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

1. Soft Play Recalls Spider Climb Playground Climbers Due to Fall Hazard (Recall Alert)
   The climbing level platforms were designed too far apart, posing a fall hazard to children who can fall climbing from one level to the next.
2. Carrier Recalls Carrier- and Bryant-Branded Heat Pumps Due to Fire Hazard
   The fan motor on the heat pumps can fail, causing the units to overheat, posing a fire hazard.
3. Ronson Brand Tech Torch Recalled by Zippo Due to Fire Hazard
   The Ronson Tech Torch can continue to produce a flame after the activation trigger is released into the off position, posing a fire hazard.
4. IKEA Recalls Infant Bibs Due to Choking Hazard
   The snap on the bibs can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
5. Kawasaki Motors USA Recalls Lawn Mower Engines Due to Burn and Fire Hazards (Recall Alert)
   The fuel injector can leak excessive amounts of fuel into the engine, posing burn and fire hazards.
6. Harbor Freight Tools Recalls Gordon Folding Knives Due to Laceration Hazard
   The locking mechanism can fail to engage on extension of the blade, posing a laceration hazard.
7. fluidfreeride Recalls Mercane WideWheel Electric Scooters Due to Fall and Injury Hazards (Recall Alert)
   The brake caliper can fail causing the rider to lose control and suffer serious bodily harm, posing fall and injury hazards.
8. Fit For Life Recalls SPRI Ultra Heavy Resistance Bands Due to Injury Hazard
   The rubber resistance bands can separate from the handle and strike consumers, posing an injury hazard.
9. VIQUA Recalls Solenoid Valve Kits for UV Water Treatment Systems Due to Electrical Shock Hazard
   Electrical current could leak from the solenoid valve, posing an electrical shock hazard to the user.
10. Signature Hardware Recalls Bath Stools Due to Fall and Injury Hazards (Recall Alert)
    The bath stools can break during use, posing fall and injury hazards.
11. Ridgewood Recalls Four-Drawer Dressers Due to Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards
    The recalled dressers are unstable and can tip over if not anchored to the wall, posing serious tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in death or injuries to children. Additionally, those models of dressers over 30 inches tall do not comply with the performance requirements of the U.S. voluntary industry standard (ASTM F2057-14).
12. E&E Recalls Bedroom Dressers Due to Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards
    The recalled dressers are unstable if they are not anchored to the wall, posing serious tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in death or injuries to children. The dressers do not comply with the performance requirements of the U.S. voluntary industry standard (ASTM 2057-17).
13. DEWALT Recalls Utility Bars Due to Injury Hazard
    The utility bar can break while being used for prying, posing an injury hazard to the user.
14. ASKO Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard
    The dishwasher power cord can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
15. Home Meridian Recalls Three-Drawer Chests Due to Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards
    The recalled chests are unstable if they are not anchored to the wall, posing serious tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in death or injuries to children.  The chests do not comply with the performance requirements of the U.S. voluntary industry standard (ASTM F2057-17).
16. Chronicle Recalls Power Armor Collectible Helmets Due to Risk of Mold Exposure (Recall Alert)
    Mold can be present on the fabric insert inside the helmet, posing a risk of respiratory or other infections in individuals with compromised immune systems, damaged lungs or an allergy to mold.
17. Exploding Kittens Recalls Safety Goggles Sold with Extreme Edition Dodgeball Game Sets Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold Exclusively on Kickstarter (Recall Alert)
    The goggles contain glass lenses, posing a laceration hazard if shattered.  
18. Kichler Lighting Recalls Pendant Lights Due to Fire Hazard
    The light sockets can overheat, melt, or catch fire, posing a fire hazard.
19. Humanscale Recalls QuickStand Lite Workstations Due to Injury Hazard
    The recalled workstation’s arm can break and cause the workstation to fall, posing a risk of injury.
20. Healing Solutions Recalls Essential Oils Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirements; Risk of Poisoning
    The bottles are not child resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, posing a poisoning risk if the contents are swallowed by young children.
21. Air Rifles Recalled by DIANA Can Unexpectedly Discharge; Risk of Serious Injury and Death
    The air rifle can unexpectedly discharge even if the safety is engaged. This can result in a serious injury or death.
22. Ragdoll & Rockets Recalls Children’s Loungewear Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard
    The children’s loungewear fails to meet the flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children.
23. MW Company Recalls MOMO Quick Release Steering Wheel Adapters Due to Crash Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury and Death
    The steering wheel adapter’s quick release can activate inadvertently and cause the race car’s steering wheel to suddenly detach from its steering column while the vehicle is in motion, rendering the vehicle impossible to steer and posing a crash hazard and risk of serious injury and death to the driver.
24. Walker Edison Furniture Recalls Children’s Bunk Beds Due to Fall and Injury Hazards (Recall Alert)
    The bunk bed’s support boards can break, posing fall and injury hazards.
25. STIHL PolyCut Mowing Heads Recalled Due to Injury Hazard
    The bolts connecting the plastic blades and holding the mowing head together can come loose and the mowing head can come apart, posing a risk of injury to the user or bystanders. 
26. Kawasaki USA Recalls Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles Due to Crash and Injury Hazards (Recall Alert)
    Incorrect joint assembly can cause steering control loss, posing crash and injury hazards.
27. John Deere Recalls Frontier Grooming Mowers Due to Entanglement Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)
    Incorrect assembly of the mower’s drivelines can prevent the safety shield from spinning independently, posing an entanglement injury hazard to consumers.
28. Artizen Oils Recalls Essential Oils Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirements, Risk of Poisoning
    The bottles are not child resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, posing a poisoning risk if the contents are swallowed by young children.
29. Gator Utility Vehicles Recalled by John Deere Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)
    The plastic sheathing on the throttle cable can melt due to improper routing, causing the throttle to stick. This could result in the operator not being able to stop the vehicle, posing a crash hazard.
30. The Beaufort Bonnet Company Recalls Handmade Knit Dolls Due to Injury Hazard
    A sewing needle was discovered in the stuffing of one of the handmade knit dolls, posing a puncture injury hazard.