May 2009 Recalls and Product Safety News

• Trampolines Recalled by Skywalker Holdings; Enclosure Problems Can Result in Fall Hazard

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Skywalker Holdings LLC, of Brigham City, Utah, is voluntarily recalling about 60,000 13-foot Square Trampolines. The straps supporting the top of the trampoline’s enclosure to the poles can fail. The enclosure could drop if these straps break, posing a risk that a user could fall from the trampoline.

• Samsung Recalls to Upgrade Certain Cell Phones; Could Fail to Reach Emergency 911 in a No-Service Area

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Samsung Telecommunications America, of Richardson, Texas, is voluntarily recalling about 160,000 Samsung “Jitterbug” Cell Phones. The recalled cell phones that are in a no-service area and display an “out of range, try again later” message could fail to connect to emergency 911.

• CPSC Announces New Report on Child Drownings and Near-drownings in Pools and Spas; Federal Pool and Spa Safety Act Aims to Make Pools and Spas Safer

A new report released today by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) provides updated figures on child drowning deaths and injuries in pools and spas. CPSC’s latest data reveals that nearly 300 children younger than 5 drown in pools and spas each year, and about 3,000 suffer pool or spa-related injuries requiring attention at hospital emergency rooms.

• Ross Stores Recalls Benches Due to Fall Hazard

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Ross Stores Inc., of Pleasanton, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 225 39” St. Anne Acacia Benches. The bench frame can collapse when weight is placed on it, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

• Bunn-O-Matic Recalls Single Cup Tea/Coffeemakers Due to Burn Hazard

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Bunn-O-Matic Corp., of Springfield, Ill., is voluntarily recalling about 35,600 Bunn® Single Cup Pod Brewers. The pod drawer of the pod brewer can open unexpectedly during a brew cycle, posing a burn hazard to consumers.

• Girl’s Hooded Sweatshirts Recalled by Ely and Walker Due to Strangulation Hazard

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Ely and Walker, of Lebanon, Tenn., is voluntarily recalling about 580 Cumberland Outfitters Girl’s Hooded Sweatshirts. The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children.

• Cannondale Recalls Bicycles; JD Forks Can Lose Alignment, Posing Crash Hazard

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Cannondale Bicycle Corp., of Bethel, Conn., is voluntarily recalling about 1,500 Bicycles with JD suspension forks. The recalled bicycle’s fork can lose alignment causing the front wheel to turn unexpectedly. This can cause the rider to lose control of the bicycle and crash.

• Trek Recalls Bicycles; JD Forks Can Lose Alignment, Posing Crash Hazard

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Trek Bicycle Corp., of Waterloo, Wisc., is voluntarily recalling about 16,000 Bicycles with JD suspension forks. The recalled bicycle’s fork can lose alignment causing the front wheel to turn unexpectedly. This can cause the rider to lose control of the bicycle and crash.

• Norco Recalls Bicycle Frames Due to Crash Hazard

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Norco Performance Bikes, of British Columbia, Canada, is voluntarily recalling about 3,600 Norco Bicycle Frames. The bicycle frame can crack and separate, causing a rider to fall from the bicycle and suffer injuries.

• Digital Clamp Meters Recalled by Fluke Due to Shock Hazard

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Fluke Corp., of Everett, Wash., is voluntarily recalling about 52,000 Fluke Digital Clamp Meters. The meters can fail to give an appropriate voltage reading, resulting in the operator falsely believing the electrical power is off, posing a shock, electrocution, or thermal burn hazard.

• HP Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Fire Hazard

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Hewlett-Packard Co., of Palo Alto, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 70,000 lithium-Ion batteries used in Hewlett-Packard and Compaq notebook computers. The recalled lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.

