Safety Alerts and Recalls

August 2007 - Recent consumer safety recalls include lead based paint on 1 million children’s toys, dangerous defects in 900,000 lawn tools, as well as ways to correct common safety risks around your home. Click here to learn more about these safety alerts.

July 2007 - Recent consumer safety recalls alerts include lead based paint on children’s toys, fire hazards of outdoor gas grills and notebook computers, as well as entrapment and choking risks of baby cribs. Click here to learn more about these safety recalls.  

June 2007 - Recent consumer safety recalls include products from leading retailer Payless Shoe Stores, major manufacturer General Electric, in addition to infant car seats and children’s toy cell phones. Click here to learn more about these safety recalls.

May 2007 - Recent consumer safety recalls include leading retailers such as Sears, Target, and The Disney Store, in addition to over 4 million units of children’s magnetic building sets. Click here to learn more about these safety recalls.  

April 2007 - Recent consumer safety recalls include children’s Easy-Bake Ovens, major brand names such as Maytag and Fisher-Price, as well as from leading retailers such as Wal-Mart. Click here to learn more about these safety recalls.

March 2007 - Recent consumer safety recalls include children’s clothing and jewelry, as well as major brand names such as IKEA and Conair. Click here to learn more about these safety recalls.

December 2006 - Beware of of toxic toys: Why did the city of San Francisco issue a ban last week on the sale of certain plastic toys aimed at children under 3? And why are activists warning holiday shoppers in the most alarming terms against buying them? Click here to read more.

November 2006 - Recent consumer safety recalls include major brand names such as Family Dollar, Wal-Mart, and Starbucks. Click here to learn more about these safety recalls.

October 2006 - What do laptop batteries, kid bath sets, hooded sweatshirts, and toy trucks have in common? They have all been recalled. Click here to learn more about these safety recalls.  

August 2006 - What does a potentially deadly hairdryer, a children’s lamp that might injury small children, and a candleholder that may burn your house down have in common? They have all been recalled. Click here to learn more about these safety recalls.

July 2006 - This month's product safety recalls involve summer sandals for a laceration hazard, children’s books that pose choking hazards, and water shoes that present a fall hazard. Click here to learn more about these safety recalls.

June 2006 - This month's product safety recalls involve children’s toys that pose choking hazards, bicycle helmets that failed safety tests, and bicycle child carriers that fall off the bike. Click here to learn more about these safety recalls.