Lenny, I don't mind a few recall notices but if we are going to get a lot of them, I suggest that a separate list be set up for them.
earlier, Lenny McHugh, wrote: >Hello Everyone, >I would like some feedback on the recall messages. Ray has done a fantastic >job of editing the recall notices and forwarding only BHM related items. I >while filling in for Ray followed his lead. Many of the items that we >deleted are toys due to lead paint. When I was editing the last post it was >mentioned to me that some members have small children or grandchildren and >may be interested in receiving the information. >I am willing to compile a list of what you all want and follow the majority. >I will compile the replies until Friday, Nov 21. As not to fill everyone's >in-box with the replies please send them directly to me at ><mailto:lmchugh%40verizon.net>[EMAIL PROTECTED] . >I have included the most recent recall alert. This is an example of >something that I would not normally forward to the list. If the majority of >you only want BHM related posts the other individuals can subscribe to the >recall email list. The subscribe information is at the bottom. >Moderator >Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 4:38 PM >Subject: News from CPSC - Three Recalls > >This message consists of the following: > >1. JA-RU Recalls Toy Trains Due To Choking Hazard >(<http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09041.html>http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09041.html) > >2. Swim 'N Score Dive Sticks Recalled by Modell's Due to Risk of Impalement >Injury to Children >(<http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09043.html>http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09043.html) > >3. Cobra Electronics Recalls Children's Two-Way Radios with Rechargeable >Batteries Due to Chemical Burn Hazard; Sold Exclusively in Toys "R" Us >Stores >(<http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09044.html>http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09044.html) > >******************************************************** > >1. JA-RU Recalls Toy Trains Due To Choking Hazard > >NEWS from CPSC >U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission >Office of Information and Public Affairs >Washington, DC 20207 > >FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >November 13, 2008 >Release #09-041 > >Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 231-3470 >CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 >CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 > >JA-RU Recalls Toy Trains Due To Choking Hazard > >WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in >cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of >the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled >products immediately unless otherwise instructed. > >Name of Product: My Little Train Classics Toy Trains > >Units: About 18,000 > >Importer: JA-RU Inc., of Jacksonville, Fla. > >Hazard: The recalled toy contain small parts which can detach, posing a >choking hazard to young children. > >Incidents/Injuries: None reported. > >Description: My Little Train Classics wooden toy trains are available in two >styles. One, with a yellow cab, blue body and six red wheels and the other >with a blue cab, red boiler, wooden base and four black wheels. The item >#5293 is the same for both styles and is located in the lower left hand >corner on the front of the package. > >Sold at: Various wholesalers and retailers nationwide from March 2007 >through October 2008 for about $2. > >Manufactured in: China > >Remedy: Consumers should take the toy train away from children immediately >and return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. > >Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact JA-RU at (800) >231-3470 between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. > >To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled >product, please go to: ><http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09041.html>http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09041.html > >******************************************************** > >2. Swim 'N Score Dive Sticks Recalled by Modell's Due to Risk of Impalement >Injury to Children > >NEWS from CPSC >U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission >Office of Information and Public Affairs >Washington, DC 20207 > >FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >November 13, 2008 >Release #09-043 > >Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 275-6633 >CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 >CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 > >Swim 'N Score Dive Sticks Recalled by Modell's Due to Risk of Impalement >Injury to Children > >WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in >cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of >the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled >products immediately unless otherwise instructed. > >Name of Product: CORAL Swim 'N Score Pool Stix > >Units: About 130 > >Retailer: Modell's Sporting Goods, of New York, N.Y. > >Manufacturer: ERO Industries (no longer in business), of Mount Prospect, >Ill. > >Hazard: Children can fall or land on these dive sticks in shallow water and >suffer impalement injuries. Eye and other facial injuries are also possible. >In April 2001, CPSC banned certain types of dive sticks. > >Incidents/Injuries: None reported. > >Description: The recalled Pool Stix are weighted plastic tubes, which stand >upright when tossed into water. The sticks are about 8" long and were sold >in packs of 6 in various colors. The UPC (#4969382814) is printed on the >product's packaging. > >Sold at: Modell's Sporting Goods stores nationwide from August 1999 to >October 2008 for about $3. > >Manufactured in: Taiwan > >Remedy: Consumers should keep children from playing with the recalled dive >sticks and return the product to any Modell's Sporting Goods for a full >refund. > >Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Modell's at (800) >275-6633 anytime, or visit the firm's Web site at www.modells.com/recall > >To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled >product, please go to: ><http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09043.html>http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09043.html > >******************************************************** > >3. Cobra Electronics Recalls Children's Two-Way Radios with Rechargeable >Batteries Due to Chemical Burn Hazard; Sold Exclusively in Toys "R" Us >Stores > >NEWS from CPSC >U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission >Office of Information and Public Affairs >Washington, DC 20207 > >FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >November 13, 2008 >Release #09-044 > >Firm's Recall Hotline: (888) 252-9889 >CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 >CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 > >Cobra Electronics Recalls Children's Two-Way Radios with Rechargeable >Batteries Due to Chemical Burn Hazard; Sold Exclusively in Toys "R" Us >Stores > >WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in >cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of >the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled >products immediately unless otherwise instructed. > >Name of Product: Children's Two-Way Radios > >Units: About 8,000 > >Manufacturer: Cobra Electronics, of Chicago, Ill. > >Hazard: The rechargeable batteries in the radios can leak electrolyte, >posing a chemical burn hazard to consumers. > >Incidents/Injuries: None reported. > >Description: The recall involves two-way radios with the 300 mah "CEL" >batteries. The walkie talkie style radios are made of pink plastic and come >in purple packaging. Product number PR191-2VP is located on the front of the >packaging and on the label inside the battery compartment. The batteries are >standard AAA Nickle Metal Hydride battery cells with a black wrapper with >the battery name 300 mah (CEL) with the date code (TF or RF) on the battery >itself. > >Sold by: Toys "R" Us Stores nationwide from August 2008 through September >2008 for about $30. > >Manufactured in: China > >Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the two-way radios and >contact the company for a free replacement and a 20% off coupon for a future >purchase at www.cobra.com. If batteries have leaked on to the radio, do not >touch the liquid, and contact the company for a free replacement product. > >Consumer Contact: For additional information, please contact Cobra >Electronics toll-free at (888) 252-9889 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday >through Friday or visit the firm's Web site at www.cobra.com > >To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled >product, please go to: ><http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09044.html>http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09044.html > >******************************************************** > >The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the >public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than >15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, >injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation >more than $800 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting >consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, >or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's work to ensure the >safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette >lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the 30 >percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer >products over the past 30 years. > >To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's >hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or >visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email >subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can >obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at >www.cpsc.gov. > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.3/1787 - Release Date: >11/14/2008 8:32 AM John [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
