Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalls 27 batches of products in April 2019. There are 18 batches of Chinese products, accounting for 66.67%.
Based on our statistics, the Chinese products notified through the CPSC in April were as below:
Recall date | Product | Hazard | Incidents/Injuries | Remedy |
2019-04-02 | Name:Infant Cheetah Fur jackets Units: About 1,550 Recall number : 19-093 Manufactured in : China | The jacket’s snaps can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. | The firm has received two reports of the snaps detaching from the jacket, including one report of a child that began to choke. | Refund |
2019-04-02 | Name: T119 Elf power bank chargers Units : About 4500 (in addition, about 2,600 were sold in Canada) Recall number : 19-096 Manufactured in : China | The charger can overheat while recharging, posing a fire hazard. | Spector & Co has received two reports of the power bank overheating, resulting in no property or fire damage. No injuries have been reported. | Replace |
2019-04-03 | Name: Matco Tools wireless chargers Units : About 4,800 (in addition, about 200 were sold in Canada) Recall number : 19-098 Manufactured in : China | The wireless chargers can overheat, posing a burn hazard. | Professional Tool Products has received six reports of the chargers overheating, including two reports of burns to consumers’ fingers. | Refund |
2019-04-03 | Name: Salsa Warbird and Vaya bicycles Units : About 1,900 Recall number : 19-097 Manufactured in : Taiwan | The bicycle’s fork legs can break, posing an injury hazard. | Quality Bicycle Products has received two reports of forks breaking with one injury of minor scratches reported. | Repair |
2019-04-04 | Name: Hot/cold massage balls Units : About 60,000 Recall number : 19-099 Manufactured in : China | The massage balls can leak or rupture during or after microwaving, posing a burn hazard to consumers. | The firm has received 84 reports of massage balls bursting during microwaving, including 17 reports of burns to various parts of the body. | Refund |
2019-04-09 | Name: GO travel sleep sound machines Units : 5000 Recall number : 19-102 Manufactured in : China | The sound machine’s internal battery can leak and cause an electrical short, posing a burn hazard. | None reported | Refund |
2019-04-11 | Name: Field & Stream Timberline Hang On tree stands Units : About 2600 Recall number :19-103 Manufactured in : China | The weld on the seats can break and cause the seat to fall from the tree, posing a fall hazard. | The firm has received three reports of the tree stand seats breaking. No injuries have been reported. | Refund |
2019-04-11 | Name: Specialized Roubaix, Ruby, Diverge, and Sirrus Bicycles with steerer tube collars Units : About 63,000 Recall number : 19-104 Manufactured in :Taiwan | The bicycle’s steerer tube collar can crack if exposed to corrosion resulting in sudden loss of steering control, posing fall and injury hazards to the rider. | The firm has received two reports involving cracking in the steerer tube collar. No injuries have been reported. | Repair |
2019-04-12 | Name: All Models of Rock ‘n Play Sleeper Units : About 4.7 million products Recall number : 19-105 Manufactured in : China | Infant fatalities have occurred in Rock ‘n Play Sleepers, after the infants rolled from their back to their stomach or side while unrestrained, or under other circumstances. | Since the 2009 product introduction, over 30 infant fatalities have occurred in Rock ‘n Play Sleepers, after the infants rolled over while unrestrained, or under other circumstances. | Refund |
2019-04-15 | Name: Children’s Bathrobes Units : About 980 (in addition, about 60 were sold in Canada) Recall number : 19-736 Manufactured in : China | The children’s hooded bathrobes fail to meet the flammability standard for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children. | None Reported | Refund |
2019-04-17 | Name:Portable mini heaters Units : About 20,000 (In addition, about 49 units weres sold in Canada) Recall number : 19-738 Manufactured in : China | The heater can overheat, smoke and catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards. | The firm has received 117 reports of the heater overheating, including 47 units smoking and 10 catching on fire, two resulting in property damage. No injuries have been reported. | Replace |
2019-04-18 | Name: Tuff smoke-less grills Units : About 40,200 Recall number : 19-107 Manufactured in : China | The grill can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards. | Tekno Products has received 12 reports of the grill overheating, including five reports of fire resulting in property damage and a report of a minor burn injury. | Refund |
2019-04-18 | Name: Bullseye’s Playground wooden toy vehicles Units : About 495,000 Recall number : 19-108 Manufactured in : China | The wheels on the vehicles can detach, posing a choking hazard to children. | There have been four reports of the wheels detaching including a report of a missing wheel when opened. No injuries have been reported. | Refund |
2019-04-23 | Name: CHAMBORD® stove top espresso makers Units : About 500 Recall number : 19-109 Manufactured in : China | The espresso maker’s handle can ignite from the flame of a gas stove, posing fire and burn hazards. | The firm has received one report of the espresso maker’s handle igniting from the flame of a gas stove. No injuries have been reported. | Refund |
2019-04-23 | Name: Wooden Train Carts Units : About 2,200 Recall number : 19-110 Manufactured in : China | The steam dome on the toy train’s engine car can come loose, posing a choking hazard | None reported | Refund |
2019-04-25 | Name: Ruggable shag area rugs Units : About 6200 Recall number : 19-741 Manufactured in : China | The rug’s shag cover fails to meet the federal flammability standard for carpets and rugs, posing a fire hazard. | None reported | Refund Replace |
2019-04-26 | Name: All models of Kids II Rocking Sleepers Units : Approximately 694,000 Recall number : 19-112 Manufactured in : China | Infant fatalities have occurred in the Rocking Sleepers, after the infants rolled from their back to their stomach while unrestrained, or under other circumstances. | Since the 2012 product introduction, five infant fatalities have occurred in the Kids II Rocking Sleepers, after the infants rolled from their back to their stomach while unrestrained, or under other circumstances. | Refund |
2019-04-30 | Name: Justice Light Up bed canopies Units : About 23,900 (in addition, about 950 were sold in Canada) Recall number : 19-743 Manufactured in : China | The canopy lights can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards. | Tween Brands has received one report of a consumer with a burned finger. In addition, the firm has received 17 reports of the canopy lights melting the wiring or mesh canopy or overheating, including one report in Canada that the lights burned a consumer’s pillowcase and two other reports of minor damage to nearby bedding. No serious injuries have been reported. | Refund |
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.