2012

A recall has been issued for Samuel Lawrence Furniture’s sleigh beds due to a fall hazard. Owners of full and twin-sized Bordeaux Collection bed frames are to be informed that the headboard and footboard hardware can detach after excessive loosening. Models being recalled are 8070-242 and 8070-243 for the full-size and 8070-232 and 8070-233 for… read more

Oto-Ease ear lubricant from Westone Laboratories has been recalled because of a danger that the item could contain mold and pathogenic bacteria.  The ear lubricant had been recalled last October, but the Food and Drug Administration was never informed of this recall through the proper channels.  No one has reportedly become ill in conjunction with… read more

Safety is constantly being reevaluated.  Products once thought safe can often be proven remarkably dangerous with years of hindsight.  As such, regulation by the Food and Drug Administration is ever-changing, which is why we must keep our ears to the ground in case a new danger presents itself. A new report featured in The Atlantic… read more

Nikon has been forced to recall EN-EL 15 rechargeable battery packs sold with digital SLR cameras. The recall is due to a potential burn hazard found with the batteries. Seven reports of a short circuit and subsequent overheating have already been made around the world.  As many as 5,100 battery packs are being recalled in… read more

The Robert Bosch Tool Corporation has issued a recall on about 22,149 Bosch miter saws. The recall encompasses the SkilSaw ten inch compound miter saw that was sold at OC Tanner and Lowe’s Home Centers between January and April of this year.  The lower guard is able to break off and come into physical contact… read more

An outbreak of incidents related to metal grill brushes has doctors and regulators alike concerned about the safety of such items. A new report on these items was prompted due to findings published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.  Between 2011 and 2012, Rhode Island Hospital had… read more

A defect has led to yet another recall, this time of a line of products that could be within hundreds of thousands of homes. The recall was announced by the Fairfield, New Jersey-based iSi North America, the importer of Twist’n Sparkle Home Beverage Carbonation System plastic bottles.  These bottles, which were produced in Hungary and… read more

A product filled with water is being recalled because it nevertheless poses a fire hazard. The recall was announced by Watkins Manufacturing, otherwise known as Hot Spring Spas and Limelight Hot Tubs, a company based out of Vista, California.  11 types of the branded hot tub fall within the scope of the recall, and every… read more

Another item is being recalled because consumers are put at risk when they use it. The item in question is a Kawasaki Cordless Drill manufactured by the Wuxi, China-based Wuxi Xinju Electric Tools and imported by the Long Beach, California-based Alltrade Tools, the company that announced the recall.  Affected units will be black and green,… read more

The threat of a fire hazard has caused yet another product to have to be recalled. Servpro announced the recall, which concerns a product known as the Notus air mover/blower.  The item was manufactured by EDIC, a company based out of Los Angeles.  The green-colored product, which is used to dry out walls and furniture… read more

A certain bath exhaust fan sold exclusively by Lowe’s has been recalled because of a product defect and the threat it poses to consumer safety. Background The Harbor Breeze Bath Fans with Heater and Light are being recalled.  The item was imported from China by the Lincolnshire, Illinois-based Homewerks Worldwide and sold throughout the country…. read more

There can be many dangers out there that parents might worry their children are going to get into, but perhaps the biggest dangers come in the form of those overlooked hazards in our own homes. A new report discusses the rise in the number of children who are getting sick because they’re ingesting single-use laundry… read more