• Folding Toy Beach Chairs Recalled by Build-A-Bear Workshop Due to Laceration Hazard

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada, Build-A-Bear Workshop®, of St. Louis, Mo., is voluntarily recalling about 260,000 chairs (in the United States) and 9,700 in Canada Folding Toy Beach Chair for Stuffed Animals. This toy chair legs can bruise, pinch or cut fingers if caught while folding.

• Eddie Bauer Play Yards with Rocking Bassinets Recalled by Dorel Juvenile Group Due to Suffocation Hazard

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada, Dorel Juvenile Group Inc., of Columbus, Ind., is voluntarily recalling about 71,000 (in the United States) and about 5,600 in Canada Eddie Bauer Soothe & Sway Play Yards. The play yard's rocking bassinet attachment can tilt even when secured by straps in the non-rocking mode or can stay tilted without returning to a level sleeping surface while in the rocking mode, causing an infant to roll to the corner or side of the bassinet. The infant can then become wedged in the corner or pressed against the side or bottom of the bassinet, posing a risk of suffocation or positional asphyxiation.

• Gothic Cabinet Craft Recalls Bunk Beds Due to Fall Hazard

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Gothic Cabinet Craft Inc., of Maspeth, N. Y., is voluntarily recalling about 1,500 Twin, Twin Extra-Large, and Twin Over Full Bunk Beds. The bunk beds do not have sufficient headboards, footboards, or guardrails and have gaps between parts of the upper bunk that could allow a child’s body to pass through but not a child’s head. These bunk beds pose a fall, entrapment, and strangulation hazard to children and violate the spacing requirements of the federal bunk bed safety standard.

• Composite Decks Recalled by Louisiana-Pacific; Decks Can Deteriorate and Break, Posing Fall Hazard

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Louisiana-Pacific (LP) Corp., of Nashville, Tenn., is voluntarily recalling about 48 million linear feet of Composite Decking. The recalled decking can prematurely deteriorate and unexpectedly break. Consumers can fall through broken decking and suffer serious injuries.

• Engine Block and Battery Heaters Used on Polaris Snowmobiles Recalled Due to Shock Hazard

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Polaris Industries Inc., of Medina, Minn., is voluntarily recalling about 530 2009 Widetrak Snowmobiles and Engine Block and Battery Heaters. The insulation of the electrical cord for the engine and battery heaters can fail during cold temperatures, posing an electric shock hazard to consumers.

• Fushin USA Recalls Youth Model ATVs Due to Risk of Injury to Young Riders

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Fushin USA LLC, of Dallas, Texas, is voluntarily recalling about 650 Fushin ATVs. These ATVs lack front brakes, a tire pressure gauge, and padding to cover the sharp edges on the handlebar assembly, which could pose a risk of injury to young riders.

• Browning and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Recall Knife Sheaths Due to Defect

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Browning, of Morgan, Utah and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, of Missoula, Mont., are voluntarily recalling about 10,000 Skinner Knife Sheaths. The knife can cut through the sheath because there is no blade guard in the sheath. This poses a laceration hazard to consumers.

• The Acting Chairman Announces New, Modern Facility For Consumer Product Testing and Evaluation; Advanced Safety Testing To Be Performed By Scientists and Engineers

The Acting Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that a lease has been signed to expand and modernize the agency’s testing facilities. The new facility, located off the “I-270 Technology Corridor” in Rockville, Md., will enhance CPSC’s efforts to protect the public from dangerous consumer products and brings scientists and engineers together in one testing facility.

• Lumetique Recalls Botanika Candles Due to Fire Hazard

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Southern California Candle Co. Inc., of Los Angeles, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 7,000 DayNa Decker 16 ounce Botanika Candles. The glass can break during use, posing a fire hazard.

• Dahon and REI Novara Folding Bicycles Recalled Due to Fall Hazard

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Dahon California Inc., of Duarte, Calif. and Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI), of Kent, Wash., are voluntarily recalling about 11,500 2008 model year Dahon and REI Novara Folding Bicycles. The hinge on the handlepost can crack, posing a fall hazard.