Recalls in January 1970

PRODUCT Jewel Bake Shop 12-Count Mini Danish Rolls, packaged in 15-ounce retail packages. Recall #F-107-0. CODE Sell Thru dates of 12/2/99 through 12/13/99.

MANUFACTURER Meurer Bakeries of Milwaukee, Muskego, Wisconsin.

RECALLED BY Jewel Food Stores, Melrose Park, Illinois, by E-mail, followed by press release on December 10, 1999, and visit. Firm-initiated recall ongoing.

DISTRIBUTION Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin.

QUANTITY Undetermined.

REASON Product contains undeclared peanuts, filberts, cashews, walnuts, pecans, almonds, coconut, and chocolate chips.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2000 -- Agis Enterprises Co. is recalling about 11,800 electric fans. The fans could overheat during use, present an electrocution hazard and do not have sufficient guards to prevent fingers from contacting the fan blades, posing the risk of finger amputations.

The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

The fans being recalled are a 12-inch desk fan, a 16-inch desk fan, a 16-inch stand fan, an 18- inch stand fan with three legs, and an 18-inch stand fan with a round base. Writing on all of these fans includes "AGIS" and "MADE IN TAIWAN." Discount stores in the metropolitan New York area sold these electric fans from April 1998 through September 1999 for about $50.



Consumers should stop using these fans immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund. For more information, call Agis Enterprises Co. Inc., collect at (732) 787-1191 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

WASHINGTON, June 13, 2001 -- BRIO Corp., a subsidiary of BRIO AB of Sweden, is recalling 6,450 baking set toys. The sets include a hand mixer with a knob that can break off, posing a choking hazard to young children.

The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

CPSC and BRIO have not received any reports of incidents. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries. The yellow, blue and red hand mixers are 5.5 inches long, and are sold along with toy utensils, rolling pin, mixing bowl, and baking molds. The BRIO Small Baking Set and BRIO Baking Set are labeled for children ages 2 years and older and are packaged in a clear-plastic tote. Inside of the tote, a label reads, "PARENTS: ENSURE THE ITEMS ARE WASHED THOROUGHLY BEFORE USE." The recalled baking sets have a model number of either 31798 or 31795.

Specialty stores, Internet retailers, and mail order catalogs sold the toys nationwide from March 1999 through April 2001 for $15 to $25.

Consumers should take the hand mixer away from children immediately and call BRIO toll-free at (888) 274-6869 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, for a refund or replacement item. Consumers also can send the mixer to BRIO Corp., SAFETY RECALL, N120 W18485 Freistadt Road, Germantown, WI 53022, for a refund or replacement. For more information, consumers can log on to the company website at www.briotoy.com.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2001 -- Kids "R" Us and Babies "R" Us are voluntarily recalling about 7,000 children's cargo pants. The toggle on the pockets of the pants can break off, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Kids "R" Us has received one report of a 9-month old boy who began to choke on a toggle that he removed from the pants. The toggle was dislodged.

The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

The recalled pants are navy, khaki, or stone with different color stitching around the pockets. The pants have an elastic waistband and an elastic draw-cord. A label on the rear inside seam reads "Koala Baby" or "Little Legends" and the care label reads in part "Made in Thailand." The pants were sold in both newborn and infant sizes.

Kids "R" Us and Babies "R" Us stores nationwide and some Toys "R" Us stores sold these pants from June 2001 through July 2001 for about $10.

Consumers should immediately remove and discard the two toggles on the leg pockets. The pants then can be worn without the toggle. For more information on this recall contact Toys "R" Us at (888) 243-6337 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or log on to the company's web site at www.toysrus.com and select Kids "R" Us or Babies "R" Us for details on product recalls.

About 2-1/2 million children are injured or killed by hazards in the home each year. The good news is that many of these incidents can be prevented by using simple child safety devices on the market today.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has assembled this list of 12 simple, inexpensive devices that will help keep your children safe.

Any safety device you buy should be sturdy enough to prevent injury to your child, yet easy for you to use. It's important to follow installation instructions carefully. In addition, if you have older children in the house, be sure they re-secure safety devices. Remember, too, that no device is completely childproof; determined youngsters have been known to disable them.

