Battat Inc. is recalling 125,000 of its Battat Magnabild Magnetic Building Systems following 16 reported incidents of small magnets falling out of some of the building pieces. Consumers are being asked to take the building kits away from children immediately. No injuries have been reported in connection to this recall so far, but the danger [...]
Latest Magnetic Building Kit Recall Is A Reminder That Swallowing Magnets Can Cause Serious Injuries
January 29, 2008
Fire Safety Concerns Lead to Recalls of More Than 185,000 Decorative Candles
January 23, 2008
Three companies that manufacture decorative candles have issued voluntary recalls due to fears that their candles pose a fire hazard to users. Just this week, Nordstrom recalled 2,500 Taper and Votive Candles due to concerns that the exterior coating on the candle could easily ignite. Flames or smoke coming from the candle itself was reported [...]
Collecting & Preserving Evidence, Notes & Records in your Product Defect Claim.
January 21, 2008
Protecting the defective automotive, electronic, or toy product is essential to a successful case. Preserving all of the product pieces, exercising proper care and storage in your electrocution, magnetic toy or toxic lead paint ingestion toy claims as well as guarding the wreckage to your automotive stability, roof crush or crashworthiness claims, will create the [...]
“BabyTown” Pacifiers Is Latest Choking Hazard Recall
January 17, 2008
Last week, Shims Bargain Inc. and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of 45,000 “BabyTown” Pacifiers due to choking hazard concerns. The concerns stem from a number of issues. The pacifier is small enough in size that it can easily enter an infant’s mouth. The ventilation holes are too small and [...]
More Toys Recalled Over Excessive Levels of Lead
January 16, 2008
It is only the middle of January and already four products have been recalled due to excessive levels of lead. On Tuesday, A.A. of America Inc. recalled 5,400 Toy Wrestler Figures because the product’s surface paint had levels of lead that violated the U.S.’s federal lead paint standard. Similar concerns were the reason for the [...]
Kids and Cars – It’s Time to Ensure Child Safety
January 14, 2008
As parents ourselves, we have focused a lot of our energies on child safety. Nothing breaks our hearts more than learning of a serious injury or death to a child that could and should have been avoided. So it warms our heart to see progress made by other organizations working hard to prevent avoidable child [...]
Honda and KYMCO Recall ATVs to Prevent Injuries
January 10, 2008
All-terrain vehicles made the news headlines again after recent recalls by Honda and KYMCO. On Wednesday, American Honda Motor Company recalled 40,000 2007 TRX 500 ATV’s, also known as Honda Foremans and Foreman Rubicons, because of concerns that problems with the throttle lever could lead to serious injuries or death for riders. The recall comes [...]
Auto Recall Numbers Rose in 2007
January 8, 2008
More than 14.2 million motor vehicles were recalled in 2007. This figure is 25% higher than the 11.2 million vehicles that were called back in 2006. However, this latest figure is still significantly lower than the 30.8 million motor vehicles that were recalled in 2004. Final numbers for this year will be released later this [...]
