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Why Is Target Recalling Nearly 5 Million Scented Candles?
More than 100 Target customers reported incidents where broken candles caused injuries.
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Fisher-Price Sleeper Linked to Children Deaths Is Still Being Sold on Social Media Despite Recall
A popular sleeper recalled for being associated with roughly 100 baby deaths is still appearing for sale on social media marketplaces.
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These Carbon Monoxide Detectors Sold on Amazon May Not Alert You in Time, CPSC Says
Federal regulators are warning about two brands of carbon monoxide detectors, saying they fail to alert users of the presence of the deadly gas.
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Yeti Recalls 1.9 Million Coolers and Cases Due to Magnet Hazard
The U.S. Consumer and Product Safety Commission said Thursday that Yeti recalled near to 2 million coolers and cases because of magnets malfunction, posing an ingestion risk for consumers.
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3.2 Million Calico Critter Sets Recalled Due to Choking Hazard; 2 Child Deaths Reported
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling all Calico Critters animal figures with bottle and pacifier accessories due to a choking hazard attributed to the deaths of two children.
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1.2 Million Walmart Mainstays Candles Recalled Due to Fire, Laceration Hazards
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of more than 1.2 million candles sold exclusively at Walmart last fall.
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CPSC Warns Consumers to ‘Immediately' Stop Using Male-to-Male Cords Sold on Amazon
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning consumers to “immediately” stop using male-to-male extension cords sold on Amazon.com due to shock, electrocution, fire and carbon monoxide poisoning hazards.
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Company Recalls 400,000 LED Umbrellas Due to Fire, Burn Hazards
About 400,000 solar LED umbrellas have been recalled after reports of lithium-ion batteries in the umbrella’s solar panel overheating, causing the product to have unsafe fire and burn hazards.
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Fisher-Price, US Regulators Warn of Infant Deaths in Rockers
Fisher-Price and U.S. product safety regulators are telling parents not to let their infants fall asleep in the company’s rockers after 13 infants died in the devices between 2009 and 2021. The deaths happened when the babies fell asleep in Fisher Price’s Infant-to-Toddler and Newborn-to-Toddler rockers. The company, along with U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, said the rockers should...
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GE Recalling Some Refrigerators Due to Fall Hazard
The company has so far received 71 reports of freezer drawer handles on its bottom-freezer French Door Refrigerators detaching, resulting in 37 reported injuries.
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GE Recalling French Door Refrigerators, 37 Injuries Reported
GE has announced a recall on its Free-Standing French Door Refrigerators in Fingerprint Resistant Stainless Steel because the freezer handle can detach
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A Lavender Spray Was Supposed to Freshen Homes. Instead, It Killed 2 People
A monthslong CDC investigation revealed an aromatherapy spray imported from India and sold at Walmart was contaminated with deadly bacteria.
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US Plans New Safety Rules to Combat Carbon Monoxide Poisoning From Portable Generators
The U.S. agency responsible for protecting consumers announced this week that it intends to recommend new mandatory rules to make portable generators safer, saying manufacturers have not voluntarily done enough to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning deaths.