Posts tagged Defective Products

• Large Pet Food Recall Underway

  Shannon Weidemann | March 21, 2007 11:29 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A dog and cat food recall affecting 60 million units of pet food and over 90 brands is underway in the United States. The food is possibly contaminated and can cause kidney failure and death in dogs and cats. The recall includes canned and foil packed pet food that is produced by Menu Foods.The FDA so far has confirmed the deaths of 13 cats and one dog that had reportedly eaten the company's...

• Coffee Makers May Melt and are Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | March 15, 2007 8:33 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Gevalia is recalling coffee makers that it sent to customers from September of 2006 to January of 2007. The heating element may be bad and is causing the plastic case to melt. This could result in a burn injury for people using the coffee maker.The recalled product is a 12-cup programmable "Kaffe Combo" coffeemaker with model number CM830 and a glass carafe and two travel mugs. The name...

• Router Table Part Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | March 09, 2007 5:18 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Ryobi is recalling a part for their router table because it is defective and may harm those who use it. One World Technologies Inc. owns Ryobi. The part is a throat plate used on a router table and may not snap into place securely.The recall involves Ryobi-brand router tables, with model number RT101, which is written on the table's data plate, located on its front leg. These tables were sold...

• Company Recalls A Million Easy-Bake Ovens

  IB Contributor | February 08, 2007 1:50 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Hasbro Inc. is recalling close to a million Easy-Bake Ovens sold since last May because children can get their hands or fingers caught in the oven's opening, which poses an entrapment or burn hazard, according to an article on the Consumer Product Safety Commission's Web site (www.cpsc.gov).The company, so far, has received 29 reports of children getting their fingers or hands caught in the...

• Electric Oil Lamps Recalled

  Christina Cole | February 01, 2007 7:18 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Hong Teng Trading (USA) Inc. is recalling approximately 4,000 oil lamps for risk of shock and fire hazard.The power cord is undersized and not polarized. The power cord is not correctly secured and there is no strain relief on the switch housing. Also, the switch housing is not flame-retardant and the end result is the lamps pose shock and fire hazards.The recall involves the electric oil lamps...