Daily Archives: September 6, 2012

CareBears Pacifier Recalled by IDM Group

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Firm’s Recall Hotline: (212) 686-5221
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

CareBears Pacifier Recalled by IDM Group Due to Choking Hazard

The pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards. The nipples can separate from the base, posing a choking hazard to young children.

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 stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of product: CareBears(tm) Pacifiers

Units: About 119,000

Importer: IDM Group LLC, of New York

Manufacturer: Yi Wu Jiangyi Plastic Co., of China

Hazard: The pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards. The nipples can separate from the base, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The pacifiers and the clip attachment have CareBear figures and a “TCFC” copyright mark on them. The nipple is made of silicone.

Sold at: Various discount and dollar stores, Walmart Puerto Rico, children’s apparel stores and Consolidated Stores nationwide from October 2009 through June 2012 for about $1.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled pacifiers away from infants and contact IDM Group LLC for instructions on returning the product for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact IDM collect at (212) 686-5221 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the company’s recall web site at www.pacifierrecall.net

To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including pictures of the recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12254.html

Summer Infant Recalls to Repair Baby Bathers

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CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
HC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983

Summer Infant Recalls to Repair Baby Bathers Due to Fall and Head Injury Hazard
Consumers should order free repair kit

When the bather is lifted and/or carried with an infant in it, its folding wire frame can suddenly disengage from the side hinge, dropping the baby out of the bather, posing a fall hazard and a risk of serious head injury to infants.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Mother’s Touch/Deluxe Baby Bathers

Units: About 2 million in the United States and an additional 65,000 in Canada

Manufacturer: Summer Infant Inc., of Woonsocket, R.I.

Hazard: When the bather is lifted and/or carried with an infant in it, its folding wire frame can suddenly disengage from the side hinge, dropping the baby out of the bather, posing a fall hazard and a risk of serious head injury to infants.

Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and Summer Infant have received seven reports of incidents in the U.S., including five reports of infants suffering head injuries from falls from the bathers. Four children between two weeks and two months old received skull fractures, including one that required intensive care for bleeding on the brain. The fifth child received a bump to the head requiring emergency room treatment.

Description: This recall involves Summer Infant baby bathers with a small, nearly square blue or pink plastic base measuring about 13 ½ inches long by 12 ½ inches wide and with the following model numbers listed below. Model numbers are located either on the side of the baby bather near the warning label or on the front near the wash instructions. Some units have multiple model numbers. Model numbers with an additional letter at the end of the model number are also included in this recall.

Recalled Summer Infant Baby Bathers Model Numbers:
08020, 08050, 08054, 08070, 08401, 08409, 08404, 08405, 08650, 08655, 08659, 08754, 08940, 08944
18004, 18040, 18049, 18050, 18120, 18125, 18129, 18254, 18360, 18375, 18379, 18390, 18394, 18440, 18445, 18449, 18470, 18475, 18479
38510, 38515, 38750, 38755

The bathers have adjustable side hinges with five rivets each and a white wire frame with a mesh fabric sling seat and two or three positions for the seats. Some also have a head support cushion. The fabric seat comes in various colors including white, blue, green, yellow and orange with fish, turtles, butterflies, frogs, flowers and duck patterns. Bathers manufactured since July 2007 include the warning “Never lift or carry the bather with infant in it.”

Sold at: Mass merchandise stores nationwide and on the Web from September 2004 through November 2011 for between $15 and $30.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the bathers and contact Summer Infant for a free repair kit that includes a locking strap and instructions. Note: Even with the new locking strap installed, the baby bather product should never be used to lift and carry an infant.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Summer Infant at (800) 426-8627 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website at www.summerinfant.com/batherrepairkit. Do not return to stores as the retailers will not have the repair kit

To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including pictures of the recalled product, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12262.html

Cooper Lighting Recalls Shower Light Trim and Glass Lens

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Cooper Lighting Recalls Shower Light Trim and Glass Lens Due to Impact and Laceration Hazards

The shower light’s trim and glass lens can fall from the ceiling fixture, posing an impact and laceration hazard to consumers.

