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February 2010 Recalls and Product Safety News

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Scotsman Group LLC, of Vernon Hills, Ill., is voluntarily recalling about 43,000 Scotsman® Commercial Modular Cube Ice Machines (Modular Cubers). The solenoid, an electrical component in the product, can fail and result in an electrical arc that can pose a fire hazard.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Fellowes, Inc., of Itasca, Ill., is voluntarily recalling about 1,000 Fellowes Climate Control Footrests. The footrest’s fan can become blocked and overheat when used in the upright position, posing a fire hazard.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Sportime, of Norcross, Ga., is voluntarily recalling about 580 BigBox Hockey Sets. The surface coating on the boards, which are assembled together to form the floor hockey playing-field, contain excessive levels of lead violating the federal lead paint standard.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Copco, a division of Wilton Industries Inc., of Woodridge, Ill., is voluntarily recalling about 132,000 Copco and Wild Leaf Tea Co. Bristol model and Martha Stewart Collection® Enameled Steel Tea Kettles. The handle on the tea kettle can come loose, posing a burn hazard to the consumer.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Arctic Cat Inc. of Thief River Falls, Minn., is voluntarily recalling about 1,300 Arctic Cat Snowmobiles. Fuel can leak from the fuel pump at the fuel tank mounting screws, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Franklin Electric Co., of Bluffton, Ind., is voluntarily recalling about 38,000 Pumptec Electric Motor Controllers for Submersible Pump Systems. The product label can lose adhesion, exposing the circuitry. This could pose a shock hazard to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Baycreek Inc., of New York, N.Y., is voluntarily recalling about 1,900 Hooded Sweatshirts. The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996 CPSC, issued guidelines (which were incorporated in to an industry voluntary standard in 1997) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled in the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets or sweatshirts.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Franshaw Inc., of New York, N.Y., is voluntarily recalling about 2,400 Children’s Hooded Jackets. The jackets have drawstrings through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to young children. In February 1996 CPSC, issued guidelines to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled in the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets or sweatshirts.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Weeplay Kids LLC, of New York, N.Y., is voluntarily recalling about 11,800 Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings. The sweatshirts have drawstrings through the hood which poses a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (which were incorporated into an industry voluntary standard in 1997) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled in the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets or sweatshirts.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, GE Infrastructure Sensing Inc., of Billerica, Mass., is voluntarily recalling about 9,400 GE Telaire Airestat and Carrier Single Beam Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Temperature Sensors. The CO2 and temperature sensors can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Bobens Trading Co. Inc., of Hicksville, N.Y., is voluntarily recalling about 3,900 Girl’s Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings. The hooded zip sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996 CPSC, issued guidelines to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled in the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments such as sweatshirts and jackets.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Kikkerland Design Inc., of New York, N.Y., is voluntarily recalling about 13,000 Easy-Fold and Easy-Store Step Stools. The step stools can crack or break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Allreds Design (doing business as Hidden Hollow Beads), of Fort Duchesne, Utah, is voluntarily recalling about 900 Allreds Design Baby Bracelets and Pacifier Clips. The recalled bracelets and pacifier clip clasps contain high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC), Manhattan Group LLC, of Minneapolis, Minn., is voluntarily recalling about 2,400 (in the United States) and 400 (in Canada) Pull-A-Long Friends Toucan™, Pull-A-Long Friends Alligator™, and Pull-A-Long Friends Sharky™ pull toys. The toy has wooden components that can break or come loose, posing a choking/aspiration hazard to young children.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC), Britax Child Safety, Inc., of Charlotte, N.C., is voluntarily recalling about 14,000 (in the United States) and 900 (in Canada) Britax “Blink” Umbrella Strollers. The stroller’s hinge mechanism poses a fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to the child when the consumer is unfolding/opening the stroller.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC), Tiny Love Inc., of New York, N.Y., is voluntarily recalling about 600,000 (in the United States) and 200,000 (in Canada) Wind Chime Toys. The wind chime toy can be pulled apart exposing sharp metal rods, posing puncture and laceration hazards to the baby.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Innovage LLC, of Foothill Ranch, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 360,000 Discovery Kids™ Animated Marine and Safari Lamps. A defect in the lamp’s printed circuit board can cause an electrical short, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing the recall of all Generation 2 Worldwide and “ChildESIGNS” drop side cribs (over 500,000 estimated). The crib’s plastic hardware can break which can cause the drop side of the crib to detach from a corner of the crib. When the drop side detaches, it creates a space into which an infant or toddler can roll and become wedged or entrapped. When a child is entrapped between the drop side and the crib mattress, it creates a risk of suffocation or strangulation. In addition, the crib’s mattress support can detach from the crib frame, creating a hazardous space in which an infant or toddler could become entrapped and suffocate or strangle.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Schylling Associates Inc., of Rowley, Mass. has agreed to pay a $200,000 civil penalty. The penalty settlement, which has been provisionally accepted by the Commission, resolves staff allegations that the company violated the federal lead paint ban regarding toys with surface paints containing lead above the 600 parts per million (ppm) legal limit applicable at the time, and failed to immediately report to CPSC information about the non-compliant toys.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Dollar General, of Goodlettsville, Tenn., is voluntarily recalling about 9,600 Special Forces and Police SWAT Toy Gun Sets. The orange tips located at the end of the toy guns’ barrels, which are designed to distinguish them from real guns, can easily be removed from the barrels, posing a choking hazard to children.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC), Playmates Toys, of Costa Mesa, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 252,000 Tiny Tink and Friends Children’s Toy Jewelry Sets. A cylindrical metal connector on a charm can contain levels of total lead in excess of 300 ppm, which is prohibited under federal law.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), GTM Sportswear Inc., of Manhattan, Kan., is voluntarily recalling about 210,000 Children’s Jackets with Drawstrings. The children’s jackets have drawstrings through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (which were incorporated into an industry voluntary standard in 1997) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets or sweatshirts.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), New Mode Sportswear, of Garden Grove, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 7,200 21 Pro USA Children’s Pullovers and Hoodies. The children’s sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (which were incorporated into an industry voluntary standard in 1997) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets or sweatshirts.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC), about 174,000 Papyrus Brand Greeting Cards with bracelets are being voluntarily recalled (imported by Schurman Fine Papers, of Fairfield, Calif.). The surface paint coating on the bracelets sold with greeting cards contain excessive levels of lead violating the federal lead paint standard.