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Home Safety Update: Major Recalls Impact Millions

 FROM:  Home Actions - Albert Clark

Home Safety Update: Major Recalls Impact Millions

Certain items in your home may have been recalled. If you have purchased any of these, you'll want to make sure that you contact the company and get the item fixed as soon as possible or that you receive your money back. Take a look at these items that have recently been recalled.

8 Million Cuisinart Food Processors Recalled

The food processor’s riveted blade can crack over time and small metal pieces of the blade can break off into the processed food. This poses a laceration hazard to consumers. Click HERE for what to do next.

Baby Bath Seats/Chairs Recalled Due to Drowning Hazard

The bath seats/chairs fail to meet the federal safety standard, including requirements for stability and the bath seats can tip over while a baby is in it, posing a drowning hazard to babies. All the details are HERE

IKEA MALM Dresser

After child fatalities, IKEA has recalled 29 million MALM and other models of chests and dressers because of the tip-over hazard the furniture poses. If you own an IKEA MALM dresser, you need to anchor the chests and drawers or return it for a refund. The chests and dressers do not comply with the performance requirements of the U.S. voluntary industry standard. Learn more about the recall here.

Pacific Cycle Jogging Strollers

Pacific Cycle has recalled over 217,000 jogging strollers due to a defective front wheel. The front wheel can become loose and detach from certain Schwinn and Instep stroller models. There have been over 200 injuries from cuts on the head to sprains due to the faulty front wheel. Consumers are asked to stop using the strollers and contact the company to receive a repair kit to secure the front wheel. Find out more details here.

Hoverboards

More than 500,000 hoverboards from ten different companies have been recalled due to the reports of serious injuries. There have been at least 18 injuries reported such as burns to the legs, arms and neck after hoverboard battery packs have exploded or caught fire. Swagway had the most recalled hoverboards with 267,000 being recalled. Swagway's X1 hoverboards also have the most injuries reported at 16. Find out more about the recallhere.