Product recalls & safety alerts, November 1998

16 alerts since 1998: 16 U.S. CPSC recalls. Most common hazards: fire (4), electric shock (4), burns (4), strangulation (2), entrapment (2). Most affected categories: Hobby/sports equipment (3), Childcare articles and children's equipment (3), Machinery (2). Most common country of origin: Peru (1).

Brands: Wooden Bunk Beds (1), W.C. Redmon (1), Tonka Products (1), Sunbeam (1), Speed Queen (1), Siemens Energy & Automation (1), Pacific Scientific (1), Nike (1)

Framing Saws Recalled by DeWalt
U.S. CPSCNov 25, 1998· DeWalt· Machinery
CPSC Announces Multiple Play Yard Recalls Due to Strangulation Hazard
U.S. CPSCNov 24, 1998· Gerry· Childcare articles and children's equipment
Treadmills Recalled by Pacific Scientific
U.S. CPSCNov 18, 1998· Pacific Scientific· Hobby/sports equipment
Portable Cribs Recalled by Kolcraft & Playskool
U.S. CPSCNov 17, 1998· Kolcraft & Playskool· Childcare articles and children's equipment
Soldering Irons Recalled by Custom Accessories
U.S. CPSCNov 16, 1998· Custom Accessories· Hobby/sports equipment
Entertainment Units Recalled by AIG Designs Holding
U.S. CPSCNov 16, 1998· AIG Designs Holding· Furniture
Henry Gym Sets Recalled by Menard
U.S. CPSCNov 12, 1998· Menard· Hobby/sports equipment
Bedside Cradles Recalled by W.C. Redmon
U.S. CPSCNov 12, 1998· W.C. Redmon· Childcare articles and children's equipment
Wooden Bunk Beds Recall (99018)
U.S. CPSCNov 10, 1998· Wooden Bunk Beds· Furniture
Top-Corded Vacuum Cleaners Recalled by Electrolux
U.S. CPSCNov 10, 1998· Electrolux· Electrical appliances and equipment
Gas Grills With Side Burners Recalled by Sunbeam
U.S. CPSCNov 5, 1998· Sunbeam· Kitchen/cooking accessories
Electric Screwdrivers Recall by DeWalt Industrial Tool
U.S. CPSCNov 5, 1998· Electric Screwdrivers· Machinery
Men's "Air Face Up" Basketball Shoes Recalled by NIKE
U.S. CPSCNov 3, 1998· NIKE· Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Love Me Tender Dolls Recalled By Tonka Products
U.S. CPSCNov 3, 1998· Tonka Products· Toys
I-T-E Circuit Breaker Box Inspection Program Announced By Siemens
U.S. CPSCNov 1, 1998· Siemens Energy & Automation· Other
Contempo Mate Stack Washer-Dryer Retrofit by Speed Queen
U.S. CPSCNov 1, 1998· Speed Queen· Electrical appliances and equipment