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US Consumer Product Safety Commission - Recent recalls and product safety news

  1. The recalled baby loungers violate the mandatory safety standard for infant sleep products. The sides are too low to contain an infant and the enclosed openings at the foot of the loungers are wider than allowed, posing serious risks of fall and entrapment hazards to infants. In addition, the baby loungers do not have a stand, posing a fall hazard if used on elevated surfaces. These violations create an unsafe sleeping environment and can cause death or serious injury.

  2. The recalled drain ports with covers violate the entrapment protection standards of theVirginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (VGBA), posing deadly entrapment and drowning hazards to consumers.

  3. The recalled medicated wipes contain lidocaine, which must be in child-resistant packaging, as required by thePoison Prevention Packaging Act. The packaging of the wipes is not child-resistant, posing a risk of serious injury or death from poisoning if the contents of the wipes are ingested by young children.

  4. The recalled LED finger lights violate themandatory safety standard for toys because they contain button cell batteries that can be easily accessed by children. If button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, including internal chemical burns, and death.

  5. The recalled lithium-ion battery in the vacuum cleaner can overheat and ignite, posing a risk of serious injury from fire and burn hazards.

  6. The recalled nursing pillows advertised for infant feeding and tummy time violate the mandatory safety standards fornursing pillows andinfant support cushions because they can obstruct an infant’s breathing, posing a serious risk of injury or death from suffocation.

  7. The clear plastic dome can detach from the blue plastic base, making the small plastic balls inside the toy accessible to children, posing a choking hazard.

  8. The LED’s board can overheat or come into contact with the lens or nearby combustible materials, posing a fire hazard.

  9. The lithium coin batteries are not sold in child-resistant packaging and do not bear the warning labels as required underReese’s Law. When button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, including internal chemical burns and death.

  10. Small metal wire bristles can detach from the brushes and stick to the grill or food, posing an ingestion hazard and risk of serious internal injuries that could require surgery.

  11. The recalled fireworks can tip over, posing a risk of serious injury from explosion and burn hazards.

  12. The recalled fireworks can malfunction, and shots can blow out the side of the tube, posing a risk of serious injury from explosion and burn hazards.

  13. The recalled children’s loungewear sets violate the mandatory flammability standards forchildren’s sleepwear, posing a risk of serious burn injuries.

  14. The recalled youth ATVs violate the mandatory safety standard forATVs because they are missing brake lights, reducing visibility of the youth ATV to other vehicles, posing a deadly crash hazard.

  15. The solar power bank’s lithium-ion battery can swell and overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers.

  16. The roll-on warmers’ power cord can overheat and short circuit, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fire, burn and electrical shock hazards.

  17. The baby oil contains low-viscosity hydrocarbons, which must be in child-resistant packaging, as required by thePoison Prevention Packaging Act. The baby oil’s packaging is not child-resistant, posing a risk of serious injury or illness from poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children. Additionally, petroleum distillates can get into the lungs, causing chemical pneumonia and/or pulmonary damage, which can be fatal.

  18. The recalled sneakers violate the mandatory standard for consumer products with button cell and coin batteries because the lithium coin batteries can be accessed easily by children, posing an ingestion hazard. Additionally, the packaging and product do not have the warnings required under Reese’s Law. When button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns, and death.

  19. The busy boards violate themandatory safety standard for toys because magnets can detach, posing a deadly ingestion hazard. When high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets can attract each other, or other metal objects and become lodged in the digestive system. This can result in perforations, twisting, and/or blockage of the intestines, blood poisoning and death.

  20. The LED party favors violate the mandatory safety standard for consumer products because the battery compartment within the light-up products contains button cell batteries that can be easily accessed by children. When button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns and death.

  21. The heating element can remain energized during a ground fault, despite being turned off, posing a risk of fire or burn injury to consumers.

  22. The recalled detectors can fail to alert consumers of a fire, posing a risk of serious injury or death from smoke inhalation or burns.

  23. The recalled toys violate thesmall parts ban because they are intended for children under three and the small pacifier poses a deadly choking hazard to young children. In addition, the eyes on the plush bear can detach, also posing a choking hazard.

  24. The recalled teething toys violate the mandatory standard fortoys because the silicone strings are smaller and longer than permitted. The strings can reach the back of children’s throat and become lodged, posing a serious risk of respiratory distress and deadly choking hazard.

  25. The pajama sets violate the mandatory safety standards forchildren’s sleepwear, posing a risk of serious injury or death to children from burns.

  26. The internal lithium-ion battery can explode or ignite, posing fire and burn hazards.

  27. The recalled fireworks violate the ban for aerialfireworks devices intended to produce audible effects because they have a pyrotechnic composition that exceeds the federal limit, posing deadly explosion and burn hazards. Overloaded fireworks can result in a greater than expected explosion.

  28. The recalled children’s pajamas violate the mandatory flammability standard forchildren’s sleepwear, posing a risk of serious burn injuries or death.

  29. The recalled car seat adapters can fail to properly attach to the stroller, which may allow the car seat to fall, posing a risk of serious injury from a fall hazard.

  30. The baby loungers violate the mandatory standard for Infant Sleep Products because the sides are shorter than the minimum side height limit to secure the infant; the sleeping pad’s thickness exceeds the maximum limit, posing a suffocation hazard; and an infant could fall out of an enclosed opening at the foot of the lounger or become entrapped. The portable loungers do not have a stand, posing a fall hazard. These violations create an unsafe sleeping environment for infants, posing a risk of serious injury or death.