You can childproof your home for a fraction of what it would cost to have a professional do it. And safety devices are easy to find. You can buy them at hardware stores, baby equipment shops, supermarkets, drug stores, home and linen stores, on the Internet and through mail order catalogs.

Here are some child safety devices that can help prevent many injuries to young children.

#1 Safety Latches

Use safety latches and locks for cabinets and drawers in kitchens, bathrooms, and other areas to help prevent poisonings and other injuries.

Safety latches and locks on cabinets and drawers can help prevent children from gaining access to medicines and household cleaners, as well as knives and other sharp objects.

Look for safety latches and locks that adults can easily install and use, but are sturdy enough to withstand pulls and tugs from children.

Safety latches are not a guarantee of protection, but they can make it more difficult for children to reach dangerous substances. Even products with child-resistant packaging should be locked away, out of reach; this packaging is not childproof.

Typical cost of a safety latch or lock: less than $2.

#2 Safety Gates

Use safety gates to help prevent falls down stairs and to keep children away from dangerous areas.

Safety gates can help keep children away from stairs or rooms that have hazards in them. Look for safety gates that children cannot dislodge easily, but that adults can open and close without difficulty.

For the top of stairs, gates that screw to the wall are more secure than "pressure gates."

New safety gates that meet safety standards display a certification seal from the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA). If you have an older safety gate, be sure it doesn't have "V" shapes that are large enough for a child's head and neck to fit into.

Typical cost of a safety gate: $13 to $40.

#3 Door Knob Covers & Locks

Use door knob covers and door locks to help prevent children from entering rooms and other areas with possible dangers.

Door knob covers and door locks can help keep children away from places with hazards, including swimming pools.

Be sure the door knob cover is sturdy enough not to break, but allows a door to be opened quickly by an adult in case of emergency.

By restricting access to potentially hazardous rooms in the home, door knob covers could help prevent many kinds of injuries. To prevent access to swimming pools, door locks should be placed high, out of reach of young children. Locks should be used in addition to fences and door alarms.

Sliding glass doors, with locks that must be re-secured after each use, are often not an effective barrier to pools.

Typical cost of a door knob cover: $1 and door lock: $5 and up.

#4 Anti-Scald Devices

Use anti-scald devices for faucets and shower heads and set your water heater temperature to 120 degrees Fahrenheit to help prevent burns from hot water.

Anti-scald devices for regulating water temperature can help prevent burns.

Consider using anti-scald devices for faucets and showerheads. A plumber may need to install these. In addition, if you live in your own home, set water heater temperature to 120 degrees Fahrenheit to help prevent burns from hot water.

Typical cost of an anti-scald device: $6 to $30.

#5 Smoke Detectors

Use smoke detectors on every level of your home and near bedrooms to alert you to fires.

Smoke detectors are essential safety devices for protection against fire deaths and injuries.

Check smoke detectors once a month to make sure they're working.

If detectors are battery-operated, change batteries at least once a year or consider using 10-year batteries.

Typical cost of a smoke detector: less than $10.

#6 Window Guards

Use window guards and safety netting to help prevent falls from windows, balconies, decks, and landings.

Check these safety devices frequently to make sure they are secure and properly installed and maintained. There should be no more than four inches between the bars of the window guard.

If you have window guards, be sure at least one window in each room can be easily used for escape in a fire. Window screens are not effective for preventing children from falling out of windows.

Typical cost of a window guard or safety netting: $8 to $16.

#7 Corner & Edge Bumpers

Use corner and edge bumpers to help prevent injuries from falls against sharp edges of furniture and fireplaces.

Corner and edge bumpers can be used with furniture and fireplace hearths to help prevent injuries from falls or to soften falls against sharp or rough edges.

Be sure to look for bumpers that stay securely on furniture or hearth edges.

Typical cost of a corner and edge bumper: $1 and up.

#8 Outlet Covers

Outlet covers and outlet plates can help protect children from electrical shock and possible electrocution.

Be sure the outlet protectors cannot be easily removed by children and are large enough so that children cannot choke on them.

