Tag: recalls
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L.L. Bean Infant Booties recalled for choking hazard.
4,400 “Faux-Shearling Infant Booties” are being recalled because the zipper-pull can come off and become a choking hazard. If you have booties like this, check the details to see how to get your refund from L.L. Bean. (Too bad — they look cute and cozy!)
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Nearly 1 million Easy Bake Ovens recalled because kids are getting their hands stuck in them and burned.
From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: Easy-Bake Ovens Recalled for Repair Due to Entrapment and Burn Hazards WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should immediately take the recalled oven away from children under…
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Some Acetaminophen recalled — but you have to guess which ones!
I don’t get this. Perrigo Co. makes generic Tylenol (acetaminophen) for stores like Wal-Mart and Costco. They’ve just recalled a bunch of it because they’ve found metal filings in some of the tablets. PIECES OF METAL! But: “Perrigo declined to say which stores carry the acetaminophen.” What?? Some of the stores they make meds for…
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Just who, exactly, thought this was a good idea?
I subscribe to the RSS feed of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission product safety recalls. (You can too.) I do it, of course, so I am up to date on the latest products that are considered unsafe, but it has the unintended consequence of occasionally being quite hilarious. For example, Agio International Recalls Outdoor…