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 stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Shower light trim

Units: About 50,400

Distributor: Cooper Lighting LLC, of Peachtree City, Ga.

Hazard: The shower light’s trim and glass lens can fall from the ceiling fixture, posing an impact and laceration hazard to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: Cooper Lighting has received 407 reports of trim pieces falling and breaking, including laceration injuries to a consumer’s head and foot when struck by the light’s trim and lens as they fell from the ceiling fixture.

Description: This recall involves All-Pro shower light trim models ERT701, RE-ERT 701, ERT702 and ERT703 with a glass lens and date codes 347 11 through 119 12. The model number and date code are marked on underside of the portion of the trim facing the ceiling. The trim is used with light fixtures listed below.

Shower light trim model numbers: ERT701, RE-ERT701, ERT702, ERT703

Date codes: 347 11 through 119 12; Example: the 347th day of 2011 (or Dec. 13, 2011) through the 119th day of the 2012 (or April 28, 2012)

Used with light fixture model numbers:  ET700, ET700R, ET2700, EI700U, EI700UAT
Can also fit in H7T, H7RT, H7UIC, H7UIC, H27T, H27TCP, H27RT, H7TCP, H270ICAT, H271ICAT,
H274E, H276E, H280E, H280EL, H280EEM, H283, H283EL, H280EICAT, H280ELICAT, H285E,
H285EL, H285EEM, H285EEML, H287E, H287EL, H285EICAT, H285ELICAT, H7ICT, H7ICAT, H27ICAT

Sold at: Home Depot and other home improvement stores nationwide and by professional installers from January 2012 through July 2012 for about $13 for the trim and glass lens.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should contact Cooper Lighting immediately to receive free replacement trim for the shower light.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Cooper Lighting at (800) 954-7228 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s recall page at www.cooperlighting.com

To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including pictures of the recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12261.html

Sherwin-Williams Recalls Tree House Acrylic Coating

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Sherwin-Williams Recalls Tree House Acrylic Coating Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Hobby Lobby

The aerosol canister can leak, posing a fire hazard to consumers if the can is stored near a source of ignition.

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 stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Tree House Studio(tm) Clear Acrylic Matte Coating

Units: About 17,850

Importer: Sherwin-Williams Company, of Cleveland, Ohio

Hazard: The aerosol canister can leak, posing a fire hazard to consumers if the can is stored near a source of ignition.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves 11-ounce cans of Tree House Studio(tm) Clear Acrylic Matte Coating. The product was sold in a white aerosol can with Tree House Studio(tm) logo and the name “CLEAR ACRYLIC MATTE COATING” printed on the front. Batch date HL2081LT is printed on the bottom of the can, along with UPC code 724504103004.

Sold exclusively at: Hobby Lobby stores nationwide between July 2011 and June 2012 for about $7.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and contact Sherwin-Williams for a refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, please contact Sherwin-Williams toll-free at (888) 304-3769 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.sherwin-williams.com

To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including pictures of the recalled product, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12260.html

Sherwin-Williams Recalls Krylon Glaze and Acrylic

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Sherwin-Williams Recalls Krylon Glaze and Acrylic Due to Fire Hazard

The aerosol canister can leak, posing a fire hazard to consumers if the can is stored near a source of ignition.

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 stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Krylon(r) Triple Thick Crystal Clear Glaze and Krylon(r) Indoor/Outdoor Crystal Clear Acrylic Paint

Units: About 98,400

Importer: Sherwin-Williams Company, of Cleveland, Ohio

Hazard: The aerosol canister can leak, posing a fire hazard to consumers if the can is stored near a source of ignition.

Incidents/Injuries: Sherwin-Williams has received 31 reports of leaking canisters, including reports of property damage from leaking paint. No injuries have been reported.

Description: This recall involves 12-ounce cans of Krylon (r) Triple Thick Glaze and 11-ounce Krylon(r) Indoor/Outdoor Crystal Clear satin acrylic finish. Batch code HL1311FV, HL2081KL or HL2081MN is printed on the bottom of the can, along with UPC code 075577005000 or 724504035305. The Krylon logo is printed on the front of the white spray can with a translucent top.

