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What’s the Problem? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning retailers and consumers not to sell or use certain imported cookware that may leach significant levels of lead (Pb) into food. Some types of imported cookware products made from aluminum, brass, and aluminum alloys known as Hindalium/Hindolium or Indalium/Indolium have…
The recalled bed rails violate the mandatory standard for children’s portable bed rails because when installed adjacent to the bed, a child can become entrapped in the openings on the side of the mattress, posing a risk of serious injury or death due to entrapment. Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bed rails and contact…
A drawstring in the hood of the recalled jackets presents a substantial product hazard as it can get caught on objects and cause death or serious injury to children, due to strangulation.  Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled jackets away from children and remove the drawstrings to eliminate the hazard. Consumers can either…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using ILIKER pajama sets. The pajama sets violate the mandatory flammability standard for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injury or death to children. CPSC issued a Notice of Violation to the seller, Yueyang Fengqian…
The high chairs pose a risk of serious injury or death to children because they violate the mandatory standard for high chairs. The high chairs were sold without the required attached restraint system, posing a serious risk of falls to children. In addition, a child’s head can become trapped in the opening created between the seat and the tray,…
The after-market play yard mattresses may not adequately fit certain play yards, which is in violation of the mandatory standard for crib mattresses, posing a deadly entrapment hazard. Babies have suffocated in gaps between an undersized mattress, or extra padding, and side walls of a product, especially when the infant’s face becomes trapped…
Much has changed since Consumer Reports first tested protein powders and shakes. Over the past 15 years, Americans’ obsession with protein has transformed what had been a niche product into the centerpiece of a multibillion-dollar wellness craze, driving booming supplement sales and spawning a new crop of protein-fortified foods that now saturate…
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Three different Wegmans brand canned fruit varieties are being recalled because they may contain lead levels above the regulatory guidance. Customers can return the impacted product to Wegmans for a full refund. Pacific Coast Producers issued the recall on these products: Wegmans FYFGA Fruit Cocktail 15 OZ (UPC: 0-77890-46152-5…
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Three different Wegmans brand canned fruit varieties are being recalled because they may contain lead levels above the regulatory guidance. Customers can return the impacted product to Wegmans for a full refund. Pacific Coast Producers issued the recall on these products: Wegmans FYFGA Fruit Cocktail 15 OZ (UPC: 0-77890-46152-5…
Washington, D.C. -- Backyard Kids, LLC, of Plano, Texas, is recalling about 192,000 KidKraft Farm to Table Model Play Kitchens, originally manufactured by KidKraft, Inc. Backyard Kids has voluntarily agreed to recall and provide free replacement hooks for all units, even though only about 400 of the 192,000 recalled units were sold to consumers by…
This recall involves Tegu Magnetic Floating Stackers with model numbers STA-BGY-801T (Rainbow) and STA-BTP-806T (Big Top). The wooden toys consist of a wooden base, six stacking pieces of various colors, two posts, and two figures on top, which all connect with magnets. There are no markings on the products. Remedy: Consumers should take the…
This recall involves four different styles of Baby Loren Morning children’s 100% cotton loungewear dresses. The loungewear was sold in floral tulips, princess and castle and unicorn and butterfly prints and in sizes 2T, 3T, 4T, 5Y and 6Y. The Baby Loren logo, the size, “October 2022” or “October 2023” and a batch number ending in 3465, 3585, 3599…
Company Announcement W.W. Industrial Group, Inc., NY is recalling Parashore Pear Slices in juice, 15 oz, because they have the potential to be contaminated with elevated levels of lead and cadmium. Lead and cadmium are toxic substances present in our environment in small amounts and everyone is exposed to some of these heavy metals from daily…
Multiple components of the children’s bicycles contain levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content ban, posing a lead poisoning hazard to children. In addition, the black paint on the bicycle pumps contains lead that exceeds the federal lead paint ban. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health issues. The…
Description: This recall involves Bell Sports’ Axle, Cadence, Rev and Frenzy children’s bicycle helmets with model numbers B0605Y, B0605C or B0494Y, and Cadence and Passage adult helmets with model number B0605Y. The helmets were sold in the following colors or color combinations: blue, green, purple, red, pink, black/blue, green/black, pink/green…

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