Typical cost of an outlet cover: less than $2.

#9 Carbon Monoxide Detector

Use a carbon monoxide detector near your bedroom.

A carbon monoxide (CO) detector can help prevent CO poisoning.

They should be installed near sleeping areas. Households that should use CO detectors include those with gas or oil heat or with attached garages.

Typical cost of a carbon monoxide (CO) detector: $30 to $70.

#10 Window Blind Cords

Window blind cord safety tassels on miniblinds and tension devices on vertical blinds and drapery cords can help prevent deaths and injuries from strangulation in the loops of cords.

For older miniblinds, cut the cord loop, remove the buckle, and put safety tassels on each cord. Be sure that older vertical blinds and drapery cords have tension or tie-down devices to hold the cords tight.

When buying new miniblinds, verticals, and draperies, ask for safety features to prevent child strangulation.

You can get window blind cord safety tassels free by calling 1-800-506-4636.

#11 Door Stops & Door Holders

Door stops and door holders on doors and door hinges can help prevent small fingers and hands from being pinched or crushed in doors and door hinges.

Be sure any safety device for doors is easy to use and is not likely to break into small parts, which could be a choking hazard for young children.

Typical cost of a door stop and door holder: less than $4.

#12 Cordless Phone

Use a cordless phone to make it easier to continuously watch young children, especially when they're in bathtubs, swimming pools, or other potentially dangerous areas.

Cordless phones help you watch your child continuously, without leaving the vicinity to answer a phone call. Cordless phones are especially helpful when children are in or near water, whether it's the bathtub, the swimming pool, or the beach.

Typical cost of a cordless phone: $30 and up.

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Also see Kids & Guns

By James Limbach
ConsumerAffairs.com

November 25, 2009--> -->
The recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo, is just the latest in a series of actions involving children's products this year.

In January, Stork Craftannounced the recall of more than 500,000 cribs. And this past summer, Simplicity announced it was recalling more than 500,000 cribs.

As part of the most recent recall, involving approximately 1,213,000 units distributed in the United States and 968,000 units distributed in Canada, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging parents and caregivers to stop using the recalled cribs immediately, wait for the free repair kit that converts the drop-side on these cribs to a fixed side and not to attempt to fix the cribs without the kit.

They also are advising parents to find an alternative, safe sleeping environment for their baby.

However, obtaining the repair kit has not been easy.

• Teryn L. of Spanish Fort Ala., tells ConsumerAffairs.com that when she ordered the replacement brackets back in January, she was told they would be shipped and arrive in ten business days. After a month, she says, she received nothing, adding, "I have tried to call the company and I get a recording that says the mailbox is full or the number stays busy all day." Teryn says her daughter is now sleeping in a Pack-n-Play, which is not intended for sleeping full time.

• Iwona L. of Addison Ill., tells us of a similar problem. "I have been unable to contact them. The phone is constantly busy and the website is unable to download. How do they expect customers to get in touch with them without sufficient customer service representatives attending to the phones?"

Could be quicker

The head of the CPSC acknowledges that her agency did not move quickly enough to get the Stork Craft cribs off the market. "We were not advancing this case as quickly as possible," said Chairman Inez Tenenbaum in an interview with The Associated Press. "So, I put all of the resources for the agency on this project so that they could accomplish this goal of recalling the crib."

Alan Korn, executive director of Safe Kids USA, tells ConsumerAffairs.com that he's gratified by the increased attention being paid by CPSC. "There does seem to be that there's a new day at the agency," Korn said. "We're hopeful that the agency will be more aggressive for products like cribs, bassinets and playpens."

Korn stresses that "cheaper is not better," when it comes to infant products. He says the recalls are usually the lower price cribs "where the hardware is weaker - it's plastic, maybe the craftsmanship isn't there." If possible, Korn advises, parents should upgrade the crib purchases.

Safe Kids USA says that if there's any product that needs to be particularly safe for infants, its cribs because, says Korn, this is "where we leave children unattended for long periods of time." He calls incidents involving cribs, particularly when there are deaths, "very alarming."

