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Toys ‘R’ Us will pay $20.6 million to a Colorado man whose wife died in an accident on a swimming pool slide sold by the company. The woman broke her neck in 2006 when the slide collapsed while she was on it. The lawsuit claimed the Toyquest Banzai slide did not meet government safety standards Read More

Henry Gordy International, Inc. has agreed to pay $1.1 million in civil penalties for failing to report a safety hazard and defect in the company’s children’s toy gun dart sets. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the company knew about the safety hazard in May 2006 but a recall was not issued until 2010. There Read More

The Osamu Corporation has issued a recall of 1,800 cases of frozen ground tuna due to decomposition and elevated histamine levels. Histamine consumed in food can cause negative side effects including burning sensation in the mouth, facial swelling, nausea, vomiting and more. The tuna was shipped to distributors in late August and early September. There Read More

Giant Eagle Inc. has issued a recall of the company’s packaged iceberg lettuce due to the threat of listeria contamination. The Food and Drug Administration informed Giant Eagle of the potential listeria contamination after a routine test of the eight-ounce lettuce packages. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the recalled products. https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/14/us-recall-listeria-idUSTRE79D2WO20111014

Nestle USA has announced a recall of a limited quantity of Lean Cuisine Dinnertime Select Chicken Fettuccini meals due to errors on the label. The company said that about 200 boxes of Lemon Garlic Shrimp meals were improperly labeled as Chicken Fettuccini. Customers that are allergic to shrimp may experience adverse side effects upon consuming Read More

General Motors has issued a recall of about 6,000 Chevy Corvettes due to issues with the rear hatch. The company said that during the event of a crash, the hatch could detach due to lack of strength in the hatch hinges. There have been no reported crashes or injuries associated with the problem, GM officials Read More

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 39,000 bottles of PatioGlo Bio-Fuel Gel, manufactured by the Marshall Group. The agency reported that the fuel can unexpectedly ignite when poured into a fire pot that is still burning. This can produce severe burns to patrons standing in the area. The company has received Read More

The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada have announced a recall of around 444,000 single and double strollers in the U.S. and Canada. Imported by B.O.B. Trailers Inc., the agencies said the an embroidered logo on the stroller canopy can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. The company has received six reports Read More

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of about 2,000 pool pump motors due to the risk of electrical shock. The company said the pump cover is not properly grounded, which creates the risk of shock. There have been no injuries reported. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nidec-motor-corporation-recalls-pool-pump-motors-due-to-electrical-shock-hazard-131544328/

Eye care company CooperVision has issued another announcement of its recall of 600,000 Avaira Toric contact lenses. The company first announced a recall in August after the lenses were linked to pain, red eye and blurred vision. Earlier this week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said “a larger effort was needed to alert consumers Read More