Recalls

The popular home furnishings retailer IKEA is recalling a long list of IKEA dressers and chests because they can tip over if not properly anchored to the wall and pose a risk of serious injuries or death to children. The deaths of six young children and reports of other kids injured in furniture tip over accidents have prompted IKEA North ...

A massive canned tuna recall has been issued for Chicken of the Sea and Bumble Bee brands because potential contamination could cause life-threatening illness. Select varieties of Chicken of the Sea and Bumble Bee brand canned tuna are subject to a tuna recall after routine inspection at a packing facility found that an equipment malfunction may have left the products ...

Nestlé Purina has announced a voluntary recall of certain Beneful and Pro Plan dog foods because they may not contain the appropriate level of vitamins and minerals. 10 oz. tubs of Beneful Prepared Meals, Beneful Chopped Blends and Pro Plan Savory Meals are being recalled after internal testing by Nestlé Purina found that the wet dog foods might not contain ...

Certain in-shell and shelled pistachios sold under the Wonderful Pistachios, Trader Joe’s and Paramount Farms brands have been recalled because they may be contaminated with Salmonella. Wonderful Pistachios, of Lost Hills, Calif., issued a voluntary recall on March 9, 2016 of certain varieties of pistachios due to a risk of Salmonella contamination and directed its retailers to pull the affected ...

Tennessee officials are warning the public about potential fire hazards of hoverboards after the devices were found to be the cause of two fires in Nashville recently, including a hoverboard fire that destroyed a luxury home. “Today, the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office renew our strong warning to Tennessee consumers about so-called ...

Microsoft has announced the recall of 2.25 million Surface Pro power cords because they can overheat, posing shock and fire hazards. Prompted by 56 reports of Surface Pro power cords overheating and catching fire, and another five reports of users who were shocked, Microsoft is recalling AC power cords sold with Microsoft Surface Pro, Surface Pro 2 and Surface Pro ...

Government safety regulators are looking into the fire and fall risks of hoverboards, one of the hottest gifts given last Christmas. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that engineers at its National Product Testing and Evaluation Center in Rockville, Md. are investigating dozens of fires involving hoverboards, also called smart boards. Despite numerous videos of hoverboard fires circulating online ...

Consumers could suffer an electrical shock from defective Rival griddles. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today that Walmart is recalling 330,00 Rival griddles because the heating element can crack, allowing water to get inside and posing a shock hazard when the griddle is plugged into an electrical outlet. The only model included in the Walmart Rival Griddle recall ...

Government safety officials said today that home improvement retailer Home Depot continued to sell 28 different products that posed hazards to consumers after recalls were announced. According to a release by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Home Depot sold 28 products that were recalled between 2012 and 2015, including products consumers depend upon for safety such as smoke alarms ...

Consumers may have ground beef in their freezer that is part of a nationwide ground beef recall issued earlier this month due to E. coli contamination. All American Meats, Inc. of Omaha, Neb. recalled 167,427 pounds of ground beef after an in-commerce surveillance program found a sample tested positive for E. coli O157:H7 on Oct. 30, 2015. While the ground ...