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I didn't know it until I started this web site, but I had a recalled product in my home. Read about my recall experience with MEGA Brands.

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Transpecos Foods, LP Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared Milk And/Or Egg Allergen In Onion Ring Product

Transpecos Foods, LP of Pecos, Texas is recalling the following items because they may contain undeclared Milk and/or Egg allergens:

Southern Home Diced Onion Rings, Net WT 20 oz (1 LB 4 OZ) 567 g, UPC 60788001108, sold prior to 5/27/2011,  packaged in a printed bag was distributed in South Carolina, Georgia, and Pennsylvania.

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Model Helicopters Recalled by Horizon Hobby Due to Impact and Laceration Hazards

Name of product: Blade mCP X Bind-N Fly and Ready to Fly Remote Control Model Helicopters and replacement Blade mCP X Main Blade Grips with Bearings

Units: About 16,600 in the U.S.; 1,300 in Canada

Importer: Horizon Hobby, Inc., of Champaign, Ill.

Hazard: The main blade grips and main rotor blades can release from [...]

Bicycle Helmets Recalled by Bell Sports Due to Head Injury Hazard

Name of Product: Full-face bicycle helmets

Units: About 31,100 in the United States, and about 2,500 in Canada

Importer: Bell Sports, of Scotts Valley, Calif.

Hazard: The plastic buckle that connects the chin straps can fail, causing the helmet to come off the wearer’s head. This poses a head injury hazard to riders in [...]

Azar Nut Issues Allergen Alert on Undeclared Milk in Mountain Trail Mix

Contact: Consumer Contact: 915- 877-4079

Media Contact: Beth Podol 915-877-1128

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 31, 2011 – The Azar Nut Company has issued an Allergy Alert on undeclared milk in Azar Mountain Trail Mix (Item#:9613896, 2/5#) with the following date codes: 10256, 10284, 10313, 10320, 10342, 10357, 11017, 11031, 11066, 11089, 11109, 11123, [...]

California Firm Recalls Chicken Noodle Salad Due to Mislabeling and an Undeclared Allergen

 

The recalled item listed below is available as buy-on-board items on domestic United Airlines flights.

Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-038-2011 HEALTH RISK: HIGH

Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113 Adam Tarr

WASHINGTON, May 27, 2011 – Fresh and Ready Foods, a San Fernando, Calif., establishment is recalling approximately 770 pounds of Asian Chicken [...]

Counterfeit Smoke Alarms Distributed in Atlanta

Talk about being counterproductive.  These alarms were distributed for FREE as part of a fire safety campaign, but they’re counterfeit and don’t work.  Who makes a counterfeit smoke detector, anyway?

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging consumers in the Atlanta area to check their homes for counterfeit smoke alarms. About 18,500 counterfeit [...]

Lan Enterprises Recalls Zooper Strollers Due to Strangulation Hazard

Name of Product: Strollers

Units: About 2,300

Distributor: Lan Enterprises, LLC, of Hillsboro, Ore.

Hazard: The opening between the armrest bar/snack tray and seat bottom of the stroller can allow an infant’s body to pass through and become entrapped at the neck, posing a strangulation hazard to young children when a child is not [...]

BCS International Corp. Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared Peanuts In Dr. Snack Choco Raisin

Contact: Consumer: BCS International Corp. 718-392-3355

BCS Int’l Corp. of Long Island City, NY is voluntarily recalling DR. SNACK brand CHOCO RAISIN, 12 OZ. containers with “Sell By 03/05/2012” date code only because they may contain undeclared peanuts. People who have an allergy to peanuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction [...]

Walmart Recalls GE Food Processors Due to Laceration and Fire Hazard

Okay, I know that technically food processors aren’t children’s products, but I know a lot of kids help out in the kitchen, so I thought it was appropriate to list.

Name of Product: General Electric® Food Processors

Units: About 255,000

Importer: Walmart Stores Inc., of Bentonville, Ark.

Hazard: The safety interlock system on the [...]

Dream on Me Recalls Drop-Side Cribs Due to Entrapment, Suffocation, Laceration, and Fall Hazards

Name of Product: Full-Size and Portable Drop-Side Cribs

Units: About 22,000

Importer: Dream on Me, Inc. of Piscataway, N.J.

Hazard:

  Full-Size Cribs: The drop-side rail hardware can break or fail, allowing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the drop-side rail partially detaches, it creates a space between the drop side [...]