Product Recalls in 2007

Hazard: The circuit board in the lights can overheat, posing a risk of fire.

Hazard: Surface paints on the toys could contain excessive levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

Hazard: The software in the fire alarm system could fail to recognize when a detector needs servicing as a result of the buildup of dust, dirt, or other environmental pollutants, which could result in the system failing to respond in the event of a fire.

Hazard: A problem with the dispenser's florescent lamp can cause electrical arcing, which poses a fire hazard to consumers.

Hazard: Should the sweater come in contact with an ignition source, such as a stove burner, candle flame or cigarette lighter, it could catch fire and cause serious burns to consumers.

Hazard: The pacifiers' crystals can separate easily, posing an aspiration and ingestion hazard to young children.

Hazard: The blower's impeller, which is a rotating component on the blower, can break, resulting in pieces of plastic flying out of the blower. This poses a risk of serious injury to the user or a bystander.

Hazard: The TV stand can collapse if the fasteners used to connect the metal legs to the lower shelf are not completely tightened during assembly, posing a risk that the TV set can fall onto children or adults.

Hazard: The decorative stitching on the bumper's edge can come loose, posing an entanglement hazard to young children.

Hazard: The airplanes are launched by hand and can explode near the consumer's head, posing a risk of temporary hearing loss and injuries to eyes, face and hands.

Hazard: The log splitter's hydraulic cylinders can have defective rod retention, causing the seals to leak and the rods to detach. This can result in serious injury to the operator, as the rod can rapidly and unexpectedly extend the splitting wedge.

Hazard: The trimmer/edger's spool, spool cap and pieces of trimmer string can come loose during use and become airborne projectiles, posing a laceration hazard to the user as well as bystanders.

Hazard: Faulty support brackets and/or weak frames can cause the chairs to collapse, posing a fall and severe laceration hazard to consumers.

Hazard: Young children can chew through the plastic spout of the sippy cup, which can pose a choking hazard.

Hazard: Young children can insert their hands into the oven's front opening, and get their hands or fingers caught, posing entrapment and burn hazards.

Hazard: The coffeemaker can ignite due to an electrical failure, posing a fire hazard.

Hazard: The brake cylinder on the off-road motorcycle can crack and result in brake failure. This poses a risk of severe injury or death to the driver.

Hazard: There are no instructions on the candle, warning consumers to remove the cinnamon sticks and trim the wick, before lighting the candle. The cinnamon sticks can ignite, posing a fire hazard.

Hazard: Surface paints on the toy action figures, dinosaurs and animals contain high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

Hazard: Internal electrical arcing in the microwave can pose a fire hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The recalled metal earring sets contain high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

Hazard: The combination tire inflator and hand pump can shatter under pressure when inflating tires if there is a blockage in the tire valve, posing the risk of bruises, lacerations, and ringing in the ears to consumers.

Hazard: The batteries packaged with the recalled flashlights are labeled as "Panasonic CR123A Industrial Lithium" and have been determined by Panasonic to be counterfeit. The counterfeit batteries can overheat and rupture, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.

Hazard: Plastic rivets used to attach the strap to the shoe can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Hazard: The locking pins in the treestands can come out unexpectedly, exposing consumers to possible injury due to a fall.

Hazard: Butane fuel can leak from the torch assembly near the nozzle, posing a fire hazard.

Hazard: If a vent on the battery cell is damaged or compromised during use, the battery can explode and pose a laceration hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The recalled metal jewelry sets contain high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

Hazard: Small magnets inside the plastic sticks can fall out. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation or blockage, which can be fatal.

Hazard: The plastic rod can come loose, allowing the colored counting beads to slide off of the toy, posing a choking hazard to young children.