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CPSC oversees more than 15,000 categories of consumer products — toys, juvenile gear, electronics, recreation equipment — and announces recalls jointly with manufacturers.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) oversees the safety of more than 15,000 categories of consumer products — toys, baby gear, kitchen appliances, furniture, recreational equipment, electronics, batteries, and most household goods. CPSC excludes anything covered by another federal agency: food, drugs, cars, firearms, boats. If it's something a household buys and uses, and no other agency owns it, CPSC owns it.
Unlike FDA and USDA, the vast majority of CPSC recalls are voluntary corrective actions negotiated between the agency and the manufacturer. CPSC publishes the joint announcement on its press-release feed; that's what The Recall Desk ingests. Hazards skew toward fire risk (especially lithium-ion batteries and small appliances), choking risk for juvenile products, fall risk for furniture and infant carriers, lead-paint violations on imported goods, and recently a rising count of magnet-set ingestion recalls.
The announcement always lists the model number, the date range of affected units, where the product was sold, and the remedy — usually a free replacement, a refund, or a free repair kit. If you bought a recalled product, save the receipt and check the manufacturer's website for the claim form before disposing of the item.
About 7,800 Napei collapsible infant bath tubs are being recalled because the built-in thermometer's button cell batteries can be accessed easily by children.
About 120 WYBITNY children's portable bed rails are being recalled because a child can become entrapped in the enclosed openings and in openings beside and above the mattress.
About 14,000 Y'all Can DIY bioethanol fireplace fuel containers are being recalled because they lack the flame mitigation devices required under the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act.
About 3,294 Neaude adult portable bed rails are being recalled because users can become entrapped within the rail or between the rail and the mattress.
About 117,900 Criblike aftermarket play yard and non-full-sized crib mattresses are being recalled because they may not fit properly, posing a deadly entrapment hazard.
About 200 Umeyda children's cotton nightgowns are being recalled because they violate the mandatory flammability standards for children's sleepwear.
About 47,800 STIHL BR 800 Magnum backpack blowers are being recalled because the fan wheel inside the blower can break apart, posing a laceration hazard.
About 3,790 Knog Blinder 900 and Blinder 1300 front bicycle lights are being recalled after five reports of the lithium-ion battery catching fire or exploding.
About 90,860 Milwaukee Tool M18 FUEL top handle chainsaws are being recalled because the chain brake may not activate; two reports include one lacerated finger.
About 54,930 Crate & Barrel Ana Dining Chairs are being recalled after 149 reports of chair legs breaking, including 10 reports of injuries to the head, back, arms and face.
About 5,130 Polaris Ranger XP 1000 NorthStar off-road vehicles are being recalled because an improperly routed alternator cable can short against the battery; six incidents include one fire.
About 700 Werner Stealth and Covert kayak paddles are being recalled after 80 reports of the paddles breaking during use, posing a drowning hazard.
About 5,340 mattresses marketed under the Avenco and Novilla brands are being recalled because they violate mandatory flammability standards.
About 2,370 HOMEAL children's portable bed rails are being recalled because a child can become entrapped in the openings on the side of the mattress.
About 15,000 Modera Pack N Play play yard mattresses are being recalled because they may not fit certain play yards, creating gaps that pose a deadly entrapment hazard.
About 200 DINBooonLUX 12-inch full size hybrid mattresses are being recalled because they violate the mandatory flammability standard.
About 3,680 Halloween-themed Skeleton Wax Candles sold at Kroger stores are being recalled because the candle contains ornaments that are flammable.
About 34,730 WLIVE fabric 16-drawer dressers are being recalled in an expansion because they are unstable when not anchored to a wall and violate the STURDY Act standard.
About 6,880 YaFiti fabric 12-drawer dressers are being recalled because they are unstable when not anchored to a wall and violate the STURDY Act standard.
About 4,300 Harppa 5-in-1 convertible high chairs are being recalled because they were sold without the required restraint system and a child's head can become trapped between seat and tray.
About 8,850 Grundens Youth Clipper 282 and Zenith 282 jackets are being recalled because the hood drawstring can catch on objects and strangle a child.
About 6,600 Destination Holiday Glow Light Stick bracelet 12-packs are being recalled because the green bracelet can leak, posing a skin irritation hazard.
About 55,170 Cranach Hardware plastic tip restraint kits are being recalled after at least 115 reports that the restraints broke, including six tip-over incidents.
About 78,000 Lifepro Bioremedy infrared sauna blankets are being recalled after 65 reports of overheating, including 32 reports of burn injuries.
About 1,000 Tylo Halmstad and Kiruna Hybrid saunas are being recalled because the bench can collapse; seven benches have broken, one causing head and neck injuries.