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February 27, 2009

Certain LG 830 Spyder Cell Phones Recalled For Upgrade Due to Dropped Connection or Poor Connection on Emergency 911 Calls

Filed under: Contributors, Recalls and Product Safety — admin @ 9:00 am
The recalled phones can have difficulty sustaining a connection or have poor voice quality on calls to emergency 911.

February 26, 2009

Salsa Bicycles Recalls Bicycles; Handlebar Stems Can Break Causing Rider to Fall

Filed under: Contributors, Recalls and Product Safety — admin @ 2:45 pm
The handlebar stems can crack or break, posing a fall hazard to the consumer.

February 25, 2009

Various Toys Recalled by CBB Group Due to Choking Hazard and Violation of Lead Paint Standard

Filed under: Contributors, Recalls and Product Safety — admin @ 10:30 am
The fishing games, baby rattles and pull-a-long cars contain small parts, which can detach and pose a choking hazard to children. The mini pull back cars and bubble guns have surface paints which contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

February 24, 2009

Silent Diving Systems Recalls Scuba Diving Hoses Due to Drowning Hazard

Filed under: Contributors, Recalls and Product Safety — admin @ 8:30 am
Diving hoses may have been made without crimps, which can allow gas to leak or water to enter into the re-breather unit of the scuba diving equipment, posing a drowning hazard to the user.

Air Venturi Recalls Air Rifles That Can Unexpectedly Fire, Posing Serious Injury Hazard

Filed under: Contributors, Recalls and Product Safety — admin @ 8:30 am
The safety can fail, causing the rifle to unexpectedly fire. This poses a serious injury hazard to consumers.

February 22, 2009

How to Even the Score?

Filed under: Uncategorized — Shel @ 4:44 pm

Just a few comments on the way our society sometimes seems to be so out-of-whack :
Re: The octomom–Why not have the good doctor who implanted those 8 embryos provide all the financial support for those babies?
Re: Bernie Madoff - how about letting those whom he bilked out of their entire life-savings have free access to his properties so they can take items which would be some compensation for their losses?

February 19, 2009

Old Navy Recalls Stuffed Toys; Button Eyes Can Detach and Pose a Choking Hazard to Young Children

Filed under: Contributors, Recalls and Product Safety — admin @ 2:30 pm
The stuffed toys have two button eyes that could detach from the toy, posing a choking hazard to young children.

February 18, 2009

Compound Bows Recalled by BowTech Archery; Bow Can Unexpectedly Break Apart

Filed under: Contributors, Recalls and Product Safety — admin @ 11:00 am
The ends of the bows limbs can unexpectedly break during use and send fragments of the bow in the direction of the user or bystanders, posing a risk of injury.

True Value Recalls Wheelbarrows; Over-Inflated Tire Can Cause Wheel to Break and Pose Injury Hazard

Filed under: Contributors, Recalls and Product Safety — admin @ 11:00 am
Over-inflating the tire could cause the wheels plastic rim to break, posing an injury to the user.

February 17, 2009

Evenflo Recalls Childrens Activity Centers Due to Fall Hazard

Filed under: Contributors, Recalls and Product Safety — admin @ 1:45 pm
When used as an activity table, the cap on one end of the product can loosen and fall off, posing a fall hazard to a young child.
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