Recent product recalls

By Robin Melen on August 1, 2012 12:01:00 am

Recall-alert-newMINI VEHICLES About 50,000 (U.S.) and 2,500 (Canada) Green Toys Mini Vehicles sold by mass merchandisers, grocery stores, and independent toy and specialty stores nationwide and by online retailers from April 2012 to June 2012. The cars cost about $5 each or $18 for the set. The wheels and hubcaps on the toy cars can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. Green Toys has received 10 reports of wheels and hubcaps detaching or loosening from the vehicles. There have been no reports of injuries.
IF YOU OWN ONE Contact Green Toys Inc. at 888-973-3421 to receive a full refund. Go to www.greentoys.com/recall for more information.

SECURITY LIGHTS About 7,800 motion security lights sold exclusively at Home Depot stores from September 2011 through April 2012 for about $30. Internal wiring can be damaged during installation, bulb replacement or adjustment, posing an electric shock hazard.
IF YOU OWN ONE Turn off power to the unit at the circuit breaker or fuse panel and contact HeathCo at 855-833-8657 for a free replacement light fixture. You can also e-mail the company at hzproductnotice@heathcollc.com, or go to www.heath-zenith.com/hzproductnotice for more information.

For the latest information on all recalls, go to Recalls.gov. There you'll find recalls from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Food and Drug Administration, and The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, among others.  

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Robin Melen

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