recalls

Please go to this link:

http://www.hasbro.co.uk/recall.asp

My nephew was brought this for his birthday from Asda, I don't know if they have put out a recall but Hasbro have so please check this link out as there have been 2 incidents of children choking.

Pottery Barn Recalls Gourd Candles for Fire Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

 

Name of Product: Gourd Candles

Units: About 68,000

Distributor: Pottery Barn, of San Francisco, Calif.

Hazard: The gourd candles can have excessive flame height and could fail to self-extinguish when burning down to the bottom of the candle, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves five styles of individual gourd-shaped candles and a set of eight mini-gourd candles. The style number for the candles can be found on the price ticket, receipt or shipping invoice.

Gourd-Shaped Candles Style Number Price Medium Dark Green Gourd 6249403 $12 Long Tan Gourd that is butternut squash-shaped with two wicks 6278204 $16 Tall Beige Gourd 6841803 $16 Tall Dark Green Gourd 8119265 $19 Medium, Light Green Gourd 8119331 $12 A set of eight Mini Gourd candles that contains two white,
two green and four beige candles 8117798 $24

Sold at: Pottery Barn stores nationwide, the Pottery Barn catalog and PotteryBarn.com from September 2006 through October 2006 for between $12 and $24.

Manufactured in: Vietnam.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using these candles and return them to Pottery Barn for a full refund. Customers who purchased the candles via catalog or potterybarn.com can call the toll-free number for a refund (including shipping).

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Pottery Barn toll-free at (888) 922-9245 between 7 a.m. and 12 a.m. ET Monday through Sunday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.potterybarn.com

Pottery Barn Media Contact: Leigh Oshirak at (415) 438-8106.

 

Name of Products: Polly Pocket dolls and accessories with magnets

Units: About 2.4 million play sets (an additional 2 million play sets were sold worldwide)

Importer: Mattel Inc., of El Segundo, Calif.

Hazard: Tiny magnets inside the dolls and accessories can fall out undetected by parents and caregivers. The magnets can be swallowed, aspirated by young children or placed by a child in their nose or ears. When more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation, infection or blockage, which can be fatal. Aspiration to the lungs requires immediate surgery. Magnets placed in the nose or ears can cause swelling and be difficult to remove.

Incidents/Injuries: CPSC is aware of 170 reports of the small magnets coming out of these recalled toys. There were three reports of serious injuries to children who swallowed more than one magnet. All three suffered intestinal perforations that required surgery. A 2-year-old child was hospitalized for seven days and a 7-year-old child was hospitalized for 12 days. An 8-year-old child was also hospitalized.

Description: The recalled Polly Pocket play sets contain plastic dolls and accessories that have small magnets. The magnets measure 1/8 inch in diameter and are imbedded in the hands and feet of some dolls, and in the plastic clothing, hair pieces and other accessories to help the pieces attach to the doll or to the doll’s house. The model number is printed on the bottom of the largest pieces on some of the play sets. Contact Mattel if you cannot find a model number on your product to determine if it is part of the recall. Polly Pocket magnetic play sets currently on store shelves are not included in this recall.

Polly Pocket Magnetic Play Sets Item Number Polly Pocket!™ Polly Place™ Hangin’ Out House™ B2632 Polly Pocket!™ Polly Place™ Treetop Clubhouse™ B3158 Polly Pocket!™ Spa Day™ B3201 Polly Totally!™ Polly Place™ Totally Tiki Diner™ B7118 Polly Pocket!™ Quik-Clik™ Boutique G8605 Polly Pocket!™ Quik-Clik™ City Pretty Playset H1537 Polly Pocket!™ Quik-Clik™ Sporty Style Playset H1538 Polly Pocket!™ Totally Zen™ Playset H3211

Sold at: Discount department stores and toy stores from May 2003 through September 2006 for between $15 and $30.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take these recalled toys away from children and contact Mattel to arrange for the return of the sets and to receive a voucher for a replacement toy of the customer’s choice, up to the value of the returned product.

