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MEGA Brands Recalls Magtastik and Magnetix Jr. Pre-School Magnetic Toys; Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards
MEGA Brands Recalls MagnaMan Magnetic Action Figures; Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards
Toy Sundae Sets Sold at Target Recalled by Battat Inc. Due to Choking Hazard
Infantino Recalls Infant Rattles Due to Choking Hazard
Cinderella Battery-Powered Toy Cars Recalled by Dumar International USA Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
Remote-Controlled Helicopter Toys Recalled By Soft Air USA Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
Trek Recalls Girls Bicycles Due To Frame Failure
Kids II Inc. Recalls Crib Toys Due to Choking Hazard
Toy Wooden Block and Train Sets Recalled By Christmas Tree Shops Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Toy Wooden Block and Train Sets Recalled By Christmas Tree Shops Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Battat Recalls Magnetic Construction Sets; Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards
Lead: OKK Toy Racing Cars
Lead: Cranium Cadoo
Lead: Baby Toys Baby Bead & Wire Toys and Speed Racer Pull Back & Go Action! Cars
Lead: Baby Toys Baby Bead & Wire Toys and Speed Racer Pull Back & Go Action! Cars
Lead: The First Years 3-in-1 Flush and Sounds Potty Seats
Lead: Toy Wagons by Tricam Industries
Tot Tower Blocks Recalled by eeBoo Corp.; Children’s Toy Can Pose Choking Hazard
Lead: FGX Children Sunglassess
Lead: Bell Collectible Racing Helmet
Lead: Curious Geroge
Toxic: Aqua Dots
Lead: Winnie The Pooh Tops
Lead: JC Penney Disney Winnie-the-Pooh 23-Piece Play sets
Choking: Starbucks Cups - Dot Red Ladybug, Dash Green Turtle, Bunny Pink and Chick Yellow
Lead: Totally Me! Funky Room Decor Sets
Lead: Britains Knights of the Sword Series Toys
Lead: Floor Puppet Theaters
Lead: Happy Giddy Gardening Tools
Lead: Happy Giddy Gardening Tools
Lead: Happy Giddy Gardening Chair
Lead: Robber Ducky Kids watering can
Lead: Robber Ducky Kids rake
Lead: Thomas Train
Entrapment: Simplicity Crib.
OCT 2007|“Recalls are an ineffective method for separating consumers from harm’s way,” said Donald Mays, Senior Director of Product Safety Planning and Technical Administration for Consumers Union. “Last month’s recall of one million Simplicity cribs had a consumer response rate of a mere 4.5 percent, leaving 950,000 hazardous cribs still in the homes of unsuspecting parents,” added Mays.
Lead: GeoTrax Engine Locamotive Toys
Lead: Barbie Accessory (Dream Kitty Condo, Table and chair kitchen playset, bathtub and toilet playset, living room playset, desk and chair playset
Lead: Big Big World 6-in-1 Bongo Band toys
Lead: SpongeBob SquarePants Address Book
Magnets: Barbie and Tanner
Lead: Sarge Cars Die Cast
Lead: Tomas & Friends Spinning Top
Lead: Elmo Light Up Musical Pal
Choking: Laugh Learn Bunny
Lead: Elmo Light Up Phone
Magnets: Batman Magna
Tires: Power Wheels Lightning
Tires: Power Wheels MX3 minibike
Grow to Pro Pogo
Lil' Wagster Dragster
Batman Batmobile
Sparkling Symphony
Fisher Price: Animal Sounds Farm
Smart Response Swing
Bassinet
Grow to Pro Basketball
Intelli Table
Power Wheels: Harley Davidson
Getup Go Walker
Lift Lock Swing
Big Action Construction
Hop Skip Jumper
3-in-1 Cradle Swing
Bounce 'n Play Activity Dome
Grow To Pro Basketball
Safe Embrace Car Seat
Lead: Dora Birthday
Strangulation: Kolcraft Travelin’ Tot
Lead: Thomas Train
Detachable: REI Children's Trailer Bicycle
Lead: GeoCentral Child Necklaces
Kerosene: Flashing Evil Eyeball
Lead: Eli's Small Drums and Liberty's Large Drums
Lead: Anima - Bamboo Collection Games
Entrapment: Fisher-Price Rainforest Open Top Take-Along Swing
Collapse: Simplicity Nursery-in-a-Box
Lead: A&A Global Bracelets
Lead: Ring
Lead: Toys-R-Us Elite Operations
Pet Foods
Doggie Jerky Strips
Alpo Prime Cuts in Grav
Del Monte Jerky Treats
Alpo Prime Cuts in Gravy
Science Diet Savoury Cuts
On March 15,2007 the FDA learned that certain pet foods were sickening and killing cats and dogs. FDA found contaminants in vegetable proteins imported into the United States from China and used as ingredients in pet food.
