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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 [...]

Additional Retail Sales Prompt CPSC and Meijer to Re-announce Roman Shades and Roll-Up Blinds Recall; Strangulation Hazard Posed

Name of Product: “Innovations” and “At Home with Meijer” Roman shades and roll-up blinds

Units: About 3,200 units (240,000 originally recalled in March 2010)

Importer/Retailer: Meijer, of Grand Rapids, Mich.

Manufacturer: Whole Space Industries LTD, of Centereach, N.Y.

Hazard:

Roman Shades – Strangulation can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed [...]

Meijer Recalls Infant Slipper Socks Due to Choking Hazard

Name of Product: Bumble Bee and Lady Bug Infant Slipper Socks

Units: About 17,400

Importer/Retailer: Meijer Inc., of Grand Rapids, Mich.

Hazard: The balls at the end of the bug’s antennae can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: Meijer received one report of a ball detaching from the antennae. It was [...]

Disney Princess Plastic Trikes Recalled by Kiddieland Due to Laceration Hazard

Name of Product: Disney Princess Plastic Racing Trikes

Units: About 9,000 in the U.S. and 700 in Canada

Manufacturer: Kiddieland Toys Limited, of Scituate, Mass.

Hazard: The plastic castle display and the princess figures protruding from the top of the handle bar pose a laceration hazard if a child falls on it.

Incidents/Injuries: CPSC [...]

Infantino Recalls Toy Activity Trucks Due to Choking Hazard

Name of Product: Troy the Activity Truck

Units: About 40,500 in the United States and 1,900 in Canada

Importer/Distributor: Infantino LLC, of San Diego, Calif.

Hazard: The plastic beads on the activity truck’s bead runs can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: Infantino has received 28 reports of the plastic beads [...]

Meijer Recalls Infant Shoes Due to Choking Hazard

Falls Creek Infant Shoes

Name of Product:

Falls Creek infant boy shoes

Units: About 2,300

Importer: Meijer, of Grand Rapids, Mich.

Hazard: The shoe lace toggles can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves Meijer Falls Creek infant boy casual shoes with bungee laces [...]

Pennsylvania Firm Recalls Cream of Mushroom Soup Product Due to Mislabeling and an Undeclared Allergen

Bay Valley Foods, LLC, a Pittsburgh, Pa. establishment, is recalling approximately 20,286 pounds of canned cream of mushroom soup because it was inadvertently mislabeled and may contain an undeclared allergen, egg, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. Egg is a known potential allergen, which is not declared on [...]