consumer-safety
Every record this desk has filed under consumer-safety, newest first, each with the number of sources it can still show you.
Bodum recalls 5.9 million glass-carafe French presses and warns against stirring coffee with metal utensils
An October 29 recall covers Bodum's listed 8-cup and 12-cup French presses with replaceable glass carafes. Bodum reports 70 instances of carafes breaking during use, including 48 reports of burns. Consumers should immediately stop stirring coffee in the carafes with metal utensils and contact Bodum for a plastic stirring spoon and warning label.
Also filed underrecallsburn-hazardscoffee-makerscpsc
Mitrytech recalls about 11,000 HAIARA power banks after reports of fires, burns and property damage
CPSC's October 29 notice covers HAIARA W5 PRO power banks sold on Amazon by Mitrytech that lack a date code on the side. The seller has been made aware of 600 fire and other thermal-incident reports, including three reports of burns. Consumers should stop using the recalled units and contact Mitrytech for full-refund instructions, including the required photograph and disposal confirmation.
Also filed underrecallspower-banksbattery-firescpsc
Harkla recalls children's sensory swings with four-hole ceiling hooks after reports of hook separation and injuries
An October 29 recall covers about 25,541 Harkla sensory swings in the United States, plus about 5,534 sold in Canada. Only swings with a four-hole hook are included. Harkla reports 29 instances of the hook separating, including 14 injuries; consumers should stop using the recalled swings until repaired and register for a free kit with a replacement mounting plate and safety strap.
Also filed underrecallssensory-swingschildrenfall-hazardscpsc
CPSC interprets 'flammable liquid fuels' not to include fuel additives, so containers meant only for them fall outside the gas-can flame-mitigation requirement
The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued an interpretive rule reading 'flammable liquid fuels' in the 2020 portable fuel container law not to include fuel additives intended to be added to those fuels for the sole purpose of improving engine performance, cleaning engine components, extending engine life, stabilizing fuel, preventing weather effects from fuel, or some similar purpose unrelated to creating heat or power. It was published October 19 and took effect that day. Staff estimate it avoids approximately $545.7 million in annual compliance costs.
Also filed underfuel-containersfuel-additivescpscfederal-register
Every recall can fail four ways, and last week's notices show all four
A recall sounds like a single event: a defect is found, a notice goes out, the thing gets fixed. Last week's federal notices show how many places that chain can break. A 2001 fire-sprinkler recall was closed in 2007, yet a Massachusetts assisted-living facility where ten residents died in a 2025 fire had not replaced dozens of recalled heads that a prior inspection had found. Mercedes mailed two owner letters with the same date, one saying the fix is ready and one saying it is not. Ford's F-150 fuel-tank recall names no warning a driver would notice. And a pressure washer sold on six major marketplaces has no recall at all, because the company CPSC names has not agreed to an acceptable one. The portable lesson: know which of the four failures you are exposed to, and what to do about each.
Also filed underrecallscpscnhtsafire-safety
CPSC and Tyco re-alert a 2001 recall of 35 million Central fire sprinkler heads whose rubber seals can keep them from opening in a fire, citing a 2025 Fall River fire that killed ten residents at a facility that had not replaced dozens of recalled heads an inspection had found, but the free replacement program closed in 2007 and the notice does not say who pays now.
On September 24 the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Tyco Fire Products urged building owners, property managers and others to look again for Central Sprinkler fire sprinkler heads recalled in July 2001, because minerals, salts and other contaminants in water can degrade their rubber O-ring seals so that a head can fail to activate in a fire. The recall covered 35 million Central heads plus about 167,000 sold under the Gem and Star names, and closed on August 31, 2007. CPSC cites a July 13, 2025 fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, that killed ten residents; the facility had not replaced dozens of recalled heads identified during a prior fire-safety inspection. The release does not say whether any head failed in that fire. The free parts-and-labor program ended in 2007, and neither CPSC nor Tyco's September 24 FAQ says whether Tyco will supply or pay for replacements now; the FAQ says that under the NFPA 25 standard the property owner bears responsibility for any necessary replacement. The notice sets no deadline. Questions go to Tyco at Central-Sprinkler-O-Ring-Notice@jci.com or CPSC's hotline, 800-638-2772.
Also filed undercpscrecallsfire-safetyfire-sprinklersassisted-livingbuilding-safety
Four things to check at home this week: two sunscreen ingredients FDA just ruled out, a 2.3-million-bottle candy recall, fire-spray canisters that can rupture, and a cheese with undeclared egg.
On September 11 the FDA published a final order removing PABA and trolamine salicylate as sunscreen active ingredients, finding that a sunscreen containing either is not generally recognized as safe and effective. The day before, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced two recalls a household can check in seconds: about 2.3 million Ricky Joy Sour Crush rolling liquid candy bottles, whose rolling ball can detach and choke a child, and about 31,000 Hero Fire Spray canisters, which can deteriorate and rupture — the firm has nine reports of canisters exploding or deteriorating in storage. And Whole Foods Market is recalling Cabricharme cheese sold at 18 stores because it contains an egg protein not declared on the label. What each notice asks you to look for, and what none of them says.
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