Electronics
Compact Fluorescent Lights – Potential Fire and Mercury Hazards
Compact Fluorescent Lights On Market. For several years, compact fluorescent lights, also known as CFLs, have been on the market and have been slowly accepted by the general public. However, there has been concern recently that some CFLs are prone when they reach the end of their lives, to explode and potentially cause a … [Read more...] about Compact Fluorescent Lights – Potential Fire and Mercury Hazards
LG Recalls Top-Loading Washing Machines
LG Recall Its Washing Machines. LG Electronics has been forced to issue a recall on some of its popular top-loading washing machines because they have the potential to shake out-of-control, posing injury and property damage risks to consumers. According to a recall statement from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the action … [Read more...] about LG Recalls Top-Loading Washing Machines
Dehumidifiers Recalled By Home Depot
Hampton Bay Dehumidifiers internal Component Can Fail. About 2,000 Hampton Bay Dehumidifiers, which were manufactured in China and imported by the Home Depot, of Atlanta, Georgia, are being recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced. The Hampton Bay Dehumidifiers are being recalled because an … [Read more...] about Dehumidifiers Recalled By Home Depot
Appeals Court Revives Cell Phone Cancer Cases
Cell Phone Radiation Can Cause Cancer. Cell phone lawsuits alleging that radiation from the devices can cause brain cancer have been given new life. According to Law.com, the Washington D.C. Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court decision that found that cell phone cancer lawsuits were preempted by federal law. The … [Read more...] about Appeals Court Revives Cell Phone Cancer Cases
Samsung Microwaves Recalled for Shock Hazard
Samsung Microwaves Recalled Due To Shock Hazard. About 43,000 Samsung™ Over-the-Range Microwave Ovens imported by Samsung Electronics America Inc., of Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, have been recalled for shock hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced. If an installation bolt from the … [Read more...] about Samsung Microwaves Recalled for Shock Hazard
More DVD Players Recalled by Wal-Mart
Recalled Durabrand DVD Players Can Overheat. The August 20, 2009 recall of Durabrand DVD Players imported by Wal-Mart has been expanded, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced. The updated recall now involves about 4.2 million Durabrand DVD Players and has been expanded to include the pink and purple … [Read more...] about More DVD Players Recalled by Wal-Mart
Maytag Refrigerator Recall Expanded Following More Overheating, Damage Reports
Maytag Refrigerator Recall For Posing Fire Hazard. Maytag is expanding its March refrigerator recall to include an additional 46,000 Maytag, Magic Chef, Performa by Maytag and Crosley brand refrigerators. The original Maytag refrigerator recall was for 1.6 million refrigerators that posed a fire hazard. According to the … [Read more...] about Maytag Refrigerator Recall Expanded Following More Overheating, Damage Reports
Fire Hazard Prompt Recall for Shop Fox Dust Collection Remote Switches
Woodstock Int. Recall Shop Fox Dust Collection Due To Fire Hazard. Shop Fox Dust Collection Remote Switches are being recalled by Woodstock International, of Bellingham, Wash. because they pose a fire hazard. The recall includes about 450 remote switches. The recalled product is a remote dust collector switch, which remotely … [Read more...] about Fire Hazard Prompt Recall for Shop Fox Dust Collection Remote Switches
Psyclone Essentials, React Battery Recharge Stations for Wii Recalled
Psyclone Essentials Recalled Over Fire Hazard. About 220,000 Psyclone Essentials and React Wii 4-Dock Battery Recharge Stations have been recalled because they can overheat, posing a burn or fire hazard to consumers. According to the recall notice, Griffin International Cos., Inc., of Minneapolis, Minn. has received six … [Read more...] about Psyclone Essentials, React Battery Recharge Stations for Wii Recalled
Frigidaire Recalls Clothes Washers Due to Fire Hazard
Frigidaire Recall Its Clothes Washers Drain Pump. Frigidaire, of Cleveland, Ohio just issued a recall for about 35,000 Crosley®, Frigidaire®, Kelvinator®, Kenmore®, Wascomat®, and White-Westinghouse® clothes washers the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced. The recall was initiated because an internal … [Read more...] about Frigidaire Recalls Clothes Washers Due to Fire Hazard
