Product recalls & safety alerts, April 2000

13 alerts since 2000: 13 U.S. CPSC recalls. Most common hazards: fire (6), burns (5), falls (2), suffocation (1), strangulation (1). Most affected categories: Electrical appliances and equipment (3), Machinery (2), Furniture (2). Most common country of origin: China (3), Taiwan (2).

Brands: Toymax (1), Standard Mattress (1), Sta-Rite Industries (1), Proctor-Silex (1), Kmart (1), John Deere Consumer Products (1), Honda (1), Healthtex (1)

CPSC, Healthtex Announce Recall of Baby Garments
U.S. CPSCApr 27, 2000· Healthtex· Clothing, textiles and fashion items
CPSC, Sta-Rite Industries Inc. Announce Recall of Battery Chargers
U.S. CPSCApr 24, 2000· Sta-Rite Industries· Electrical appliances and equipment
CPSC, Kmart Corp. Announce Recall of Children's Lamps
U.S. CPSCApr 17, 2000· Kmart· Lighting equipment
CPSC, Graco Announce Recall of Infant Swings
U.S. CPSCApr 13, 2000· Graco· Childcare articles and children's equipment
CPSC, Proctor-Silex Announce Recall of Toasters
U.S. CPSCApr 12, 2000· Proctor-Silex· Kitchen/cooking accessories
CPSC, John Deere Consumer Products Inc. Announce Recall of Homelite® Handheld Power Blowers/Vacuums
U.S. CPSCApr 11, 2000· John Deere Consumer Products· Machinery
CPSC, American Honda Motor Co. Inc. Announce Recall of Lawnmowers
U.S. CPSCApr 11, 2000· Honda· Machinery
CPSC, Fisher-Price Announce Recall of Infant Products
U.S. CPSCApr 7, 2000· Fisher-Price· Childcare articles and children's equipment
CPSC, Toymax Inc. Announce Recall to Replace Skeet Shoot Game Cartridges
U.S. CPSCApr 5, 2000· Toymax· Toys
Converters Recalled by Coast Electronics Supply
U.S. CPSCApr 4, 2000· Coast Electronics Supply· Electrical appliances and equipment
Chairs Recalled by Boston Warehouse Trading Corp.
U.S. CPSCApr 4, 2000· Boston Warehouse Trading· Furniture
CPSC, BISSELL® Homecare Inc. Announce Recall of Upright Vacuum Cleaners
U.S. CPSCApr 4, 2000· BISSELL® Homecare· Electrical appliances and equipment
CPSC, The Standard Mattress Co. Announce Futon Recall
U.S. CPSCApr 3, 2000· Standard Mattress· Furniture