Consumer Contact: For additional information contact Mattel at (888) 597-6597 anytime, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.service.mattel.com

 

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Send the link for this page to a friend! The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

Name of Product: Various "Kool Toyz" Children's Products

Units: About 190,500

Importer/Distributor: Target Stores, of Minneapolis, Minn.

Manufacturer: Toy Century Industrial Ltd., of Hong Kong

Hazard: Some of these toys contain lead paint, which is toxic if
ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects. Also,
some of the toys have sharp points, posing laceration or puncture wound
hazards.

Incidents/Injuries: Target has received four reports of toys breaking
apart, exposing sharp points. No injuries have been reported.

Description: The recall involves "Kool Toyz" brand toys, including sets
containing die-cast cars, playground set, doll house set, dinosaurs,
trucks, boats and planes. The packaging is primary blue and has the
"Kool Toyz" logo is on the upper left corner of the packaging. The
following chart lists the toys involved in the recall, their item
numbers written on the upper right corner of the packaging, and the
specific hazards they pose:

Product Name / Item Number / Hazard
Truck Carry Case / 087/01/0050 / Lead Paint and Sharp Points
Tiny Playground Set / 086/10/0048 / Lead Paint and Sharp Points
Dream House Play Set / 086/10/0048 / Lead Paint and Sharp Points
Discovery Dinosaur Habitat / 087/01/0011 / Lead Paint
Command Center Action Figure Play Set / 087/01/0034 / Sharp Points
Aircraft Carrier Action Figure Play Set / 087/01/0034 / Sharp Points
Air, Land and Sea Defender Play Set / 087/01/0036 / Lead Paint
Tank Action Figure Play Set / 087/01/0040 / Lead Paint
Helicopter Action Figure Play Set / 087/01/0040 / Lead Paint
Remote Control Trucks / 087/01/0042 / Sharp Points

Sold by: Target Stores nationwide from July 2006 through September 2006
and on Target.com from August 2006 through September 2006 for between
$10 and $20.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should take the products away from children and return
the item to the nearest Target Store for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, please contact Target at
(800) 440-0680 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or
visit the firm's Web site at www.target.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the
recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07035.html

Target Recalls "Play Wonder" Puzzle Tables for Choking and Laceration
Hazards

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary
recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: "Play Wonder" Puzzle Tables

Units: About 7,100

Importer/Distributor: Target, of Minneapolis, Minn.

Manufacturer: Sunrise, of China

Hazard: The handles on the puzzle pieces can come off, posing a choking
hazard to young children. Also, the tips of the nails on the inside
shelf of the puzzle table could be exposed, posing a laceration or
puncture hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: Target has received two reports of the pegs coming
off of the puzzle pieces. In one of these reports, a child was found to
be mouthing the pegs. No other injuries were reported relating to these
hazards.

Description: This recall involves a "Play Wonder" brand puzzle table
that contains three nine-piece wooden puzzles inside the table. They are
light blue with paw prints painted across the top of the table. The
table is about 13-inches high when assembled and has green sides. The
"Play Wonder" logo is located in the front lower right corner of the
packaging. Item number 204/12/0162 is located in the front upper right
corner of the packaging.

Sold at: Target stores nationwide and on www.target.com from December
2005 through October 2006 for about $25.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should take the products from children immediately and
return the item to the nearest Target Store for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For more information, consumers can contact Target at
(800) 440-0680 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or
log on to the firm's Web site at www.target.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the
recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07034.html

Decorative Snaps and Metal Clips Recalled by Provo Craft Due to Lead
Poisoning Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary
recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Decorative Snaps and Metal Clips

Units: About 76,000

Manufacturer: Provo Craft, of Spanish Fork, Utah

Hazard: The recalled clips and snaps contain high levels of lead. Lead
is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health
effects.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The recall involves the "Rob and Bob Studio Clip-Ease"
metal clips with model numbers 28-1084, 28-1085 and 28-1086 and the "Rob
and Bob Studio Snap-Ease" snaps with model number 28-1080. The product
name and model number can be found on the packaging.