Some iPods Pose Fire, Burn Hazards
iPods Reportedly Overheated And Flaming. Despite alleged efforts on the part of Apple to keep reports of iPod fires from the public, it seems that the popular devices have reportedly overheated, even flaming and smoking. These incidents have reportedly resulted in physical injury and property damage, the San Francisco Gate just … [Read more...] about Some iPods Pose Fire, Burn Hazards
H2O Mop Steam Cleaners Recalled for Burn, Shock Hazard
H2O Mop Steam Cleaners Recalled Due To Shock Hazard. More than half a million H2O Mop Steam Cleaners are being recalled by Thane International, Inc., of La Quinta, Calif. According to the recall notice, the power cord on the steam cleaners can unexpectedly wear down and expose the wiring, posing a shock and burn hazard to … [Read more...] about H2O Mop Steam Cleaners Recalled for Burn, Shock Hazard
Mosquito Traps, Bedbug Monitors Recalled
BioSensory Recalled Bed Bug Monitors And Mosquito Traps For Laceration Hazard. BioSensory, Inc., of Putnam, Connecticut has recalled about 70 Dragonfly II Mosquito Traps and 1,500 NightWatch Bed Bug Monitors due to laceration or burn hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced. Both the … [Read more...] about Mosquito Traps, Bedbug Monitors Recalled
PowerPlus Generators Recalled for Fire Hazard
Big Muddy Recall PowerPlus Generators Can Pose Fire Hazard. Big Muddy Sports, of Perryville, Mo. is recalling about 450 PowerPlus Generators that pose a fire risk. The recalled PowerPlus Generators are red with a black frame. The model number (BM7200 Power+) is printed on the side of the unit. Recalled units have a date … [Read more...] about PowerPlus Generators Recalled for Fire Hazard
Massive Maytag Refrigerator Recall for Fire Hazard
Maytag Refrigerator Recall Because Of An Electrical Failure. Maytag Corporation of Newton, Iowa is issuing an enormous refrigerator recall involving approximately 1.6 million defective refrigerators because of an electrical failure in the refrigerator’s relay that poses a fire hazard, reports Today. The relay is the component that … [Read more...] about Massive Maytag Refrigerator Recall for Fire Hazard
Defective Fan Maker Fined $500,000
Lasko Pay Civil Penalty For Defective Fan. Lasko Products will pay $500,000 in a civil penalty for its failure to report defective fans, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced. The CPSC has provisionally accepted the fine to be paid by Lasko, which settles allegations that Lasko failed to immediately … [Read more...] about Defective Fan Maker Fined $500,000
Cell Phones Linked to Skin Allergies
Cell Phones Linked To Unexplained Rashes. Cell phone use has been linked to all sorts of health problems from male infertility to cancer. Now, doctors are seeing increasing numbers of people complaining of unexplained rashes that show up on the ears and cheeks. Doctors are advised to be on alert for a skin allergy caused by too … [Read more...] about Cell Phones Linked to Skin Allergies
Cell Phones and Cancer: More Research Needed
Long-Term Health Effects Of Cell Phones. Medical professions attending a congressional hearing this week have said that a large-scale study of the long-term health effects of cell phones needs to be carried out, especially in children. During a hearing before the House subcommittee on domestic policy, Ronald Herberman, … [Read more...] about Cell Phones and Cancer: More Research Needed
Even Hands Free Cell Phone Use Can Affect Male Fertility
Hands Free Cell Phone Affect Male Fertility. Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic are warning that cell phone use, including hands-free devices—can affect male fertility. The information appears in the journal Fertility and Sterility. Men are warned to ensure that the devices are not kept in proximity to their … [Read more...] about Even Hands Free Cell Phone Use Can Affect Male Fertility
Did iPod Cause House Fire?
iPod Being Blamed In A House Fire. A faulty iPod is being cited as a possible suspect in a house fire that occurred in Canada over the weekend. Just last week, Apple offered to replace lithium batteries in some of its iPod Nano devices following reports that they had caught fire while charging. Apple' offer came after Japanese … [Read more...] about Did iPod Cause House Fire?
