32-Inch Sharp LCD-TVs Recalled Due to Risk of Injury

Jim Vititoe | September 1, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 31, 2010
Release #10-329 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 291-4289
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
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 [...]

Slow Cookers Recalled by Sensio Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Kohl’s Department Stores

Jim Vititoe | September 1, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 31, 2010
Release #10-328 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (888) 296-9675
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
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 [...]

Child’s Death Prompts Recall to Repair Portable Playard Tent by Tots in Mind Due to Strangulation Hazard

Jim Vititoe | July 16, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 15, 2010
Release #10-303
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 626-0339
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
HC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC), in cooperation with Tots in Mind Inc., of Salem, N.H., is announcing the voluntary recall today of about 20,000 [...]

Crate and Barrel Recalls Succulent Plant-Shaped Candles in a Pot Due to Fire Hazard

Jim Vititoe | June 15, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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 product. Consumers should stop using products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of [...]

Graco®-Branded Drop Side Cribs Made by LaJobi Recalled Due to Entrapment and Suffocation Hazards

Jim Vititoe | April 29, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 29, 2010
Release #10-212
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.
Name of Product: Graco®-branded drop side cribs made by LaJobi
Units: About 217,000
Manufacturer: LaJobi Inc., [...]

FDA Orders 2 Companies to Stop Marketing Unapproved Nitroglycerin Tablets

Jim Vititoe | March 17, 2010

FDA NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: March 16, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today ordered Glenmark Generics of Mahwah, N.J., and Konec Inc. of Tucson, Ariz., to stop marketing unapproved nitroglycerin tablets. The tablets are placed under the tongue to relieve chest pain or to stop a heart attack and are marketed in 0.3 mg, [...]

La FDA advierte a los consumidores en Puerto Rico acerca de la presencia de una bacteria dañina en desinfectantes para manos

Jim Vititoe | March 17, 2010

La Administración de Medicamentos y Alimentos (FDA por sus siglas en inglés) está advirtiendo a los consumidores en Puerto Rico acerca de un alto contenido de la bacteria Burkholderia cepacia en los desinfectantes para manos: “Bee-Shield Hand Sanitizer” con Aloe Vera ( botellas de 10 onzas o de un galón) y “MD Quality Hand Sanitizer” [...]

FDA Warns Consumers in Puerto Rico of Harmful Bacteria in Hand Sanitizers

Jim Vititoe | March 17, 2010

For Immediate Release:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers in Puerto Rico that two hand sanitizers – “Bee-Shield Hand Sanitizer” with Aloe Vera (10 fl. oz. or 1 gallon bottles) and “MD Quality Hand Sanitizer” with Aloe Vera (10 fl oz. bottles) – contain high levels of a bacteria, Burkholderia cepacia, [...]

GE Infrastructure Sensing Recalls Commercial CO2 and Temperature Sensors Due to Fire Hazard

Jim Vititoe | February 18, 2010

Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 18, 2010
Release # 10-141

Firm’s Recall Hotline: (877) 243-5086
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

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 products. Consumers should stop using [...]

OSRAM SYLVANIA Recalls Portable Nightlights Due to Electric Shock Hazard

Jim Vititoe | December 10, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 10, 2009
Release # 10-060 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (877) 423-3772
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
OSRAM SYLVANIA Recalls Portable Nightlights Due to Electric Shock Hazard
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 [...]