Sold at: Scrapbook stores and craft retailers nationwide from August
2005 through October 2006 for about $6.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should stop using these products immediately and
contact Provo Craft for instructions on how to obtain a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, please contact Provo Craft
at (800) 955-9490 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. MT, Monday through Friday or
visit the firm's Web site at www.recall.provocraft.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the
recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07033.html

I got this email from my MIL and it's about some types of drugs that are being recalled.. Look carefully because your child might use some of these. Or you yourself!!!

All drugs containing PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE are being recalled.
You may want to try calling the 800 number listed on most
drug boxes and inquire about a REFUND Please read this
CAREFULLY. Also, please pass this on to everyone you know.

STOP TAKING anything containing this ingredient. It has been
linked to increased hemorrhagic stroke (bleeding in brain)
among women ages 18-49 in the three days after starting use
of medication. Problems were not found in men, but the FDA
recommended that everyone (even children) seek alternative
medicine.

The following medications contain Phenylpropanolamine:

Acutrim Diet Gum Appetite Suppressant
Acutrim Plus Dietary Supplements
Acutrim Maximum Strength Appetite Control
Alka-Seltzer Plus Children's Cold Medi cine Effervescent
Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold medicine (cherry or or ange)
Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine Original
Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold &Cough Medicine Effervescent
Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold &Flu Medicine
Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold &Sinus Effervescent
Alka Seltzer Plus Night-Time Cold Medicine
BC Allergy Sinus Cold Powder
BC Sinus Cold Powder
Comtrex Flu Therapy &Fever Relief
Day &Night Contac 12-Hour Cold Capsules
Contac 12 Hour Caplets
Co ricidin D Cold, Flu &Sinus
Dexatrim Caffeine Free
Dexatrim Extended Duration
Dexatrim Gelcaps
Dexatrim Vitamin C/Caffeine Free
Dimetapp Cold &Allergy Chewable Tablets
Dimetapp Cold &Cough Liqui-Gels
Dimetapp DM Cold &Cough Elixir
Dimetapp Elixir
Dimetapp 4 Hour Liquid Gels
Dimetapp 4 Hour Tablets
Dimetapp 12 Hour Extentabs Tablets
Naldecon DX Pediatric Drops
Permathene Mega-16
Robitussin CF
Tavist-D 12 Hour Relief of Sinus &NasalCongestion
Triaminic DM Cough Relief
Triaminic Expectorant Chest &Head
Triaminic Syrup ! ! Cold &am p; Allergy
Triaminic Triaminicol Cold &Cough .....

I just found out and called the 800# on the container for Triaminic and they informed me that they are voluntarily recalling the following medicines because of a certain ingredient that is causing strokes and seizures in children:

Orange 3D Cold &Allergy Cherry (Pink)
3D Cold &Cough Berry
3D Cough Relief Yellow 3D Expectorant

They are asking you to call them at 800-548-3708 with the lot number on the box so they can send you postage for you to send it back to them, and they will also issue you a refund. If you know of anyone else with small children,

PLEASE PASS THIS ON. THIS IS SERIOUS STUFF!

DO PASS ALONG TO ALL ON YOUR MAILING LIST so people are informed. They can then pass it along to their families.

To confirm these findings please take time to check the
following:

http://www.fda.godrug/infopage/ppa/
http://www.fda.godrug/infopage/ppa/

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO YOUR CHILDREN IN CASE THEY GIVE IT TO THEIR
CHILDREN OR TO FRIENDS WHO HAVE CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN.

Hershey products pulled off Canadian shelves

Mon Nov 13, 8:47 AM

Certain candy bars as well as chocolate chips for baking are among the products Hershey Canada is pulling off store shelves because of possible salmonella contamination.