CPSC Recalls: Car Charger and Coffee Makers Pose Fire Hazard
CPSC Recalls Defective Consumer Products. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with the two firms named below, today announced a voluntary recall of two defective consumer products: IMS Car Chargers and Sears Coffee Makers. International Merchandising Service Inc. (IMS), of Fullerton, … [Read more...] about CPSC Recalls: Car Charger and Coffee Makers Pose Fire Hazard
Cell Phone Exposure in the Womb Tied to Behavior Problems
Cell Phone Exposure Linked To Adverse Health Effects. In another study of cell phone usage and its related adverse health effects, researchers have found that those children whose mothers used cell phones frequently during pregnancy and who are also cell phone users themselves are more likely to exhibit behavior problems. Dr. Leeka … [Read more...] about Cell Phone Exposure in the Womb Tied to Behavior Problems
Study Links Cell Phone Use to Behavioral Problems
Cell Phone Use While Pregnant Can Develop Behavioral Problems. New research is suggesting that the children of mothers who use cell phones while pregnant are more likely to develop behavioral problems. This, based on a study of 13,159 children in Denmark in the late 1990s. The research claims to show a link between use of handheld … [Read more...] about Study Links Cell Phone Use to Behavioral Problems
Studies Link Cell Phones to Male Infertility, Cancer
Cell Phones Use Linked To Cancer And Male Infertility. Two separate cell phone studies have linked frequent use of the devices to cancer and male infertility, raising concerns that the rising use of cell phones could have a negative impact on public health. A new study suggests men’s fertility may be decreased with cell … [Read more...] about Studies Link Cell Phones to Male Infertility, Cancer
Cell Phone Health Risks Prompt FDA Action
Cell Phone Health Risks. Cell phones and their health consequences have become an increasing source of worry, especially as use of the wireless devices has increased exponentially in the last several years. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now calling for a re-examination of cell phone health risks saying that past … [Read more...] about Cell Phone Health Risks Prompt FDA Action
CPSC and Weil-McLain Company Recalls Boilers
Weil-McLain Recall Boilers Due To A Fire Hazard. The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Weil-McLain Company of Michigan City, Indiana, have announced the recall of some 1,131 GV Series Boilers manufactured in the United States because the blower assembly is not properly sealed. Gas can leak during operation and accumulate. If an … [Read more...] about CPSC and Weil-McLain Company Recalls Boilers
Refrigerators and Upright Freezers Recalled Due to Shock Hazard
CPSC Announced The Recall Of Freezers And Refrigerators. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of approximately 112,000 Automatic Defrost Upright Freezers and Refrigerators manufactured by WC Wood Company between September 2002 and February 2004. These units were sold at home improvement and appliance … [Read more...] about Refrigerators and Upright Freezers Recalled Due to Shock Hazard
Iowa Man Sues Ford, Texas Instruments, and Dupont Claiming Faulty Electrical Switch
Ford Faulty Electrical Switch Can Cause Fatal Fire. After calling 911, 74-year-old Darletta Mohlis died attempting to escape from her burning house. Now, her three children and husband, Earl, are suing the Ford Motor Company in a wrongful death action claiming a faulty cruise-control deactivation switch on Mr. Mohlis’s 1996 … [Read more...] about Iowa Man Sues Ford, Texas Instruments, and Dupont Claiming Faulty Electrical Switch
CPSC, Belkin Announce Recall of Batteries Sold with Bluetooth GPS Navigation System
CPSC Announced The Belkin Recall. The following product safety recall was conducted voluntarily by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Customers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Li-Polymer battery pack sold with Bluetooth™ Global Positioning System (GPS) Navigation … [Read more...] about CPSC, Belkin Announce Recall of Batteries Sold with Bluetooth GPS Navigation System
CPSC ANNOUNCES THE RECALL OF 116,000 PORTABLE DVD PLAYER BATTERY PACKS
The CPSC Announced The Recall of Portable DVD Player Battery Packs. On Wednesday, the CPSC announced the recall of approximately 116,000 portable DVD battery packs which can overheat and explode while being recharged thereby posing a burn and fire hazard to consumers. The battery packs were manufactured in China by Mintek … [Read more...] about CPSC ANNOUNCES THE RECALL OF 116,000 PORTABLE DVD PLAYER BATTERY PACKS
Weather Works Has Recalled Electric Heaters
The CPSC Announced The Recall Of Electric Heaters. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has released the following information. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of product: Weather Works Ventilaire Electric Heaters Units: 2,400 Manufacturer: Weather … [Read more...] about Weather Works Has Recalled Electric Heaters
Comarco Has Recalled Detachable Plugs
Detachable Plugs Are Being Recalled Due To A Shock Hazard. Comarco Inc. has recalled about 125,000 detachable plugs on power adapters. The plug can break open and expose live wires, posing an electrocution or electric shock hazard to consumers. Comarco Received Reports Of Plugs Breaking Open Comarco has received 12 reports of … [Read more...] about Comarco Has Recalled Detachable Plugs
Study Could Boost Cell Phone Lawsuit
Possible Link Between Cell Phones And Brain Cancer. In what could bolster an $800 million lawsuit against Motorola and major cell phone carriers, a recent study found a possible link between older cell phones and brain tumors. Although many studies have found no cancer risk from cell phone use, the research published in the latest … [Read more...] about Study Could Boost Cell Phone Lawsuit
Philips Recalls Speaker Power Adapters
Philips Recall Power Adapters Due To A Shock Hazard. Philips Electronics is recalling about 93,000 speaker power adapters sold with Hewlett-Packard Co. business desktop computers because the adapters could shock consumers. HP received one report of a Philips adapter plug that was not grounded, the Consumer Product Safety … [Read more...] about Philips Recalls Speaker Power Adapters
18,000 Automotive Chargers Recalled
Car Chargers Are Being Recalled Due To A Fire Hazard. A Wisconsin company is recalling about 18,000 car chargers because they can overheat when used under low-voltage conditions and cause fires. The government and Milwaukee Electric Tool Co., of Brookfield have received six reports of overheating chargers, which plug into … [Read more...] about 18,000 Automotive Chargers Recalled
