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January 2010 Recalls and Product Safety News

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), FAF Inc., of Greenville, R.I., is voluntarily recalling about 55,000 Children's Metal Necklaces. The recalled necklaces contain high levels of cadmium. Cadmium is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Summit Treestands LLC, of Decatur, Ala., is voluntarily recalling about 6,800 Talon Hunting Hang-on Tree Stands and Brackets/Straps. The tree stand can unexpectedly detach from the tree when the brackets fail, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), AMX, of Richardson, Texas, is voluntarily recalling about 8,600 Rechargeable Batteries sold with MVP 5000 Series Wireless Touch Panels. A defect in the battery can cause the battery pack to overheat and rupture. This poses a fire and burn hazard to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC), Starbucks Coffee Company, of Seattle, Wash., is voluntarily recalling about 11,000 (in the United States) and 1,200 (in Canada) Glass Water Bottles. The glass water bottle and/or its stopper can shatter when the consumer is removing or inserting the stopper, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Zippo Manufacturing Company, of Bradford, Pa., is voluntarily recalling about 17,500 Zippo Slatkin & Co. Candle Lighters. Lighters can produce an excessive flame when adjusted to maximum flame setting, posing a burn hazard to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Yamaha Motor Corporation U.S.A., of Cypress, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 2,500 2009 Model Year FX10 Snowmobiles. A bolt in the right front A arm can loosen in the suspension/steering system, resulting in the sudden loss of steering control. This poses a risk of injury or death to riders.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC), Regal Lager Inc., of Kennesaw, Ga., is voluntarily recalling about 1,100 (in the United States) and 90 (in Canada) CYBEX 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), Liebherr-Canada Ltd of Ontario, Canada, is voluntarily recalling about 2,700 Liebherr Built-In 24-Inch Wide Single Door Refrigerators. The refrigerator’s door can detach, posing an injury hazard to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), RadioShack Corp., of Fort Worth, Texas, is voluntarily recalling about 6,000 Danbar Knight Hawk Toy Helicopters. The battery housing under the helicopter canopy can overheat while charging, posing a fire hazard.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Blip Toys, of Minneapolis, Minn., is voluntarily recalling about 15,000 Nature Wonders HD Pinto Horse Toy Figures. The surface paint coating on the horse contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Macy’s Merchandising Group, Inc, of New York, N.Y., is voluntarily recalling about 9,600 First Impressions Boy’s Three-Piece Santa Set. Loose buttons on the suit’s jacket may easily detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), BSH Home Appliances Corp., of Huntington Beach, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 37,000 Thermador® Built-In Ovens (42,000 built-in ovens were previously recalled in June 2007). The ovens can have gaps in the insulation where overheating can occur and when used in the self-cleaning mode it can cause nearby cabinets to catch fire. This poses a fire hazard to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Conair Corp., of Stamford, Conn., is voluntarily recalling about 162,000 Lysol Steam Cleaning Mops. Hot water mixed with Lysol can forcefully spurt out and rupture the housing unit, posing a burn hazard and a laceration hazard to consumers from the broken housing unit.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Johnson Health Tech North America Inc., of Cottage Grove, Wis., is voluntarily recalling about 18,000 Horizon Fitness and LIVESTRONG™ Fitness Elliptical Trainers. The foot pedal can become disengaged, posing a fall hazard.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), about 6,500 Connector kits used with electronic door lock control modules (distributed by Stanley Convergent Security Solutions Inc., U.S. Division Headquarters, of Naperville, Ill.) are being recalled. The pin connector can fail and prevent a door from being unlocked from the inside, posing an entrapment hazard to consumers. This failure can lead to the inability to vacate a location in an emergency.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Lifetime Brands Inc., of Garden City, N.Y., is voluntarily recalling about 6,000 Pedrini® Pro Chop™ Professional Multipurpose Choppers. Pieces of the chopper’s metal blades can break off during use and fall into food being prepared in the chopper, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Graco Children’s Products Inc., of Atlanta, Ga., is voluntarily recalling about 1.5 million Graco’s Passage™, Alano™ and Spree™ Strollers and Travel Systems. The hinges on the stroller’s canopy pose a fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to the child when the consumer is opening or closing the canopy.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Dorel Asia SRL, of Barbados, is voluntarily recalling about 635,000 Dorel Asia cribs. The drop side hardware can fail causing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the drop side detaches it creates a space in which an infant or toddler can become entrapped and suffocate or strangle. In addition, the recalled cribs can pose a serious entrapment and strangulation hazard when a slat is damaged. This can occur while the crib is in use, in storage, being put together, taken apart or reassembled; or during shipping and handling.