product recall

A company that supplies prepared foods to Starbucks and RaceTrac has expanded an earlier recall to include 40 types of products and temporarily shut down operations because of a possible listeria contamination, report news sources. While no complaints of illness have been reported, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has requested that Flying Food Group… read more

In a news release, Build-A-Bear Workshop in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall Thursday of their Love.Hugs.Peace. lapel pins due to excessive levels of lead in the accessory’s surface paint, which is illegal. The recall affects approximately 26,500 pins sold in the United States and 2,200 in Canada. The… read more

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced in a news release Friday that Vital Signs Devices, a GE Healthcare Company, has initiated what the company is calling a “voluntary worldwide field correction” of a medical humidifier due to a defect that may cause insufficient oxygen to reach a patient. The field correction, which the FDA… read more

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday in a news release that CVS Pharmacy, Inc. has agreed to pay a $45,000 civil penalty for failure to report drawstrings on an article of children’s clothing. The penalty, which has been provisionally accepted by the CPSC, resolves the agency’s allegations that CVS knowingly failed to immediately… read more

Bravo Sports, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, announced in a news release Friday that they are voluntarily recalling Disney-branded pogo sticks due to fall and laceration hazards. According to the release, the fall hazard is posed by the possibility of the rubber tip attached to the bottom of the pogo stick… read more

In a news release Wednesday, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Wednesday that Black & Decker has agreed to pay a $960,000 civil penalty for failure to report a defective trimmer/edger. According to the release, the settlement, which as been provisionally accepted by the CPSC, resolves allegations by the agency that Black & Decker… read more

In a news release Tuesday, San Francisco-based company Cloud Engines, Inc. announced in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission the voluntary recall of its Pogoplug Video file sharing device due to a fire hazard. According to the release, the file sharing device, which is used to stream and share videos, photos and music… read more

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, NexTorch, Inc. announced in a news release Wednesday, that they are voluntarily recalling flashlight batteries due to a fire hazard, posing a burn risk to consumers. According to the release, approximately 16,000 NexTorch NT123A flashlight batteries are subject to recall because the batteries can overheat and… read more

News sources report that Ford is recalling over a million pickup trucks due to a risk of the fuel tank falling off and posing a fire hazard. The recall, which was announced Monday, affects 1.1 million pickups including F-150, F-250, and Lincoln Blackwood trucks. The recalled trucks were sold in cold-weather states where road salt… read more

In a news release Thursday, Honeywell International Inc. announced in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, that they are voluntarily recalling electric baseboard and fan heater thermostats due to a burn hazard. According to the news release, the thermostats can overheat, causing them to melt and smoke and posing a burn hazard to… read more

In a press release, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Ross Stores Inc of Pleasanton, CA, announced the voluntary recall of their Acacia chairs due to the risk of falling. According to Ross Stores Inc, the recall of these chairs is being initiated because they can collapse when weight is placed… read more

According to news reports, Agromod Produce Inc, of McAllen, TX, announced the recall of papayas imported from Mexico due to the possibility that they may be contaminated with salmonella. The company said that the Blondie, Yaya, Mananita and Tastylicious brand papayas that were sold before July 23 are potentially linked to 97 reported cases of… read more