil LLC, of Columbus, Ga., is voluntarily recalling about 18,450 Char-Broil vertical gas smokers. When the temperature setting is in "low," the smoker's hose/valve/regulator (HVR) assembly does not allow sufficient gas to flow, causing the flame to extinguish. Gas continues to flow and build up inside the smoker. If the smoker is reignited the build-up of propane gas can cause an explosion that bursts the smoker's door open, posing an injury hazard.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, MamaLittleHelper LLC, of Frisco, Texas, is voluntarily recalling about 6 Infant and Toddler Hammock Metal Stands. The C-shaped metal stand can break where the curved arm attaches to the leg of the metal frame, posing a fall hazard to an infant in the hammock.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, MamaLittleHelper LLC, of Frisco, Texas, is voluntarily recalling about 500 Infant and Toddler Hammocks. The side-to-side shifting or tilting of the hammock can cause the infant to roll and become entrapped or wedged against the hammock's fabric and/or mattress pad, resulting in a suffocation hazard.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Williams-Sonoma Inc., of San Francisco, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 11,000 Beaba Express Steam Bottle Warmers. The bottle warmers can overheat liquids and baby food, posing a burn hazard to adults and babies.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, White Tiger Traders Co. Ltd, of Taiwan, is voluntarily recalling about 7,000 Folding wooden chairs. The wooden frame of the chairs can break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Lan Enterprises LLC of Hillsboro, Ore., and formerly of Beaverton, Ore., is voluntarily recalling about 3,700 double strollers. The stroller's frame latch above the front wheels can fail when the stroller hits an object, causing the stroller to unexpectedly collapse. This can result in minor scrapes, cuts and bruises.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, White Cap Construction Supply Inc., of Costa Mesa, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 15,000 Hickory handle sledge hammers. The head of the sledge hammer can loosen and detach, posing a risk of impact injury to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Cerro Wire Inc., of Crothersville, Ind., is voluntarily recalling about 1,000 rolls of THHN Electrical Wire. While the actual electrical wire has "14 gauge" printed on it, the packaging incorrectly labels the electrical wire as 12 gauge. If used as a 12 gauge wire, it can overload, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, Powertec, of Carson, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 1,000 Leverage Gyms. Detachment of the exercise workbench from the gym system causes instability, posing a risk of injury to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Circus World Displays Limited (CWD), of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada., is voluntarily recalling about 800 Levana Wireless Video Baby Monitors. Wiring in the baby monitor camera can overheat and emit smoke, posing a burn hazard to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, P. Graham Dunn, of Dalton, Ohio, is voluntarily recalling about 500 Wooden Toy Rattles. The wooden dowels can be installed at an angle, allowing the metal rattle inside to become exposed. This poses a serious choking hazard to young children.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Asurion, of Smyrna, Tenn., is voluntarily recalling about 470,000 Counterfeit BlackBerry®-branded cell phone batteries in refurbished devices. The counterfeit batteries can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, LG Electronics Tianjin Appliance Co., of China, is voluntarily recalling about 98,000 dehumidifiers. The power connector for the dehumidifier's compressor can short circuit, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is making its product safety information on all recalls available in an electronic data set for use by businesses and software and application developers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Bosch Thermotechnology of Londonderry, N.H., is voluntarily recalling about 1,500 Service kit for gas-fired boilers. The use of a silver-colored gas pipe adapter included in the service kit can lead to gas leakage, posing a fire or explosion hazard to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Kawasaki Motors Corp. U.S.A., of Irvine, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 4,000 Kawasaki 2010 KLX110 Off-Road Motorcycles. A faulty housing for the ignition switch can allow water to enter and activate the electric starter unintentionally. This poses a serious hazard of injury or death.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, LaMont Limited, of Burlington, Iowa, is voluntarily recalling about 1,900 Belle Vanity Benches. Legs on the Belle vanity bench can detach at the weld and allow the bench to collapse, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N.Y., is voluntarily recalling about 96,000 in the United States (14,000 were sold in Canada) Little People Play 'n Go Campsite™. The plastic Sonya Lee figure in the play set can break at the waist, exposing small parts which pose a choking hazard to young children.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Pottery Barn Kids, a division of Williams-Sonoma, Inc., of San Francisco, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 405 Bunk Beds. The end structure of the bunk bed can pose an entrapment hazard to young children, a violation of the Safety Standard for Entrapment Hazards in Bunk Beds, 16 C.F.R. Part 1513. Children can get their necks caught in the opening between the post and the decorative molding.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., of Union, N.J., is voluntarily recalling about 7,600 Solar Lighted Cantilever Umbrellas. A plastic connector which attaches to the arm of the umbrella can break, causing the umbrella to collapse. This poses a risk of injury to the user.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Miami Breaker Inc. (MBI), of Miami, Fla., is voluntarily recalling about 43,600 Counterfeit "Square D" Circuit Breakers. The recalled circuit breakers labeled "Square D" or "SQD" have been determined to be counterfeit by Square D and can fail to trip when they are overloaded, posing a fire hazard to consumers.