2008 Toy Recall Database

Strollers Recalled For Fingertip Amputation Hazard

1 week, 4 days, 5 hours, 30 minutes ago | By: AP, NBC17

About a million Maclaren strollers sold by Target and Babies "R" Us are being recalled after 12 reports of children having their fingertips amputated by a hinge mechanism. [+]

CDC: Contaminated Beef May Be Linked To 2 Deaths

2 weeks, 6 days, 9 hours, 31 minutes ago | By: AP, Associated Press (AP)

A New York meat company has recalled almost 546,000 pounds of ground beef because of links to illnesses from E. coli bacteria in Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts. [+]

Adventure Playsets Recalled Due to Fall Hazard

2 weeks, 1 day, 3 hours, 23 minutes ago | By: CPSC, Press Release

About 275,000 adventure playsets have been recalled due to a weakening of the wood that can cause a fall hazard. [+]

Target Recalls 610,000 Halloween Flashlights

3 weeks, 2 days, 8 hours, 4 minutes ago | By: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Press Release

Just three days before Halloween Target is recalling more than 600,000 flashlights meant for trick-or-treaters because they can overheat and burn you. [+]

Mattel Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over Lead

1 month, 6 days, 21 hours, 27 minutes ago | By: Associated Press, Associated Press (AP)

Mattel Inc. and its Fisher-Price subsidiary have agreed to settle a consumer lawsuit for tens of millions of dollars over the 2007 recall of millions of toys made in China that were found to contain high levels of lead. [+]

Ford Adds 4.5M Vehicles To Defective Switch Recall

1 month, 1 week, 18 hours, 51 minutes ago | By: AP, Associated Press (AP)

Ford Motor Co. says it will add 4.5 million older-model vehicles to the list of those recalled because a defective cruise control switch could cause a fire. [+]

Recalled Sandwiches Have 7-Digit Code, Not 6

1 month, 1 week, 2 days, 6 hours, 1 minute ago | By: AP, Associated Press (AP)

People who bought pre-packaged sandwiches from a North Carolina company should look for a seven-digit code, not a six-digit one, to identify products that may contain Listeria. [+]

Toyota To Recall 3.8 Million Vehicles

1 month, 3 weeks, 17 hours, 39 minutes ago | By: AP, NBC17

Toyota says it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States to address problems with a removable floor mat that could interfere with the vehicle's accelerator and cause a crash. [+]

20,000 Bunk Beds Recalled Due To Collapse Hazard

1 month, 3 weeks, 3 days, 19 hours, 38 minutes ago | By: MyNC.com, NBC17

The Consumer Product Safety Commission along with Big Lots Stores are recalling 20,000 wooden bunk beds. [+]

Tylenol Recalls Infant And Children’s Formulas

1 month, 3 weeks, 5 days, 22 hours, 19 minutes ago | By: NBC17, Press Release

Tylenol is recalling certain lots of its Children's and Infants' Tylenol liquid products because of possible contamination. [+]

NC Schools Check Field Lights After Fall Warning

2 months, 4 days, 9 hours, 59 minutes ago | By: NBC17 & AP, NBC17

Some North Carolina high school administrators are keeping athletes off fields illuminated by lights atop towers they've been warned could fall. [+]

OfficeMax Recalls 200,000 Office Chairs

2 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 10 hours, 3 minutes ago | By: CPSC, Press Release

216,000 office chairs are being recalled because the back and the base could break, causing the person sitting in it to fall out. [+]

Wal-Mart Announces Recall Expansion Of DVD Players

2 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 15 hours, 10 minutes ago | By: CPSC

Wal-Mart has announced a recall expansion of Durabrand DVD Players due to a fire hazard. [+]

200,000 Frigidaire & Kenmore Stoves Recalled

2 months, 3 weeks, 1 day, 10 hours, 34 minutes ago | By: nbc 17, NBC17

The Consumer and Product Safety Commission has recalled 200,000 Frigidaire and Kenmore stoves because of a fire hazard. [+]