Hershey Canada Inc. and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency released a list on Sunday of 25 recalled products.

Any foods tainted with salmonella may not look or smell spoiled, but the bacteria can cause symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.

Hershey's recalled products can be identified by date codes - ranging from 6417 to 6455 - found on the back of each package. They include:

- Hershey Chipits Milk Chocolate Chips - 270 g.

- Hershey Creamy Milk Chocolate With Almonds - 43 g.

- Hershey Creamy Milk Chocolate - 45 g.

- Oh Henry! - 62.5 g; 62.5g/4 bars; 145 g.

- Oh Henry! Bites - 130 g.

- Oh Henry! Peanut Butter - 60 g.

- Hershey Chipits Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips - 350 grams; 2 kg.

- Hershey Chipits Semi-Sweet Mint Chocolate Chips - 300 g.

- Hershey Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips - 300 g.

- Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate - 45 g. Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate with Almonds - 43 g.

- Reese Peanut Butter Cups - 51 g; 68 g; 51 g/4 bars.

- Lowney Cherry Blossom - 45 g.

- Glosette Peanuts - 45 g.

- Glosette Almond - 42 g.

- Glosette Raisin - 50 g; 145 g.

- Hershey's Chocolate Shell Topping - 177 ml.

- Eat-More Dark Toffee Peanut Chew - 56 g; 56 g/4 bars.

- Lowney Bridge Mix - 52 g; 340 g.

- Hershey Assorted 16 count - 728 g.

- Hershey Assorted 50 count - 2.5 kg.

- Hershey Chipits Mini Chocolate Chips - 300 g; 10 kg (Bulk); 175 g; 500 g.

- Hershey Chipits Chocolate Chip Bulk - 10 kg (Bulk).

- Nut Roll - 5 kg (Bulk).

- Hershey Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips - 10 kg (Bulk).

No products produced for Halloween or Christmas are affected, said the company.

The contamination at the company's plant in Smiths Falls, Ont., is believed to be the result of an ingredient shipped in from an outside supplier. The plant was closed Thursday evening after the salmonella was discovered.

"It’s a minor ingredient used in chocolate making. That's all I can share at this time," Hershey spokesperson Stephanie Moritz told CBC Newsworld on Monday.

It's not clear how much of the affected chocolate, produced between Oct. 15 and Nov. 10, may have reached store shelves, said officials.

"There was a limited amount of product that was actually at retail level," said the CFIA's Garfield Balsom. "The majority of the product is being contained at distribution and warehouse levels."

Moritz said the contamination involved a limited number of products.

"Most of the product is already in our control or being retrieved from customers," she said.

Balsom wouldn't speculate about what may have caused the contamination, saying an investigation is ongoing.

"The salmonella could be introduced through various sources. The investigation needs to be focused and detailed in order for us to determine where this was introduced."

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of the candy or chocolate chips on the recall list, the company said.

Moritz said the discovery shows the company's quality and safety checks work.

 

Nov. 9, 2006 -- The FDA today announced a recall of about 11 million bottles of store-brand acetaminophen 500-milligram caplets.

Those caplets are over-the-counter drugs for pain relief and fever reduction. They're sold by about 130 companies, including Wal-Mart, CVS, and other drug stores, grocery stores, and wholesalers.

The recall is due to "small metal fragments found in a small number of these caplets," states an FDA news release.

The fragments range in size from "microdots" to 8-millimeter pieces of wire, according to the FDA.

The FDA and the caplets' maker, Perrigo Company of Allegan, Mich., are investigating how those metal fragments got into the caplets.

So far, no illnesses, injuries, or consumer complaints have been reported to the FDA or Perrigo, according to the FDA.

The FDA "believes the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote," the FDA's Jason Brodsky told reporters in a teleconference.

