November 26, 2013
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following:
• One World Technologies Ryobi battery chargers, fire and burn hazards (627,000 units)
• HeathCo motion-activated outdoor lights, electrical shock hazard (223,000)
• LaRose…
November 18, 2013
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following:
Crate and Barrel recalled Finley large white pendant lamp over fire danger (19,000 units)
Infinitoy recalled Softimals Super Safari Toy Set because of choking and aspiration hazard (…
October 29, 2013
Decorative colored contact lenses used for Halloween can lead to eye injuries, corneal abrasions, infections, vision loss and blindness
As Halloween approaches, some consumers are purchasing eye-changing colored contact lenses such as cat eye contacts or vampire eye contact lenses to add to their…
October 22, 2013
Schneider Electric IT Corp., formerly known as American Power Conversion, recalled 15 million surge protectors because of a fire danger. The SurgeArrest model Series 7 and 8 were sold at CompUSA , Best Buy and Circuit City as well as other stores nationwide from January 1993 to December 2002.…
October 20, 2013
Crosman Corp., in cooperation with the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, has issued a recall of 16,000 of their semi-automatic air guns with model numbers C21, C31, and 9-C31BRM. The air pistols, which use a CO2 cartridge to propel BBs, have a potential of exploding under high…
October 16, 2013
Two children’s books titled “Count My Kisses, 1, 2, 3” and “Red, Green, Blue, I Love” You recently were recalled due to the potential harm they could cause to small children. The Hachette Book Group, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, issued the recall of 70,000 of…
October 07, 2013
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following:
APC SurgeArrest surge protectors ( 15 million)
Toys R Us Recalls Journey Girl Travel Trunks due to laceration hazard (12,650)
Votive Candle Holders sold at Cracker Barrel Old Country…
October 04, 2013
Vaginal mesh used to repair uterine prolapse, stress urinary incontinence (SUI), bladder prolapse, or pelvic organ prolapse (POP) can cause serious pelvic pain and problems.
Pelvic Organ Prolapse, or POP, or Stress Urinary Incontinence, SUI, can occur after a hysterectomy or when the pelvic or…
154,000 ESL, Interlogix Hard-Wired Smoke Alarms Recalled Due to Failure to Alert Consumers of a Fire
September 01, 2013
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following products:
154,000 ESL, Interlogix Hard-Wired Smoke Alarms Recalled Due to Failure to Alert Consumers of a Fire
CoScentrix Recalls 126,000 Candles in Metal Tins Due to Fire Hazard…
July 25, 2013
The use of robotics is the latest thing in operating rooms these days. A multi-armed robot named “da Vinci” was used in 367,000 surgeries nationwide last year, triple the number of four years earlier. But now, according to an Associated Press report out of Chicago, the high-tech – and heavily…