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Master Cutlery, of Secaucus, N.J., is voluntarily recalling about 300 Eagle 5 Rifle Crossbows. The trigger mechanism becomes loose after 30 shots. When the safety mechanism is moved to the fire position, the crossbow will automatically discharge on its own.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Caramia Furniture, of Ontario, Canada, is voluntarily recalling about 1,000 Diana Cribs. The slats on the cribs drop-side can detach from the top and bottom rails, posing fall and entrapment hazards to the child.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC), Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc., of Fort Worth, Texas, is voluntarily recalling about 37,000 (in the United States) and 3,000 (in Canada) Silver and Gold Glitter Tea Lights. The flame from the tea lights can ignite the glitter on the candle, posing a fire hazard.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC), Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc., of Fort Worth, Texas, is voluntarily recalling about 61,500 (in the United States) and 5,500 (in Canada) Ceramic Santa Tea Light Holders. The flame from tea lights can ignite these tea light holders, posing a fire hazard.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), MooreCo Inc., dba Balt & Best-Rite Manufacturing, of Temple, Texas., is voluntarily recalling about 700 Spine Align and Posture Perfect Ergonomic Office Chairs. The legs of the chair can break, posing fall hazard to the user.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Mattress World, of Dallas, Texas, is voluntarily recalling about 750 Mattress Sets. The mattress sets fail to meet the mandatory federal open flame standard and pose a fire hazard to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Rockler Companies Inc., of Medina, Minn., is voluntarily recalling about 2,200 LED light kits. Defective wiring in the light kits can cause the battery pack to overheat and explode, posing a risk of burn and fire hazards to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Seattle Bike Supply, of Kent, Wash., is voluntarily recalling about 350 2010 Redline Conquest Pro Bicycles and Framesets. The bicycle’s fork legs can separate from the fork crown and cause the rider to lose control, posing a risk of serious injury if the rider falls.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Lenmar Enterprises, of Camarillo, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 1,400 Rechargeable Batteries for Cordless Phones. The rechargeable batteries can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) unanimously approved a new rule setting guidelines and requirements for information in mandatory recall notices. A mandatory recall can be ordered by the Commission or a U.S. District Court.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), St. Martin’s Press LLC, of New York, N.Y., is voluntarily recalling about 204,000 "Big Rex and Friends" Cloth Books. A red plastic dot sewn in the book contains 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), Oxmoor House, Inc., of Birmingham, Ala., is voluntarily recalling about 951,000 Home Improvement Books. The books contain errors in the technical diagrams and wiring instructions that could lead consumers to incorrectly install or repair electrical wiring, posing an electrical shock or fire hazard to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Acer America Corporation, of San Jose, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 22,000 Acer Aspire-series Notebook Computers. An internal microphone wire under the palm rest can short circuit and overheat. This poses a potential burn hazard to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), No-Spill LLC, of Lenexa, Kan., is voluntarily recalling about 7,500 No-Spill 5-gallon Gasoline Cans. The gas containers can leak fuel at the black plastic collar where the spout connects to the can, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Primal Vantage Co., Inc., of Randolph, N.J., is voluntarily recalling about 16,000 Ameristep Plastic Strap-On Tree Step. Primal Vantage has received five complaints of step breakage, including two reports of consumers being bruised and cut.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), OnLine Packaging Inc., of Plover, Wis., is voluntarily recalling 75 bottles of Food Club Supreme Clean Clear Ammonia. The bottle, which is labeled as containing ammonia, actually contains household bleach. The mislabeling of the bottles can pose a chemical hazard to consumers. If bleach is accidentally mixed with ammonia or acid, irritating or toxic gases could be produced.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Sagittarius Sporting Goods, of China, is voluntarily recalling about 10,000 Master Forge Five-Burner Gas Grills. The flexible rubber hose on the LP gas tank can come into contact with burner box, causing the hose to melt and rupture when the grill is lit. This poses a fire and burn hazard to consumers.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Jide Trading, Inc., of Commerce, Calif., is voluntarily recalling 2100 Military toy figures. The surface paint on the toy contains excessive levels of lead violating the federal lead paint standard.