Recalls
If the retaining ring comes loose from the axle, all braking ability is lost and the user might lose control of the mower.
If you own a Lariat II riding lawn mower, contact your dealer to get the necessary wrench to make the adjustment and a decal for their mowers.
Update: Firm no longer in business. Recall remedy no longer available. Discard the product. Do not donate or resell.
Consumers are being reminded that annual maintenance of the equipment is necessary for safety and efficiency. Since 1979 there have been seven deaths from carbon monoxide poisonings that have been linked to improper maintenance or servicing of the Blueray "blue flame" furnaces or boilers.
Consumers can determine if their furnace/boiler is one involved in this alert program by looking for a blue and white label on the equipment which reads "BLUERAY by Blueray Systems, Inc." The model number, BR 60/75, appears on a white label. Consumers having these furnaces should immediately contact Blueray Systems, Inc., to receive their free safety label, as well as copies of publications which describe the proper procedures for maintenance and service. Blueray can be reached by calling collect on (610) 789-6224 or by writing to: Blueray Systems, Inc., 8301 Lansdowne Avenue, Upper Darby, Pa 19082.
Approximately 21,000 furnaces and 14,500 boilers
When strings are not tied tightly or become loosened with use, the string between the toy and the crib may present a potential strangulation hazard if a child were to become entrapped between the toy and the crib or playpen side.
Shelcore, Inc., has redesigned the activity center using velcro straps to secure the product close to the wooden crib or wooden playpen side and to prevent attachment to a mesh-sided crib or mesh-sided playpen. To obtain the new activity center free of charge, consumers should mail their old activity center, along with their name, address and telephone number, to Shelcore, Inc., 3474 S. Clinton Ave., S. Plainfield, N.J. 07080. Postage costs will be reimbursed by the firm.
Approximately 110,000
The lighters in question contain a manufacturing flaw that could, over time, allow some of them to develop excessively high flames, presenting a potential hazard for serious burn injury.
Consumers are asked to immediately return the metal-sleeved lighter to the retailer from which it was purchased for a full refund of the purchase price.
Approximately 600,000
Certain of these lighters can shoot up excessively high flames or spew butane without lighting or before lighting.
Since a consumer cannot readily differentiate between lighters which may exhibit the problem and those which do not, the firm is urging consumers who may still have these lighters in their possession to carefully dispose of them. In disposing of the lighters, consumers are warned to do so in such a way that children will not have access to the discarded lighters.
CBS has received 105 complaints that the body of the toy has broken without warning while being ridden, causing the rider to fall suddenly.
Firm no longer in business. Recall remedy no longer available. Discard the product. Do not donate or resell.
Over 114,000
The drop side may be lowered while the crib is in the "changing table" position, which can cause the floorboard to dislodge, thereby posing fall and injury hazards to infants.
Consumers should stop using the portable cribs immediately and call North States Industries collect at 612-522-6505 to receive a free replacement floorboard.
Approximately 14,500
The company and Commission caution parents that children of approximately three years of age or under may tend to place small objects like the "Powerball" into their mouths, which poses a choking hazard.
General Mills is warning parents who purchased 15 and 20 ounce size boxes of Cheerios containing a free "Powerball" premium to keep the premium away from children approximately three years of age or under, or to discard it.
Approximately ten million
The Commission is aware of 16 deaths and one serious injury that have occurred since 1972, from asphyxiation or carbon monoxide poisoning that may have been associated with the use of their heaters in poorly ventilated areas.
Consumers should immediately stop using these heaters and contact Irwin Industrial (which owns the BernzOmatic brand name). BernzOmatic is offering to refund owners $50 for each model TX-900A heater returned C.O.D.
Owners of a model TX-900A heater should call Irwin Industrial (which owns the BernzOmatic brand name) toll-free at 800-654-9011 for information on how to return the heater and obtain a refund.
Approximately 33,000
The rattles pose a potential choking hazard.
Consumers who purchased these rattles for children should stop using them immediately and return them to the store where originally purchased for a refund.
Approximately 61,000