Tires
Foreign Tire
US importer Foreign Tire Sales Inc. (FTS) of Union, New Jersey, recalled 255,000 defective Chinese-made automobile tires, saying they posed a hazard
Toothpaste
Dental Crowns Made in China contain lead
Antifreeze: Gilchrist & Soames Toothpaste
Antifreeze: Gold Credit Dr. Cool Toothpaste
The New York Times reported on Aug. 14th 2007, that about 900,000 tubes containing the potentially dangerous chemical, diethylene glycol, an ingredient found in antifreeze, were distributed to hospitals and detention centers in southern states.
Food
Sharp Blades: Pokemon Valentines Lollipops
Pesticides: Frozen Dumplings from Japan Tobacco (JT) Foods
Food Borne Illness: Roberts American Goodies: Veggie Bootie
Potentially contaminated seafood imported from China wound up in grocery stores across the United States without being tested for banned drugs or chemicals, according to an Associated Press investigation.
Clothing
Ellaroo Recalls Infant Sling Carriers Due to Fall Hazard
Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts Recalled by Seventy Two Inc. Due to Strangulation Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Nordstrom Stores
Strangulation Hazard: Girl's hooded jacket
Chemical Burns: Walmart Flip flop
Fire: Disney PJ's
Fire: Disney PJ's
New Zealand's government is investigating claims that clothes imported from China contain dangerous levels of formaldehyde.
Lead: Starting Out Shirt and Overalls
Lead: Jackets
Lead: Jackets
Lead: Jackets
Pharmacy
US says contaminated blood-thinner Heparin came from China
Deaths of patients in Panama were blamed on improperly labeled Chinese chemicals mixed into cough syrup.
Consumer Products
JCPenney Recalls Cooks Deep Fryers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
Hamilton Beach Recalls Toasters Due to Fire Hazard
Car Charging Units Made By The Wenzel Co. for LL Bean Air Beds Recalled Due To Injury Hazard
Fire: Glue Guns Recalled by Dollar Tree Stores Due to Fire, Burn and Shock Hazards
Fire: Toshiba Portable DVD Adapter
Fire: Storehouse-120 pieces fuse
Fall Hazard: Hammocks
Fall Hazard: Hammocks
Fall Hazard: Hammocks
Fall Hazard: Reclining Chairs
Easily Broken: Pier 1 Imports Glassware
Fire, Burn: Lowes Gas Grill
Laceration: Sears Craftsman Circular Saws
Fire Hazard: Coby-Brand USB/MP3/CD Boomboxes
Fire Hazard: Holmes Oil-Filled Electric Heaters
Electrocution Hazard: Travel'N Baby Mini Hair Dryers
Fire Hazard: Holmes® Oscillating Tower Fans
Fire Hazard: Holmes Oscillating Ceramic Heaters
Facts
* 80% of all toys sold in the U.S. are now manufactured in China, as are many other consumer products.
* Companies design new products and send their design specifications to overseas factories where labor to produce the products is very inexpensive.
* The factories sometimes surreptitiously substitute unsafe but far cheaper materials, like low cost lead-laden paints, for the materials originally set forth in the manufacturing specifications. Or they make the product as originally designed but it was not safe in the first place.
* Hundreds of millions of toys and other products are loaded into shipping containers on huge freighters, and shipped to U.S. ports. U.S. imports from foreign countries nearly doubled since 2000. More than 200 million shipping containers came through U.S. ports over the past decade (1997 to 2006). U.S. container traffic is projected to at least double by 2020.
* The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), charged with product safety oversight, including imported products, has only 15 inspectors at ports nationwide. It inspects far less than 1% of product imports for safety and compliance with U.S. law.
* The Food and Drug Administration has more inspectors at ports, but inspects only about 1% of food imports.
* Products go directly to distributors or retailers for sale to you, while manufacturers may or may not run their own safety tests on selected products and shipments.
* When we discover that a product is unsafe—often when families report injuries—the agencies launch an investigation (that can take days, weeks or months) and eventually an unsafe food or product may be recalled.
* Government agencies issue recall notices and hope they get covered by the media so the message can reach consumers. The message often doesn’t get through.
* Very few recalled products are ever returned and few Americans know to regularly check government websites and compare items in their homes to items listed.
* Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually.
* In 2006, China exported $7 billion worth of toys to more than 160 countries. Of about 300,000 batches for export, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission had only made about 29 recalls.
* Jan 19, 2006 | According to the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development), China has overtaken the U.S. to become the world's larges exporter of information and communications-technology goods