Recall: Anthropologie Tin Candles – Candela Group – Fire and Burn Hazards
Name of Product: Anthropologie Tin Candles
Units: About 225
Importer: Candela Group, of New York, N.Y.
Hazard: The candle flames could flare up out of the tin container during the burning of the last half inch of wax, posing a fire and burn hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Read more
Recall: EDP 3112 Rotor and Shaft Assemblies – Watts Water Technologies – Fire Hazard
Name of Product: EDP 3112 Rotor and Shaft Assemblies
Units: About 15
Distributor: Watts Water Technologies Inc., of North Andover, Mass.
Hazard: If the assembly was installed in a fire suppression system and remained in a closed position, sufficient water might not have been available in the event of a fire. This posed a fire hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Read more
Recall: Near Strangulation of Child – Roller Shades and Roman Shades – Green Mountain Vista
Name of Product: Insulated Black-Out Roller Shades and Insulated Roman Shades
Units: About 7,300
Manufacturer: Green Mountain Vista Inc., of Williston, Vt.
Hazard: The black-out roller shades and insulated roman shades have a continuous looped bead chain that when not attached to the wall or floor, hangs loosely by the blind, posing a fatal strangulation hazard to children.
Incidents/Injuries: CPSC received a report of a 2-year-old girl from Bristol, Conn., who suffered a near strangulation, June 2008, when she placed a loose bead cord loop around her neck and then slipped off the radiator where she was standing. Her 5-year-old brother lifted his sister, who was gasping for air, from the cord entanglement. She vomited and had deep neck bruising, but has since recovered from her injuries. Read more
Recall: Strangulation Death of a Child – Roman Blinds – Sold at IKEA
Name of Product: IRIS and ALVINE Roman Blinds
Units: About 670,000 (an additional 4.8 million were sold outside of the United States)
Distributor: IKEA Home Furnishings, of Conshohocken, Pa.
Hazard: Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck in an exposed inner cord on the backside of the roman blinds.
Incidents/Injuries: On April 4, 2008, a 1-year-old girl in Greenwich, Conn. became entangled in the inner cord of an IKEA Roman Blind and strangled. The child was in a portable playpen that was located underneath a fully lowered roman blind. She was found partially suspended with the inner cord of the blind wrapped twice around her neck. Read more
Recall: Air Compressors – Brownie’s Third Lung – Drowning Hazard
Name of Product: Air Compressors
Units: About 1,000
Manufacturer: Brownie’s Third Lung, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Hazard: The air compressor’s components can fail, which could cause a stoppage of air flow. This poses a risk of drowning to users.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Read more
Recall: Dive Sticks – Sold at Target – Impalement Hazard
Name of Product: Dive Sticks
Units: About 365,000
Importer: Target, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Hazard: The recalled dive sticks could remain in an upright position, posing an impalement hazard to young children. CPSC banned pre-weighted dive sticks in 2001.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Read more
Recall: Children’s Hooded Jackets – Young Colors – Strangulation Hazard
Name of Product: Young Colors Children’s Hooded Jackets
Units: About 1,500
Importer: R&D International Inc., of Salida, Colo.
Hazard: The jackets have drawstrings through the hood and at the waist. Children can get entangled in the drawstrings that can catch on playground equipment, fences or tree branches. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist drawstring in upper garments, such as jackets and sweatshirts. From 1985 through June 2008, CPSC received reports of 27 deaths and 70 non-fatal incidents involving the entanglement of children’s clothing drawstrings.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Read more