Product recalls & safety alerts, April 1978

7 alerts since 1978: 7 U.S. CPSC recalls. Most common hazards: fire (2), electric shock (2), burns (2), drowning (1), cuts (1). Most affected categories: Other (2), Heating and gas appliances (2), Toys (1). Most common country of origin: Taiwan (1).

Brands: Wheatbelt (1), Wham-O (1), San Francisco Shirt Works (1), Professional (1), Okla Homer Smith Furniture (1), G.L. Electric Flasheat (1)

Gas Valves Prompt Warning
U.S. CPSCApr 24, 1978· Heating and gas appliances
Sump Pumps Repaired
U.S. CPSCApr 24, 1978· Wheatbelt· Other
G.L. Electric Flasheat Water Heaters warning
U.S. CPSCApr 24, 1978· G.L. Electric Flasheat· Heating and gas appliances
Flammable Sweatshirts Recalled
U.S. CPSCApr 17, 1978· San Francisco Shirt Works· Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Baseball Pitching Machines Warning
U.S. CPSCApr 14, 1978· Professional· Other
Crib Teething Rails Recalled by Okla Homer Smith Furniture
U.S. CPSCApr 13, 1978· Okla Homer Smith Furniture· Childcare articles and children's equipment
Water Wiggle Toy Recalled by Wham-O
U.S. CPSCApr 13, 1978· Wham-O· Toys