Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalls 19 batches of products in September 2017. There are 13 batches of Chinese products, accounting for 68.42%.
Based on our statistics, the Chinese products notified through the CPSC in September were as below:
S/N | Recall date | Name of product | Manufactured In | Hazard | Incidents/Injuries | Units | Recall number | Remedy |
1 | 2017-09-05 | Children’s nightgowns and pajama sets | China | The children’s nightgowns and pajama sets fail to meet flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children. | None reported | About 950 | 17-765 | Refund |
2 | 2017-09-06 | Brute Force 300 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) | Taiwan | The fuel tap or carburetor can leak fuel, posing a fire hazard. | The firm has received 260 reports of fuel leaking from the fuel tap or carburetor. No injuries have been reported. | About 20,000 | 17-218 | Repair |
3 | 2017-09-07 | Quantum ski and snowboard helmets | China | The buckle on the helmet can disengage, posing a risk of head injury. | None reported | About 7,000 (in addition, about 1,000 were sold in Canada) | 17-219 | Repair |
4 | 2017-09-07 | Bracelets sold with storybooks | China | The metal band can wear through the fabric covering of the slap bracelet, posing a laceration hazard. | There have been five reports of the metal bands wearing through the fabric covering of the bracelet resulting in cuts to hands or fingers. | About 79,000 (in addition, about 7,000 were sold in Canada) | 17-220 | Replace |
5 | 2017-09-08 | Chairs sold with Bimini patio sets | China | The fabric seat on the chairs can tear, posing a fall hazard to the user. | The firm has received six reports of the fabric on the folding chair ripping or tearing, including one report of a hand and back injury. | About 45,200 chairs | 17-222 | Refund |
6 | 2017-09-14 | Moonrays mystic globe and snow globe stake lights | China | Light refraction through the stake lights can singe or melt items in contact with or in the immediate proximity, posing a fire hazard. | Southwire has received nine reports of incidents including heat-related damage to nearby property such as grass, deck posts and house siding. No injuries have been reported. | About 8,700 (in addition, about 10,000 units were sold in Canada) | 17-224 | Refund |
7 | 2017-09-20 | Infant bib and bootie sets | China | Rattles sewn into the booties can detach, posing a choking hazard. | None reported | About 1,500 | 17-228 | Refund |
8 | 2017-09-20 | Serious Spinout fireworks | China | The lit firework can tip over and fire shells at bystanders, posing burn, fire and impact hazards to consumers. | Fireworks Over America has received one incident report of the device tipping over while firing. No injury was reported. | About 13,050 | 17-229 | Refund |
9 | 2017-09-25 | J is for Jeep brand cross-country all-terrain jogging strollers | China | The stroller leg bracket can break, posing a fall hazard to infants in the stroller. | The firm has received four reports of the stroller leg bracket breaking, including one report of a child falling from a stroller and receiving cuts and bruises. | About 28,000 | 17-231 | Repair |
10 | 2017-09-25 | ultisport helmets | China | The buckle on the helmet fails to meet current federal safety standards, posing a risk of head injury. | None reported | About 4,600 | 17-232 | Refund |
11 | 2017-09-26 | Gas grills and liquid propane (LP) regulators | China | The grills’ LP regulator can allow gas to flow at a higher pressure than intended, which can result in a gas leak and flame burst from the burner knobs, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers. | Saber Grills has received 35 reports of regulators malfunctioning, including three reports of singed arms and two reports of burned or singed hair. | About 18,800 grills and 2,900 warranty parts and conversion kits (in addition, 7,700 grills and 500 warranty parts and conversion kits were sold in Canada) | 17-233 | Repair |
12 | 2017-09-27 | Fitness Gear resistance tubes | China | The resistance tubes can break while in use and strike the user, posing an injury hazard. | The firm has received 12 reports of tubes breaking, resulting in two reports of consumers who were struck by a broken tube and a consumer who fell when a tube broke. | About 207,500 | 17-234 | Refund |
13 | 2017-09-28 | Moonlight & Melodies nightlight soothers | China | The soother’s USB wall power adapter can break, posing an electrical shock hazard. | Skip Hop is aware of incidents of the power adapter breaking, including one that resulted in an electrical shock. | About 130,000 (In addition, about 21,500 were sold in Canada) | 17-235 | 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.
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