Household items, electronics, toys, and furniture
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An audible click heard when the brake pedal is pressed can give a false impression that the brake is fully engaged when it is not. When the brake is not engaged, the stroller can move unexpectedly posing a risk of injury to the child occupant.
GAMMA Sports, of Pittsburgh, Pa.
The orange grip tape on the tennis racket's handle contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc., of Aquebogue, N.Y
This over the counter medicine contains acetaminophen which calls for child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. Although the original bottle has child-resistant packaging, a separate dropper unit provided for dispensing the drug to children does not. When in use, a child can access the medicine, posing serious health problems or death if more than the recommended dosage is consumed.
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The decorative plastic flowers can detach, posing a choking hazard.
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The pourable gel fuel can ignite unexpectedly and splatter onto people and objects nearby when it is poured into a firepot that is still burning. This hazard can occur if the consumer does not see the flame or is not aware that the firepot is still ignited. Fuel gel that splatters and ignites can pose fire and burn risks to consumers.
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Defective wiring in the lamps can cause an electrical short, posing fire and shock hazards to consumers.
MTD Products Inc, of Cleveland, Ohio
The steel shaft that drives the edger blade can break during use causing the edger blade to detach. If the blade detaches, it can hit the user or bystanders, posing a laceration hazard.
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Children behind the futon or in the ladder area of the bunk bed can get entrapped when the futon and its metal frame are lowered from the seated to the flat position. Also, the space between the last rung on the bunk bed's ladder and the futon mattress is too small, which can allow a child's body to pass through, but not the head, posing a head and neck entrapment hazard.
Sporting King Co. Ltd., of Taiwan
A welded eye hook on the swing bar can break, posing a fall hazard.
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The decorative buttons on the front of the dress can detach, posing a choking hazard.
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The booster seat's restraint buckle can open unexpectedly, allowing a child to fall from the chair and be injured.
Calphalon Corporation, of Atlanta, Ga.
The tips of the 8- inch slicing knife and/or the 8-inch bread knife can protrude through the bottom slot row on the wooden block holder, posing a laceration hazard.
Sharp Corp., of Osaka, Japan
An electrical component in the heating system can fail, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
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The plastic buckle on the ab straps can break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Excite USA, of Carrollton, Texas
The plastic blades of the helicopter can detach during operation, posing a laceration hazard.
Husqvarna Professional Products Inc., of Charlotte, N.C.
The yard tractor's transaxle can experience intermittent drive failure, posing a risk of reduced or lost braking ability.
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The bicycle rack's mounting bracket can crack or break. When this happens, the rack can fall onto the bicycle's front wheel, posing a fall hazard to the rider.
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The surface coating on some of the beads contains excessive levels of lead, which is prohibited under federal law.
Venmar Ventilation Inc., of Quebec, Canada
The motor in the air exchangers can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
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The handle can detach from the shaker, exposing a rough edge and posing a laceration hazard. The detached handle also exposes small steel pellets and a plastic plug which pose choking hazards.