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Fingertip Amputations Force Maclaren Stroller Recall

Company offers hinge covers on 1M models

Nov 9, 09 7:30 PM CST
(Newser) - A million models of the popular Maclaren brand of baby strollers were recalled today after the Consumer Product Safety Commission received reports that children’s fingertips were amputated by a hinge as strollers unfolded. Maclaren is offering free covers for the hinges on nine models sold at Target, Babies R... More »

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'Runaway Car' Owners Don't Believe Toyota's Explanation

They fault electronics, not recalled floor mats

Nov 3, 09 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Many Toyota owners don’t buy the company’s claim that floor mats are behind an accelerator malfunction, ABC reports. Toyota has ordered a 3.8 million-car recall for a problem that has vehicles suddenly and uncontrollably accelerating to high speeds, offering the explanation that an oversize floor mat pins... More »

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Toyota • recall • product recall • computer error • floor mat

Toyota Will Recall 3.8M Vehicles in Floor Mat Danger

Company fears accelerator pedal in Camry, Prius, others can become trapped

Sep 29, 09 6:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Toyota will issue a recall next week on 3.8 million vehicles—including many popular Camry, Prius and Lexus models—over fears that accelerator pedals can become stuck under floor mats even after drivers take their feet off. In the meantime, a company rep tells Automotive News, owners should remove... More »

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Lexus • Toyota • Toyota Prius • product recall • Camry • accelerator • floor mat

 Killer 
 Bathrobes 
 Recalled 

Safety officials warn that robes are fire hazard blamed for six deaths

Jun 12, 09 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Safety officials have reissued a recall notice on a type of chenille robe after the deaths of six people, the Los Angeles Times reports. Officials warn that the robes fail to meet safety standards and catch fire extremely easily. All six victims died after their robes caught fire while they... More »

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(Newser) - The company responsible for the current pistachio salmonella scare says its product was likely contaminated by raw nuts, not humans or animals, the AP reports. Setton International Foods says roasted pistachios shipped to Kraft could have come in contact with raw nuts at its California plant. The raw pistachios can... More »

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California • salmonella • product recall • Kraft • pistachios • raw nuts • Setton International Foods • roasted

 Feds Order 
 Massive Recall 
 of All Peanut 
 Plant Foods 

Record recall aimed at stemming deadly salmonella outbreak

Jan 29, 09 2:53 AM CST
(Newser) - The FDA has ordered a massive recall of every single product from ice cream to snack crackers and dog biscuits made over the last two years with peanuts processed at the Peanut Corporation of America plant in Georgia. The recall, aimed at stemming a deadly outbreak of salmonella, is one... More »

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FDA • salmonella • product recall • ice cream • peanut butter • Peanut Corporation of America • snack crackers • dog biscuits

 Widening Peanut Recall 
 Now Includes Pet Treats 

486 are sick following outbreak at Georgia single plant

Jan 22, 09 2:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Peanut-flavored pet treats are the latest addition to the recall list of at least 125 peanut butter products, USA Today reports. A salmonella outbreak at a Georgia peanut plant has so far sickened some 486 people and may have caused six deaths. Pets can get salmonella from the peanut treats,... More »

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pet food recall • recall • product recall • Girl Scout cookies • Food and Drug Administration • peanut • peanut butter • Peanut Corporation of America

 Tainted Tea Pulled 
 in Hong Kong 

Latest product recalled for melamine traces

Sep 30, 08 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lipton Milk Tea is the latest product to be recalled in the melamine scare that started with tainted infant formula in China. Unilever is recalling the tea brand from stores in Hong Kong and Macau after finding traces of the industrial chemical in it, CNN reports. Company officials described the... More »

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Macau • melamine • Hong Kong • product recall • Unilever • Lipton Milk Tea

Kraft, Mars, Cadbury Hit by Chinese Tainting Scandal

Melamine concerns prompt recall, probe

Sep 29, 08 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kraft and Mars are investigating claims by the Indonesian government that products including Oreos, M&Ms, and Snickers imported from China are tainted with melamine, PerthNow reports. The company notes that the products tested melamine-free elsewhere in Asia, and suggests that they could be counterfeit. Still, the firms are supporting... More »

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China • Indonesia • Mars • melamine • Hong Kong • product recall • Cadbury Schweppes • Kraft • candy • Oreo • M&Ms

 Tot's Death Spurs 
 Soccer Goal Recall 

Toddler strangled after head became trapped in mesh

Sep 17, 08 12:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some 190,000 fold-up soccer goals are being recalled after the strangulation death of a Texas toddler, NPR reports. Distributor Regent Sports will replace all MacGregor and Mitre brand nets with a 5-inch grid sent in by customers. The 21-month-old child died last year when his head became entangled in... More »

