Full Speed Ahead crank sets used by various bicycle manufacturers are being recalled because they can crack or break and pose a fall hazard to riders.
For details, click here.
Archive for November, 2010
Bike crank sets are faulty
Friday, November 19th, 2010Some Ski-Doos recalled
Friday, November 19th, 2010About 1,000 2005 to 2010 model year Ski-Doo snowmobilies are being recalled because a static electricity charge can build up around their fuel tanks and cause an explosion.
For details on the models affected, click here.
Some painkillers being withdrawn
Friday, November 19th, 2010Darvon and Darvocet, popular brand name prescription painkillers, are being withdrawn from the market by their makers because the products can produce heart problems.
For details, click here.
Motorized awnings being recalled
Friday, November 19th, 2010Motorized awnings made by Somfy Systems are being recalled because a power cable that runs them can be severed, causing an electrocution hazard.
For details, click here.
Pogo sticks can let you down
Friday, November 19th, 2010Pogo sticks made by Sportcraft are being recalled because the metal rivets on the aluminum tubes can pop out, creating a fall and injury hazard.
For details, click here.
Mini-tillers have faulty fuel tanks
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010Honda and Mantis mini-tillers are being recalled because the fuel tanks on the small rotortillers can crack, posing a fire hazard.
For details, click here.
These horsey toys can strangle
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010Two kinds of toys involving the likenesses of horses are being recalled because they post strangulation hazards to small kids.
A rocking horse toy is being recalled because the reins can entangle toddlers and a horse-on-a-stick toy has a similar problem.
Is your teen daughter on Facebook?
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010Is your teen daughter, or teenager for that matter, on Facebook?
Check out this scary warning from the FBI.
More infant car seats being recalled
Monday, November 8th, 2010Some Chaperone infant car seats, made by Britax, are being recalled because the chest clip can crack, posing cut and choking hazards.
For details and photos, click here.
Some products contain tainted cilantro
Monday, November 8th, 2010Orval Kent is recalling 23 food products marketed nationally under different names because the products might contain cilantro that has been contaminated. For details on the recall, click here.
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
Hunter Safety Systems is recalling climber carabiners because they can break and cause the user to fall.
For details, click here..
Chest freezers face recall
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010Haier America is recalling chest freezers because the electrical wiring can overheat and cause a fire. For details, click here.
Bicycles have faulty seats
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010About 200 Easton Sports bicycles are being recalled because their seat posts pose a fall hazard. For details, click here.
Halloween lanterns recalled
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010Dollar Tree stores is recalling more than 680,000 plastic Holloween lanterns because the bulb in them can melt and burn the plastic. For details, click here.
More tree steps are faulty
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010Ameristep plastic tree steps for hunters have been the subject of two previous recalls. Now more are being recalled because the step can break. For details and model numbers, click here.
