Household items, electronics, toys, and furniture
LB International Inc., of Hauppauge, N.Y.
A rung on these aluminum, multi-purpose ladders can release or the side rail can bend unexpectedly. If that happens, the ladder can collapse, causing the user to fall.
Cosmos Gifts Corporation, of Dallas, Texas
The scented oil can drip, causing the nightlight base to crack or break, exposing electrical wire or metal parts inside the nightlight, thus causing a potential shock hazard. There is also a risk of cuts, if the nightlight breaks.
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These electric holiday lamps have undersized wiring, no strain relief on the electric cords, and the molded plastic enclosure is flammable. The lamps pose fire and electrocution hazards.
CESSO, LLC, of Cumming, Ga.
If the "Tree Lounge" is subjected to significant impact from a heavy load, a tube on the leveler can crack. If the leveler is installed beneath the "Tree Lounge," the bolts attaching the leveler to the "Tree Lounge" can bend or begin to pull through the leveler. In either of these circumstances, users can lose their balance and possibly fall.
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These pictures have inadequate construction, incorrect wiring, and use flammable materials, all of which pose fire and electric shock hazards to consumers.
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These matches may ignite upon impact, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Baby Trend, Inc., of Ontario, California
The fold joint can collapse unexpectedly, causing the baby to fall.
Coaster Co. of America, Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
A gap between the step of the built-in ladder and the top bunk allows enough room for a child's body to slip through but will not allow for a child's head to pass through. This poses a serious strangulation risk. Federal standards for bunk beds are designed to protect children against entrapment and strangulation.
DK Publishing Inc., of New York, N.Y.
The sound maker mounted inside a plastic covering on the last page of the books poses a choking hazard to young children if removed.
E and B Giftware LLC, of Yonkers, N.Y.
Multiple metal plugs can be extended from the product at one time. Consumers touching an exposed plug, while the adaptor is inserted into an electric outlet, can receive an electric shock.
Shaw Industries Inc., of Dalton, Georgia
Due to a manufacturing error that over-treated the carpet with a "soil-resist" application, the carpet could readily ignite, presenting a serious risk of burn injuries. The recalled carpet violates the federal Flammable Fabrics Act.
Casio Inc., Dover, N.J.
The screws and bracket assemblies attaching the legs to the bench can weaken and detach, causing the bench seat to collapse during normal use.
Fluke Corporation, of Everett, Wash.
The leads, which are used to connect probes to handheld digital multimeters when testing for the presence and amount of voltage present in electrical circuitry, can result in incorrect multimeter readings. This poses a serious shock or electrocution hazard, if the consumer touches live wires that the meter has read as having no electrical current.
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The sweeper can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
CFM Corporation, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
The circuit board can overheat and catch fire, posing a burn and fire hazard.
Trojan Technologies Inc., of London, Ontario, Canada
Some of the lamp pins used in these disinfection systems are improperly soldered, and can cause the units to overheat, posing a fire hazard.
White-Rodgers, a division of Emerson Electric Co., of St. Louis, Mo.
The gas water heater controls can gradually open instead of snapping open to full flow, which can cause soot to build up on the water heater burner, presenting a fire hazard.
Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc., of Arcadia, Wisc.
There are gaps between parts of the bunk bed that violate federal safety standards and can be entrapment or strangulation hazards to children. For model B383, the gap between the end rails on the upper bunk is too large. For models B213 and B233, the gap between the guardrails of the upper bunk can be widened with pressure, presenting an entrapment hazard. Federal standards for bunk beds are designed to protect children against entrapment and strangulation.
Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc., of Glen Allen, Virginia
The steam tube inside the espresso/cappuccino maker can burst under pressure, presenting a risk of injury to consumers. This can occur if the frothing nozzle becomes clogged and the espresso button is pushed while attempting to froth milk.
Virgo Enterprises, of Irvington, N.J.
These hair dryers do not have an immersion protection device or ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) on the power cord, which poses a serious electrocution hazard if dropped in water. In 1991, a voluntary standard was implemented that called for all hair dryers used by consumers to protect against electrocution in both the "on" and "off" positions.