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Nine companies have collectively recalled 2 million bottles of flammable gel used in outdoor patio firepots after dozens of users suffered severe burns using the products. The Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that many of the burns occurred when users poured more gel into the pots, unable to determine that gel was still burning inside. Read More

BMW has issued a recall of 241,000 cars in the U.S. due to a defect in the vehicles’ rear lights. The recall covers BMW 325i, 325xi, 330i and 330xi cars, model years 2002-2005. The company said that the vehicles’ rear lights may work intermittently, raising the risk of an accident. BMW officials said there have Read More

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 5,500 swing sets imported by Pacific Cycle Inc. The agency reported that the seats can crack and break, posing a fall hazard to users. There have been five reports of seats cracking and breaking, including minor injuries such as scrapes and bruises. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pacific-cycle-recalls-swing-sets-due-to-fall-hazard-sold-exclusively-at-toys-r-us-128680803/

The Food and Drug Administration has announced that the ShoulderFlex Massager poses serious health risks to consumers, and has caused one death due to strangulation. The agency said necklaces, hair or parts of clothing can become caught in part of the machine that rotates, posing a severe strangulation hazard. The device, distributed by King International, Read More

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reportedly received numerous complaints from drivers of Nissan Frontiers, Pathfinders and Xterras about transmission failures due to leaking radiator coolant. The company extended the warranties to cover radiators, but did not apply the warranty to vehicles over 80,000 miles. Drivers are reporting that the transmission failures are Read More

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of almost 341,000 step stools with storage areas sold at Target. This recall follows an earlier recall this month in which 206,000 stools were recalled. The agency said the stools can break apart and collapse under the weight of users. Target has received 27 reports of Read More

McNeil, a division of Johnson & Johnson has announced a recall of a number of lots of Tylenol Cold Multi-Symptom Nighttime Rapid Release Gelcaps. The company initiated the recall because a compound in the medication “was slightly higher than expected.” This is the fifth recall issued by McNeil this year. Carter Stein