CPSC Recalls Several Window Blinds, Shades

2 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, 11 hours, 45 minutes ago | By: NBC17

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled thousands of window blinds and shades. [+]

Maytag Expands Recall Of Refrigerators Due To Fire Hazard

2 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 14 hours, 33 minutes ago | By: Maytag

Maytag: Maytag has expanded its recall of refrigerators due to an electrical failure in the appliance. [+]

VW Recalling 13,500 Vehicles Over Transmission

3 months, 1 day, 4 hours, 30 minutes ago | By: AP, Associated Press (AP)

Volkswagen of America is recalling 13,500 vehicles to fix problems with a dual-clutch transmission that could lead to a warning on the dashboard. [+]

Little Tikes Recalls Children’s Toy Workshop Sets

3 months, 1 week, 23 hours, 44 minutes ago | By: CPSC, Press Release

About 1.6 million toy workshop sets and trucks have been recalled by Little Tikes due to a possible choking hazard. [+]

Stair Gates, Booster Seats Recalled

3 months, 2 weeks, 1 day, 45 minutes ago | By: NBC17

Stair gates and boosters seats are being recalled beacuse of a fall hazard. [+]

Grower Recalls Lettuce Due To Salmonella Risk

3 months, 4 weeks, 5 hours, 11 minutes ago | By: AP, NBC17

A major California lettuce grower has recalled about 22,000 cartons of romaine lettuce over concerns that the product may be tainted with salmonella. [+]

Consumer Alert: Dual Sensor Smoke Alarms Recalled

4 months, 1 week, 5 days, 15 hours, 48 minutes ago | By: MyNC.com, NBC17

Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Inc., of Mebane, NC, announced Thursday that it is voluntarily recalling about 94,000 Kidde Model PI2000 Dual Senor Smoke Alarms. [+]

1 Million Play Yards Recalled

4 months, 1 week, 6 days, 13 hours, 56 minutes ago | By: MyNC

Kolcraft recalled one million play yard’s Wednesday because the side rail can unlatch unexpectedly, posing a fall hazard to children. [+]

Dunkin’ Donuts Pulls Drinks In Salmonella Concern

4 months, 3 weeks, 20 minutes ago | By: AP, Associated Press (AP)

Dunkin’ Donuts has temporarily stopped selling hot chocolate and Dunkaccino brand beverages after learning equipment used at a supplier’s facility might have been contaminated with salmonella. [+]

Nestle Recalls Toll House Cookie Dough Products

5 months, 2 days, 6 hours, 40 minutes ago | By: AP, Associated Press (AP)

Nestle USA on Friday voluntarily recalled its Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products after a number of illnesses were reported by those who ate the dough raw. [+]

Kroger Recalls Store Brand Buffalo Chicken Wings

5 months, 1 week, 2 days, 11 hours, 24 minutes ago | By: Triangle Business Journal

The Kroger chain says the packaging of the chicken wings did not include all ingredients. [+]

Litium Batteries On Some Computers Being Recalled

6 months, 4 days, 13 hours, 31 minutes ago | By: NBC17

If you’re using a Hewlett-Packard or Compaq notebook computer you might need to check the battery. [+]

Sports Cups Recalled Due To Breakage

6 months, 3 weeks, 1 day, 17 hours, 15 minutes ago | By: AP, NBC17

Under Armour is recalling athletic cups because they can break if hit. [+]

Senseo One-Cup Coffeemakers Recalled Due to Burn Hazard

7 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 37 minutes ago | By: CPSC

More than 155,000 Philips Senseo One-Cup Coffeemakers have been recalled, the CPSC reports. [+]

Grocery Store Recalls Bags Of Pistachios

7 months, 1 week, 1 day, 14 hours, 34 minutes ago | By: NBC17

Harris Teeter recalls several bags of pistachios due to a nationwide recall. [+]

About 500K Coffeemakers Recalled

7 months, 2 weeks, 1 day, 4 hours, 39 minutes ago | By: NBC17

About 500,000 Signature Gourmet brand coffee makers are being recalled due to electrical failure, posing a fire hazard. [+]