Sold at: Ace Hardware, Ben Franklin, Do It Best Corp., Kmart, Lowes, Pat Catan’s, Walmart and other retail stores nationwide between July 2011 and June 2012 for about $7.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and contact Sherwin-Williams for a refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, please contact Sherwin-Williams toll-free at (888) 304-3769 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.sherwin-williams.com

To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including pictures of the recalled products, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12259.html

Sherwin-Williams Recalls Dupli-Color Automotive Paint

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Sherwin-Williams Recalls Dupli-Color Automotive Paint Due to Fire Hazard

The aerosol paint canister can leak, posing a fire hazard to consumers if the paint can is stored near a source of ignition.

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 stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Dupli-Color(r) Perfect Match(tm) Automotive Paint

Units: About 2,700

Importer: Sherwin-Williams Company, of Cleveland, Ohio

Hazard: The aerosol paint canister can leak, posing a fire hazard to consumers if the paint can is stored near a source of ignition.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves Dupli-Color Perfect Match(tm) automotive paint in green metallic. The liquid paint was sold in an 8-ounce spray paint can. Batch code “HL2031LN” is printed on the bottom of the can, along with UPC code 026916715036.

Sold at: Advance Auto, Autozone, Discount Auto Parts, General Automotive Supply, NAPA, Pep Boys and other retail stores between July 2011 and June 2012 for about $7.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and contact Sherwin-Williams for a refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, please contact Sherwin-Williams toll-free at (888) 304-3769 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.sherwin-williams.com

To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including pictures of the recalled product, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12258.html

Eecycleworks Recalls Bicycle Brakes

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Eecycleworks Recalls Bicycle Brakes Due to Fall Hazard

Bicycle brakes

The bridge of the brakes can crack, posing a fall hazard to riders.

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 stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Bicycle brakes

Units: About 400

Distributor: eecycleworks LLC of La Cañada, Calif.

Hazard: The bridge of the brakes can crack, posing a fall hazard to riders.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received two reports of brakes cracking, one of which resulted in scrapes and bruises.

Description: This recall involves “eebrake” model aftermarket brakes sold between September, 2008 and March, 2011 for use on adult road racing bicycles. The recalled models have both a white “ee” logo on the front of the brakes and a five-digit serial number beginning with either “80xxx” or “09xxx” engraved on either the front or the back of the strut portion of the brake.

Sold at: Specialty bicycle retailers nationwide and eecycleworks.com from September 2008 through March 2011 for between $570 and $590.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop riding bicycles with the recalled brakes and contact eecycleworks or the retailer where they purchased the brakes for a free replacement bridge.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, please contact eecycleworks toll-free at (855) 838-6924 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.eecycleworks.com

To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including a picture of the recalled product, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12257.html

CPSC Starts Rulemaking to Develop New Federal Standard for Hazardous, High-Powered Magnet Sets

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has voted 4 to 0 to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking aimed at developing a new federal standard for small, high-powered magnet sets.

CPSC staff estimates that small, high powered magnet sets were associated with 1,700 emergency room-treated injuries between 2009 and 2011. The majority of injuries (70 percent) have been to children 4 to 12 years of age.

Many of these magnet sets are marketed as sculptures, puzzles, and stress relievers and are labeled not for use by children. However, CPSC staff believes these magnet sets have strong appeal to children and pose a potential for high-severity injuries.

If swallowed, these magnets can link together inside a child’s intestines and clamp onto body tissues, causing intestinal obstructions, perforations, sepsis and death. Internal damage from magnets can pose serious lifelong health effects.

The proposed mandatory standard would set performance requirements for magnet sets based on their size and strength. Magnet sets that do not meet the performance requirement could not be sold as a manipulative or a desk toy.

The proposed rule has a 75 day public comment period.

See more about magnet dangers at CPSC’s magnets information center at www.cpsc.gov/magnets.

To see this press release on CPSC’s web site, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12256.html