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Archived - Important Drug Warning from the Manufacturer on MELLARIL

Archived - Supply of streptomycin sulphate for injection

Archived - Infections from Endoscopes Inadequately Reprocessed by Automatic Endoscope Reprocessing Units

CPSC, Apollo Presentation Products Announce Recall of Light Boxes

The light boxes have loose wires and lack adequate grounding, presenting fire, electrocution and shock hazards to consumers.

CPSC, Graco Announce Recall to Repair Tot Wheels® Entertainer® Infant Walkers

These walkers can collapse unexpectedly during use and injure infants.

Playtex Products Voluntarily Announces Pacifier Recall in Cooperation with CPSC

Because the latex is aging faster than normal, the nipple can detach from the shield, presenting a choking hazard to babies.

Archived - PREPULSID (cisapride)

CPSC, Answer Products Inc. Announce Recall of Bicycle Components

The tube that attaches the fork to the bicycle can fail, causing riders to lose control and fall.

CPSC, Graco Announce Recall of Infant Swings

The restraint systems on the older swings consist of a waist belt only and a hinged or removable tray, which serves as a restraint. If parts are missing, the restraints are not used, or the tray pops off, infants can slip down into the seat and strangle or fall from the swing.

CPSC, John Deere Consumer Products Inc. Announce Recall of Homelite® Handheld Power Blowers/Vacuums

The fuel line location can cause it to contact the edge of the engine shroud, causing the line to prematurely wear. This can result in a gasoline leak, presenting a fire hazard and causing burn injuries to consumers.

CPSC, Fisher-Price Announce Recall of Infant Products

When the 3-in-1 Cradle Swing detachable seat is used as a carrier, the locks for the handle can unexpectedly release, causing the seat to flip forward. When this happens, infants can fall to the ground and suffer serious injuries. The nylon bands that hold the surface level of the Bounce 'n Play Activity Dome can detach, allowing the surface to tilt. This can cause an infant to slide down against one end and be trapped in a position, bsing difficult to breathe, posing a suffocation hazard.

Archived - Risk of Important Drug Interactions Between St. John'S Wort and Prescription Drugs

CPSC Warns Against Baby Mattresses, Pads That Make Unfounded Claims About Reducing SIDS

CPSC is warning consumers that certain baby mattresses and mattress pads encourage the potentially deadly practice of placing babies to sleep on their stomachs, and claim that the products reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Despite the claims, CPSC is not aware of any evidence that proves that babies can safely be placed to sleep on their stomachs on these products, or that using the products will reduce the risk of SIDS.

Century Offers Cash Reward for Recalled Infant Swings Four strangulation deaths reported

The swings, which were manufactured by Century from 1991 through 1997, have shoulder harness straps that are placed over each shoulder and buckled between the infant's legs. If the straps on these swings loosen or are unbuckled, an infant can become tangled in the straps and strangle.

CPSC, Manufacturers Announce Recall to Replace Toy and Youth Basketball Nets

Children could strangle on loops or openings in nets that come unhooked from the rim or have knots that slide. If children put their heads into these openings, the net can get tangled around their necks.

CPSC, Holmes Products Corp. Announce Recall of Portable Heaters

The thermostats in some of these heaters are improperly positioned, which can cause them to overheat, posing a fire hazard.

CPSC, Benckiser Announce Recall of Scrub Free Daily Shower Cleaner and Daily Shower Spray

The bottles can contain a bacteria. The bacteria usually does not affect healthy individuals, but could cause respiratory or other infections in individuals with chronic health problems or in individuals who have impaired immune systems.

Engines on Outdoor Power Equipment Recalled by Tecumseh Products

Explosion/Projectiles

Alert - Interference Between Digital TV Transmissions and Medical Telemetry Devices

CPSC & Sonca Products Recall Toy Flashlights

Burn - Not Fire-Related

Trapeze Swings Recalled by Backyard Products

Laceration

Ranch King Tractors Recalled by WCI Outdoor Products

Fire & Fire-Related Burn

Archived - Letter to Hospitals Regarding Abbokinase

Road Bicycles Recalled by Specialized Bicycle Components

Vehicle Accident