Brodsky is the FDA's assistant commissioner for external relations.

"However, if a consumer were to swallow an affected caplet, it could result in minor stomach discomfort and/or possible cuts to the mouth or throat," Brodsky says.

Advice for Consumers

For a full list of the companies that sell store-brand 500 milligram acetaminophen made by Perrigo, visit the FDA's web site at www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/perrigo/perrigocustlist.html.

The FDA's web site also lists the recalled batches of the drug. That list is posted at www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/perrigo/perrigobatchlist.html.

The recalled drugs have expiration dates ranging from September 2006 through August 2009.

The FDA advises consumers who believe they have the recalled acetaminophen to "discontinue use immediately" and call Perrigo's consumer affairs department at (877) 546-0454 for further instructions.

People who think they may have been harmed by the affected caplets should talk to their doctors, says Brodsky.

"We believe, at present, that this is a relatively small fraction of the total available acetaminophen on the market," the FDA's Douglas Throckmorton, MD, told reporters in the teleconference. Throckmorton is the deputy director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

Any adverse reactions to the products should be reported to the FDA's MedWatch program, which can be reached by phone at (800) FDA-1088, by fax at (800) FDA-0178, or on the MedWatch web site at www.fda.gov/medwatch.

Adverse reactions should also be reported by phone to Perrigo's consumer affairs department at (877) 546-0454, says the FDA.

Investigation Under Way

According to the FDA, Perrigo told the FDA about the problem on Nov. 1.

Perrigo discovered, through its own regulatory quality-control procedures, that their tableting equipment was wearing down prematurely, says the FDA.

The FDA says Perrigo told the FDA that 70 million caplets went through a metal detector, resulting in the discovery of about 200 caplets containing metal fragments ranging from "microdots" to portions of wire 8 millimeters long.

Perrigo is working with the FDA on correcting the problem.

In a Perrigo news release, the company says it bought raw materials for the caplets from a third-party supplier. Perrigo didn't name that supplier.

John Hendrickson, Perrigo's executive vice president and general manager of Perrigo Consumer Health Care, commented on the recall in Perrigo's news release.

"Our quality control systems noted trace amounts of metal particulate in a very small number of these caplet products," Hendrickson says.

"Although the frequency of occurrence is very low, the probability of health risk is remote, and there have been no reports of injuries or illness related to this incident, we are taking this measure to maintain the highest possible product quality standards for our retail customers and their store brand consumers."

SOURCES: News release, FDA. News release, Perrigo Company. Jason Brodsky, assistant commissioner for external relations, FDA. Douglas Throckmorton, MD, deputy director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA. Associated Press.

Gund Inc. Recalls Woodles™ Activity Toys for Choking Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

 

Name of Product: Baby Gund Woodles™ Activity Toys

Units: About 18,900

Manufacturer: Gund Inc., of Edison, N.J.

Hazard: The wooden rings on the stuffed toy can break, posing a small parts choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: Gund has received four reports from consumers about the wooden rings on the toys breaking, including one report of a child mouthing small pieces. No injuries were reported.

Description: The product is a baby activity toy available in various animal shapes. It consists of a soft, stuffed body with a rattle component inside the body and two smooth wooden rings attached to loops at the end of each arm. The product is available in four different styles: Rumba Lion Activity Toy with style number 58553, Gazoo Giraffe Activity Toy with style number 58554; Wango Horse Activity Toy with style number 58555, and Tippy Cow Activity Toy with style number 58556. “Woodles™” and the style number are located on the sewn-in label.

Sold by: Independent specialty toy stores nationwide and in Canada from June 2005 through April 2006 for about $12.

Manufactured in: Vietnam

Remedy: Consumers should stop using these toys immediately, and contact Gund for a free replacement product.

Consumer Contact: For more information, call Gund at (800) 448 4863 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or e-mail the firm at woodles@gund.com. Information about this recall also can be found on the firm’s Web site at www.gund.com