Piggy banks recalled for unsafe lead levels
Thursday, November 22, 2007 | 04:39 PM ET
About 500 frog-shaped piggy banks sold in Canada are being recalled because they contain excessive levels of lead, Health Canada said Wednesday.
The latest on consumer product recalls and advisories.
About 500 frog-shaped piggy banks sold in Canada are being recalled because they contain excessive levels of lead, Health Canada said Wednesday.
About 16,000 Baja ATVs are being recalled in the U.S. because they lack tire pressure gauges and flagpole mounting brackets, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday.
About 800 Snow and Sand Castle Kits sold through L.L. Bean stores in the U.S. are being pulled because pieces may crack, exposing sharp edges, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday.
Texas-based Cooper Lighting Inc. is recalling about 274,000 Metalux fluorescent shop lights because they may pose an electrical shock hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday.
New York-based ELMO USA Corp. is withdrawing about 54,000 visual presenters that have been found to overheat, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday.
Mexi-Snax All Natural Pico de Gallo Tortilla Chips that contained undeclared milk were distributed across Canada and not just in Quebec, as was originally believed, the country's food watchdog said Monday.
Consumers are urged to stop using Halloween-themed baskets sold by Hobby Lobby in the United States because of excessive levels of lead in the paint.
Parents are being urged to return a children's umbrella because it contains lead in excess of allowable limits under the Canadian Hazardous Products Act.
Jetmax International Ltd. is recalling about 36,000 boy's and girl's storage racks with canvas totes after an eight-month-old boy died when he pulled on the storage rack and the top rail landed on the infant's neck, a U.S. government safety group says.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday a voluntary recall of birch bark wrapped candles imported by Gate Five Group LLC, d.b.a. Roost, of California.