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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.
Light & Motion is recalling approximately 2,800 Source-12 Battery Packs used by scuba divers because they may catch fire if flooded during a dive.
Waters Instruments is recalling about 13,000 K-9 Electric Fence Controllers because they can overheat and cause fire when used in wet or high-humidity outdoor environments.
Price Stern Sloan is recalling over 34,000 Exploring Nature Funstation kits because the included compass may leak kerosene, posing a poisoning risk to children.
CPSC warns that 13,000 All Our Kids portable cribs pose a strangulation hazard due to collapsing top rails. Consumers should stop using and destroy these units immediately.
Century is recalling about 212,000 Fold-N-Go playards because top rails may collapse and trap a child at the neck. Consumers should stop using the product and request a free repair kit.
Coleman is recalling 14,127 Peak 1 22-oz. fuel bottles because defective threads can cause fuel leakage. No injuries have been reported.
Best International is recalling approximately 5,000 Professional Styler hair dryers due to electrocution and fire hazards. Consumers should stop using the units immediately.
So's U.S.A. is recalling over 170,000 bottles of Wood Lock Medicated Balm because the product lacks required child-resistant packaging, posing a poisoning risk to young children.
S-B Power Tool is recalling 150 Bosch Mini-Grinders because the included wheel guards do not fit securely. Consumers should check for a metal bump on the guard and request a replacement.
Dolgencorp is recalling 73,300 Kid's Phone Beeper Combo toys because parts can break off and pose a choking hazard to children under age 3.
Cycle Country Accessories is recalling ATV snow blade kits manufactured before June 1991 because a solid lift link may strike the operator's knee.
Walgreens is recalling approximately 95,900 hand-shaped Halloween candles because high flames may present a fire hazard. Consumers should stop using the candles and return them for a refund.
D-M Sales is recalling 2,000 Supreme household extension cords because undersized wires create fire, shock, and electrocution hazards.
J.C. Penney is recalling 26,240 chenille sweaters that fail federal flammability regulations and could cause serious burn injuries if exposed to an open flame.
Graco is offering free repair kits for about 133,000 traditional playards because the mesh may unravel, posing a choking or entanglement hazard.
C.R. Seasons is recalling about 47,100 hand-shaped Halloween candles because high flames may present a fire hazard. Consumers should stop using them and return them for a refund.
Russ Berrie is recalling Glowing Gore and Dem Bones hand-shaped candles because high flames may present a fire hazard. Consumers should stop using them and return them for a refund.
The Ducane Company is recalling approximately 2,100 upflow horizontal oil furnaces because heat exchangers can crack. No injuries have been reported.
NBO Group is recalling approximately 110,000 novelty and disposable cigarette lighters that lack safety devices to prevent ignition by young children.
Direct Source International is recalling 11,700 packages of small plastic Halloween candy buckets because the paint contains prohibited levels of lead.
Northeastern Plastics is recalling approximately 31,000 Jumpower extension cords because undersized wires present fire, shock, and electrocution hazards.
Paik International is recalling approximately 500,000 disposable butane cigarette lighters that lack safety devices to prevent ignition by young children.
Radio Flyer is recalling 14,000 Little Wood Wagons because the red paint contains prohibited levels of lead that could cause poisoning in young children.
Global Industries is recalling approximately 2,500 Wood Tilter chairs sold through Staples because the seat may break, causing the occupant to fall.
Candle-lite is recalling approximately 3,000,000 Clearfire candles because they may flare up, causing glass holders to overheat and break, posing burn and laceration risks.