Product Recalls in 2009

Hazard: Roman Shades: Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck. Roll-Up Blinds: Strangulations can occur if the lifting loop slides off the side of the blind and a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop or if a child places his/her neck between the lifting loop and the roll-up blind material.

Hazard: The drip pan on the grill does not allow for adequate drainage, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.

Hazard: The sleepwear fails to meet the federal children's sleepwear flammability standard posing a risk of burn injury to children.

Hazard: The control handle of the log splitter could fail to automatically return to the neutral position as it should and could fail to stop the splitting wedge from moving forward, posing a risk of amputation to consumers' hands and fingers.

Hazard: The toy truck's surface coating contains high levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

Hazard: The bottom plastic cover on the recharging base of the portable nightlight can break, exposing internal electrical components. This poses an electric shock hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The plastic eye on the frog can detach, which may pose a choking hazard to young children.

Hazard: The tip of the snap bead peg may break off under repetitive pressure, posing a choking hazard to small children.

Hazard: The power cords on the PTACs can overheat, posing a burn or fire hazard.

Hazard: The candle flame attached to the top of the cake toy can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Hazard: The side-to-side shifting or tilting of the hammock can cause the infant to roll and become entrapped or wedged against the hammock's fabric and/or mattress pad, resulting in a suffocation hazard.

Hazard: The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children.

Hazard: The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children.

Hazard: The dynamic power steering can fail, resulting in the sudden loss of steering control. This poses a risk of injury or death to riders.

Hazard: The blade assemblies of the blenders may come apart or break, posing a laceration risk.

Hazard: The cribs have cut-outs in the end panels that can allow young children to get their heads entrapped, which can pose a strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers.

Hazard: The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood, which can pose a strangulation hazard to young children.

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

Hazard: An incorrect part allows more fuel to pass to the range's oven than can be burned efficiently, causing incomplete combustion and the release of carbon monoxide. This poses a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning to consumers.

Hazard: The sweatshirts have drawstrings through the hoods, posing a strangulation hazard to children.

Hazard: The cribs' drop-side plastic hardware can break, deform, or parts can become missing. In addition, the drop-side can be installed upside-down, which can result in broken or disengaged plastic parts. All of these problems can cause the drop-side to detach in one or more corners. When the drop-side detaches, it creates space between the drop-side and the crib mattress. The bodies of infants and toddlers can become entrapped in the space which can lead to suffocation.

Hazard: The toe component of the ski bindings could fail to fully secure the ski boot to the ski binding, causing the binding to release unexpectedly. This could cause the skier to lose control or fall and suffer injuries.

Hazard: The handles on the cookware can break, posing a burn hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The hammock can flip over, posing a serious fall hazard and strangulation hazard to infants who become entrapped in the seat's restraint straps while upside down.

Hazard: The burners can deteriorate causing irregular flames and the lids of some models can catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards to the consumer.

Hazard: The webbing of the waist belt on the safety harness is not routed through the lineman's loop located on the front of the harness near waist level. Since the loops are not properly anchored to the harness webbing but are attached only through stitching not intended to restrain a user during a fall, they that can pull away from the harness when force is applied, leaving the user unrestrained.

Hazard: The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children.

Hazard: The pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards. The pacifier mouth guard is too small, posing a choking hazard to infants and toddlers.

Hazard: The bicycle stem can crack and cause the rider to lose control, posing a risk of serious injury if the rider falls.

Hazard: The fuel tank can leak gasoline, posing a fire hazard to consumers.