[CPSC] Overview of CPSC notifications on recalls in April 2018

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalls 18 batches of products in April 2018. There are 12 batches of Chinese products, accounting for 66.67%.

Based on our statistics, the Chinese products notified through the CPSC in April were as below:

S/N	Recall date	Name of product	Manu-factured In	Hazard	Incidents/Injuries	Units	Recall number	Remedy
1	2018-04-03	Scotch™ thermal laminators	China	The plastic enclosure can overheat, posing a burn hazard.	3M has received 10 reports of the laminators overheating and causing deformation of the bottom of the plastic enclosures. No injuries have been reported.	About 395,000 (In addition, about 130 were sold in Canada)	18-135	Refund
2	2018-04-04	VH101 Personal Vortex electric space heaters	China	The electric space heater can overheat when in use, posing fire and burn hazards.	Vornado has received 15 reports of the heaters catching on fire.	About 350,000	18-136	Refund Replace
3	2018-04-05	Nickelodeon PAW PATROL Deluxe Marshall Hat with flashlight	China	The batteries in the flashlight can overheat, causing the flashlight to become hot, posing burn and fire hazards.	The firm has received three reports of the flashlight overheating and one report of an overheating flashlight in Canada. No injuries or fires have been reported.	The batteries in the flashlight can overheat, causing the flashlight to become hot, posing burn and fire hazards.	18-137	Refund
4	2018-04-05	Re-fuel power bank charging stations	China	When the unit is being charged, it can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards.	The firm has received five reports of power bank charging stations overheating and melting. No injuries have been reported.	About 6,000	18-138	Refund
5	2018-04-12	Allagash fixed blade hunting knife with sheath	China	The knife blade can cut through the protective leather sheath, posing a laceration hazard.	L.L.Bean has received three reports of the knife cutting through the leather sheath, resulting in minor cuts to consumers’ hands.	About 600	18-736	Replace
6	2018-04-17	Light sets	China	The light set’s glass jars can break during normal use, posing a laceration hazard.	Jo-Ann has received two reports of glass jars breaking, resulting in cuts that required stitches.	About 3,000	18-141	Refund
7	2018-04-18	Decorative cushions	China	The cushions can catch fire if exposed to an ignition source, posing a fire hazard.	None Reported	About 14,500	18-142	Refund
8	2018-04-19	Polaris Phoenix 200 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs)	Taiwan	The throttle limiter can fail due to damage during shipping, posing a crash hazard.	Polaris has received nine reports of a damaged throttle limiter, including one report of throttle limiter failure that resulted in minor injuries.	About 5,600	18-144	Repair
9	2018-04-19	Petit Collage musical jumbo wooden xylophones	China	The ball on the end of the toy xylophone beater stick can separate, posing a choking hazard to young children.	The firm has received one report of the ball separating from the beater rod and one report of the ball being loose. No injuries have been reported.	About 2,900 (In addition, about 240 were sold in Canada)	18-143	Replace
10	2018-04-19	Reduce Hydro Pro water bottles	China	The pink paint on the outside of the bear water bottle contains levels of lead that exceed the federal lead paint standard. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health issues.	None reported	About 2,000	18-738	Refund Replace
11	2018-04-20	3000 PSI pressure washer surface cleaners	China	The surface cleaner’s spray bar can break and detach from the central hub, causing broken pieces to strike consumers, posing an injury hazard.	Briggs & Stratton has received five reports of the surface cleaners spray bar detaching from the central hub, including one report of the spray bar striking an operator, resulting in a cut on the knee which required sutures to close.	About 201,000 (In addition, about 5,400 in Canada)	18-145	Replace
12	2018-04-25	Seasons ceiling fans	China	The brackets connected to the fan blades can break and allow the blades to fall, posing an impact hazard.	HD Supply has received 13 reports of a bracket breaking and allowing a fan blade to fall, including one report of minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.	About 144,000	18-739	Repair

Accompanying remedies (refund, replacement and repair) are taken for such notifications.

As notified on the CPSC website, some customers have already got injured due to the potential hazards.

So it is important to track the recalls of products to ensure consumers’ legitimate interests and rights. C&K Testing hereby reminds related enterprises to enhance the product quality by learning more about the potential hazards of their product categories.