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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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Innovage Recalls Discovery Kids Lamps Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Name of Product: Discovery Kids™ Animated Marine and Safari Lamps

Units: About 300,000

Importer: Innovage LLC, of Foothill Ranch, Calif.

Hazard: The placement of internal wires near the circuit board can cause electrical short-circuiting and sparking, posing a fire and a burn hazard to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: Innovage has received 11 reports of short circuiting. [...]

PajamaGram Recalls Children’s Pajamas Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard

Name of Product: Children’s pajamas

Units: About 12,000

Importer: PajamaGram of Shelburne, Vt.

Hazard: The pajamas fail to meet the federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injury to children.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported

Description: The pajamas are 100 percent polyester fleece sold in sizes 12 months to 4T and in [...]

Recalled Products Originally Sold By Meijer Found to Have Been Resold By Discounters After Recall Date

The U.S. Consumer Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers that certain recalled products, originally sold at Meijer, Inc., were resold after the recall date due to an error. These recalled products were improperly disposed of by offering them for sale at discount retailers, dollar stores, liquidation firms, flea markets and thrift stores nationwide at [...]

BJ’s Recalls LED Flashlight Sets Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Hmm… they may want to rethink that product name.  “Fire” and “Burn” aren’t exactly what comes to mind when I hear the name “Safeto Go”.

Name of Product: LED Flashlight and Battery Set

Units: About 41,000

Importer: BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc., of Westborough, Mass.

Hazard: The flashlights can heat up, smoke or [...]

Handheld Massagers Recalled by Fourstar Group Due to Burn Hazard from Leaking Batteries

These little handheld massagers are so cute, I’d be surprised if there wasn’t at least one kid who didn’t have one.  Cute doesn’t always mean safe, though.

 

Sold Exclusively at BJ’s Wholesale Clubs

Name of Product: Handheld Massage Pets

Units: About 25,500

Distributor/Importer: Fourstar Group USA Inc., of Bedford Heights, [...]

Children’s Pajamas Recalled by Bella Bliss Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard

Name of Product: Children’s Henley Pima Cotton Pajamas

Units: About 2,300

Importer: Bliss Collection LLC dba Bella Bliss of Lexington, Ky.

Hazard: The pajamas fail to meet the federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear posing a risk of burn injury to children.

Incidents/Injuries: None

Description: The pajamas are a two-piece, cotton sleepwear set [...]

Halloween Projection Flashlights Recalled by Nygala Corp. Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Name of Product: Halloween Projection Flashlights

Units: About 10,000

Importer: Nygala Corp., of Teterboro, N.J.

Hazard: The flashlights can overheat, blister and melt, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received one reported incident involving a flashlight that overheated, blistered and melted.

Description: The black and orange plastic flashlight is [...]

LED Night Lights Recalled by Camsing Global Due to Burn Hazard

For those parents who use night lights in their children’s rooms or in their bathrooms…

Name of product: LED night lights

Units: About 10,000

Importer: Corvest Acquisition Inc. (now Camsing Global LLC), of Largo, Fla.

Hazard: The LED night lights can overheat, smolder, and melt which may cause minor burns to [...]

Fashionviews Inc. Recalls P.Jamas Children’s Sleepwear Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard

Name of Product: P.Jamas children’s sleepwear

Units: About 4,000

Importer: Fashionviews Inc., of New Rochelle, NY.

Hazard: The garments fail to meet federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injury to children.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves all styles of P.Jamas brand name children’s sleepwear including nightgowns and [...]

Rechargeable Batteries in Video Baby Monitors Recalled to Replace by Summer Infant Due to Burn Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Babies R Us

Name of Product: Rechargeable batteries sold with certain Slim and Secure™ Video Monitors

Units: About 58,000

Importer: Summer Infant, of Woonsocket, R.I.

Manufacturer of Batteries: MP and BK, of China

Hazard: The battery in the handheld video monitor can overheat and rupture, posing a burn hazard to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: Summer Infant has received five [...]