WASHINGTON, Mar. 4, 2000 -- Regal Food Service of Houston, Texas, is recalling its 6.5 ounce Double Cheeseburgers because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The recalled Double Cheeseburgers were sold to wholesale outlets and distributed to convenience stores, truck stops and vending machines in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Florida, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Alabama.

The ready-to-eat Double Cheeseburgers, consisting of two meat patties, two cheese slices, and two pieces of bread, comes in a 6.5 ounce molded clear plastic package marked with a four digit code. Double cheeseburgers with all codes have been recalled.

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.

The potential for contamination was noted after testing by the Food and Drug Administration revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in 6.5 ounce Double Cheeseburgers.

The production of the product has been suspended while FDA and the company continue to investigate the source of the problem. Consumers who have purchased 6.5 ounce Double Cheeseburgers are urged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1-800-683-7378.

WASHINGTON, March 10, 2000 --
The Food and Drug Administration is issuing a nationwide warning to consumers against consuming Royal Baltic, LTD, cold-smoked fish products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

This warning covers any Royal Baltic cold-smoked fish product that may remain in consumers' homes or in the marketplace despite earlier recalls of certain Royal Baltic products in November and December 1999, and January 2000.

Royal Baltic produces a variety of smoked fish products at its Brooklyn, New York, plant that are distributed nationwide through retail stores. Products include, but are not limited to: Captain (sea bass), Smoked Captain, Variety Pack (salmon, trout, and captain), Salmon, Sea Bass, Turbot, Royal Trout, Lake Trout, Assorted Plate, Smoked Royal Trout, Smoked Turbot, Imperial European Style Smoked Salmon, Smoked Siomga, Assorted Pre-sliced Smoked Fish (siomga, captain, trout), Smoked Trout, and Smoked Lake Trout.

Since the cause of the Listeria contamination found in some lots of Royal Baltic's smoked fish has not been identified and corrected, FDA is issuing this warning as it continues to investigate this matter.

Consumers who have purchased any Royal Baltic cold-smoked fish products should not eat them, but instead return them to the place of purchase. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 718-385- 8300.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2000 -- Colorbk is recalling about 7,400 gel pens included with Icee Black notebooks and Icee Black notepads.

Because these pens contain an extra spring, the end caps can shoot off with great force, posing a risk of eye and facial injuries.

The gel pens were sold in various colors, and have "Colorbk Gel" written on the clip of the pens. The notebooks that included these pens have turquoise, lime magenta or orange covers, and contain solid black notepaper. The notepads that included these pens also contain solid black notepaper in various shapes, including stars, hearts, butterflys, frogs and cats. Department, drug, grocery and toy stores sold the notebooks and notepads with these pens from June 2000 through July 2000 for about $5.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2001 -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Palliser Furniture Ltd. is voluntarily recalling about 4,500 toy boxes. The toy box's lid can fall suddenly, posing entrapment and strangulation hazards to young children. In addition, spaces at the end of the hinge on the lid can cause pinched, crushed and lacerated fingers.

The toy chest voluntary standard requires toy boxes or chests with hinged lids to have lid supports that keep the lid from falling suddenly onto the head of a child, preventing an entrapment and strangulation hazard. The hinges also must minimize any spaces that could allow a child's finger to be pinched, crushed or lacerated.

CPSC and Palliser Furniture Ltd. have not received any reports of injuries or incidents involving these toy boxes. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries.

All the toy boxes have a manufacturer's label inside or on the back with "Palliser" and the model number written on it. The model numbers are: 580-283, 581-283, 582-283, 583-283, 584-283, 589-283 and 598-283. The toy boxes measure about 36-inches long by 19-inches wide and 21-inches high. They have the following finishes: white with small color inserts in the knobs or with large color inserts on the front panel; natural maple or natural maple with white, denim or green front panels; and natural cherry.

Furniture stores nationwide and in Canada sold these toy boxes from July 1999 through August 2001 for about $150 (about $200 CAD). Consumers should stop children from using these toy boxes immediately, and contact Palliser for a free replacement toy box or a $50 refund. For more information, consumers should call Palliser's Toy Box Hotline at (877) 840-7396 anytime or visit Palliser's recall web site at www.toyboxnews.com.