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soccer • product recall • product safety • Consumer Product Safety Commission • accidental death • Chinese imports

 GM Recalls 800K 
 Over Electric Issues 

Short circuit in wiper-fluid system may cause fires in popular SUVs, other models

Aug 29, 08 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - An electrical glitch has General Motors recalling 857,735 vehicles today, Reuters reports. GM will recall all cars with a heated windshield wiper fluid system for faults that may lead the system to short circuit, increasing the likelihood of fire or other electrical malfunctions. See below for a full list... More »

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Senate Backs
Product Safety Crackdown

Sweeping changes in consumer laws

Mar 7, 08 2:45 AM CST
(Newser) - The Senate has passed a tough new product safety measure covering toys, household appliances and thousands of other products. It would ban lead in toys, increase civil penalties for hazardous products tenfold, enable more state regulation and create a database of dangerous items on the market. It also sets up... More »

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Congress • FDA • product recall • product safety • database • whistleblowers • lead paint • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration • toy safety • National Association of Manufacturers • Chinese imports

Volvo Recalls 125,000 Trucks in US for Fire Threat

Swedish truck maker is recalling three models built between 2003 and the present

Dec 27, 07 8:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Volvo is pulling 125,000 trucks in North America into the shop to fix an electrical fault that could cause fires, reports the AP. Volvo VN and VT tractors and its VHD dump trucks built since 2003 are being recalled. Volvo in 2006 recalled 42,000 VN and VHD models... More »

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Popular Toy Recalled Over Toxic Beads

Aqua Dots, made
in China, replicate date-rape drug

Nov 7, 07 6:00 PM CST
(Newser) - A popular arts-and-crafts toy made in China is being yanked from stores worldwide after it was found to include a chemical that replicates the effects of date-rape drugs, the Wall Street Journal reported today. At least three children were hospitalized recently in Australia after swallowing beads from the toy, sold... More »

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China • Australia • product recall • Target • factories • date rape drugs • Bindeez • Aquadots • Aqua Dots • Wal-Mart

White House Proposes New Import Safety Rules

Tougher rules, stiffer enforcement

Nov 6, 07 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - The White House is set to roll out stiffer safety regulations governing imports today, reports the Wall Street Journal. The proposals, prompted by the wave of recalls this year, represent a move toward what the Journal calls "a prevention-based regulatory system that targets the riskiest products." The FDA... More »

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FDA • imports • food scare • product recall • Consumer Product Safety Commission

Product Safety Honchos Get Free Ride

Regulated companies pick up travel tabs for federal agency heads

Nov 2, 07 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Leaders of the US agency that regulates product safety have accepted free trips from reps of the industries they oversee, a move critics call a flagrant breach of ethics, the Washington Post reports. Consumer Product Safety Commission chief Nancy Nord and predecessor Hal Stratton have taken 30 trips since 2002,... More »

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ethics • product recall • Consumer Product Safety Commission • Nancy Nord • Hal Stratton

Fake Teeth Recalled on Halloween

$2 Chinese-made party favors turn out
to contain dangerous lead

Oct 31, 07 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - How's this for last-minute: The US government issued a recall of Chinese-made fake teeth—costume—today. The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the recall for the $2 "ugly teeth" because of high levels of lead, the AP reports. The agency estimates that 43,000 packs of eight sets of... More »

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product recall • Chinese toys • lead tainted toys • Halloween

1M Bumbo Baby Seats Recalled

Reports count 28 falls, with three skull fractures

Oct 25, 07 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bumbo International of South Africa has recalled nearly 1 million of its foam Baby Sitter seats because they pose a risk to children, Bloomberg reports. The company has reports of 28 children falling out of the seats, and three of them suffered fractured skulls.The seats have been sold at... More »

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1 Million Cribs Recalled

Improper installation may lead to infant death, entrapment

Sep 21, 07 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Following the deaths of at least three children, the Consumer Product Safety Commission today recalled roughly 1 million Simplicity and Graco cribs. "We do not want your child in that crib tonight," a CPSC spokesman told the Chicago Tribune. The cribs, manufactured in China, can trap and... More »

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infant mortality • product recall • Consumer Product Safety Commission

Mattel Gets Tough on Chinese Suppliers

Second recall was a serious wake-up call

Aug 29, 07 11:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - The first batch of lead-tainted toys it had to recall, Mattel wrote off as an isolated incident—"a single vendor who made a big mistake.” But when it came to recalling 1.5 million unsafe Barbie dolls, Sarge jeeps and other toys made in China, the company knew... More »

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China • recall • product recall • Mattel • consumer safety • manufacturer

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