Here are the product recalls New Jerseyans should know about:
Hazard: The recalled gates violate the mandatory standard for expansion gates and expandable enclosures because a child’s torso can fit through the opening between the gate and the floor, posing a risk of serious injury or death due to entrapment.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled gates immediately and contact Qeyan and Yanyanny for instructions on how to receive a full refund. Consumers must destroy the gate by cutting through the mesh and take a photo showing the destroyed gate. Submit the photo to support@livactihome.com.
Units: About 1,400
Apollo Recalls Electric Scooters Due to Fall and Injury Hazards
Hazard: The weld line on the electric scooter can crack, causing the stem to break and posing fall and injury hazards.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled scooters and contact Apollo for a free replacement stem. To participate in the recall, please go to https://apolloscooters.co/pages/apollo-city/recall and fill out the online form. Apollo is recommending that all consumers take their scooters to a service repair location so they can replace the stem on the recalled scooter free of charge. Consumers can go to https://apolloscooters.co/pages/locations-near-you to find the closest service repair location.
Units: About 790
Hazard: The e-bikes’ lithium-ion battery can overheat and ignite, posing serious fire and burn hazards to consumers.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled e-bikes immediately and contact FENGQS for a full refund. Consumers will be asked to write their name, the word “recalled,” and the current date next to the battery’s production date with a permanent marker. Consumers must then submit a photo clearly showing this information and confirm disposal of the battery in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Consumers should submit the photo to recall@fengqs.work.
Note: Do not throw this recalled lithium-ion battery or device in the trash, the general recycling stream (e.g., street-level or curbside recycling bins), or used battery recycling boxes found at various retail and home improvement stores. Recalled lithium-ion batteries must be disposed of differently than other batteries, because they present a greater risk of fire. Your municipal household hazardous waste (HHW) collection center may accept this recalled lithium-ion battery or device for disposal. Before taking your battery or device to a HHW collection center, contact that office ahead of time and ask whether it accepts recalled lithium-ion batteries. If it does not, contact your municipality for further guidance.
Units: About 100
Hazard: The recalled dressers are unstable if they are not anchored to the wall, posing serious tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in injuries or death to children. The dressers fail to meet the mandatory standard, as required by the STURDY Act.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled dressers if they are not anchored to a wall and place them in an area where children cannot access them. Contact Aiho for instructions on how to dispose of the dressers to receive a full refund. Consumers must submit a photo of the disposed dresser to support@aiholife.com.
Units: About 1,900
Hazard: The battery compartment of the recalled light-up ruler bracelets can be opened easily by children allowing access to the button cell batteries, violating the battery-operated toys requirements under the mandatory standard for toys. If a child swallows a button cell or coin battery, it can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns or death.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Minecraft Light-Up Ruler Bracelets and take them away from children. Contact Innovative Designs for information on disposal and for a full refund. Consumers will need to email a photograph of disposal to info@innovativenyc.com to receive the refund.
Note: Button cell and coin batteries are hazardous. Batteries should be disposed of or recycled by following local hazardous waste procedures.
Units: About 75,900
Hazard: The recalled bottles contain turpentine, which must be in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The turpentine bottles violate the mandatory standard for child-resistant packaging, posing a deadly poisoning hazard to young children.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately secure the recalled turpentine bottles out of the sight and reach of children. Consumers should contact Creekwood Naturals for a free replacement child-resistant closure. Consumers must complete a form online at https://creekwoodnaturals.com/pages/recall to receive the replacement.
Units: About 9,000
Hazard: The recalled LED gloves violate the mandatory standard for toys containing coin batteries because the compartment that holds the batteries can be easily accessed and opened by children. Additionally, the spare coin batteries provided with the toys are not in child-resistant packaging and do not have the warnings required under Reese’s Law. When button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns and death.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled LED gloves, take them away from children and dispose of them. Contact Minongad for a full refund.
Note: Button cell and coin batteries are hazardous. Batteries should be disposed of or recycled by following local hazardous waste procedures.
Units: About 9,900
Hazard: The bottles contain turpentine, which must be in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The packaging is not child-resistant, posing a risk of serious injury or death from poisoning if the contents are ingested by young children.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately secure the recalled turpentine bottles out of the sight and reach of children and contact Diamond G Forest Products for information on how to obtain a free replacement child-resistant closure.
Units: About 20,000
Hazard: The recalled scooters can overheat and ignite, posing a fire hazard and risk of serious injury and death. They were sold with unauthorized lithium-ion battery UL certification labels.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using and charging the recalled scooters and contact Transpro to receive a full refund or a free replacement scooter. Visit https://transprous.com/recall-escooters for instructions to disable the scooter. Consumers will need to submit their information through an online claim form or by email and will need to submit evidence of product destruction with their claim. Consumers should dispose of the entire scooter following local and state hazardous waste disposal procedures. Transpro is contacting all known purchasers directly.
Units: 700 units
Hazard: The rechargeable battery in the Electric Bug Zapper Racket, Fly Swatter, and Mosquito Swatter can catch fire when used for extended periods of time.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the Electric Bug Zapper Racket, Fly Swatter or Mosquito Swatter and contact iMirror for a full refund. iMirror will provide pre-paid shipping labels for the return of the product. Once the product is received, the refund will be processed immediately to the customer’s original payment method. Customers will be notified directly through the Amazon platform and/or receive an email about the refund process and how to return the product.
Units: About 29,000
Hazard: The magnets on the inside cover can detach, posing an ingestion hazard to children. When high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets can attract each other, or other metal objects, and become lodged in the digestive system. This can result in perforations, twisting and/or blockage of the intestines, infection, blood poisoning and death.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately dispose of the existing detachable cover while waiting for the replacement cover, keep the diffusers out of the reach of children and pets, and contact Pura Scents to receive a free replacement front cover. Pura Scents is contacting all known purchasers directly.
Units: About 851,400 (In addition, 1,100 were sold in Canada)
Hazard: The minifridges’ internal electrical components can short circuit and ignite the surrounding plastic housing, posing fire and burn hazards.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled minifridges and follow the instructions to receive a refund at www.recallrtr.com/minifridge. Consumers should unplug and cut the power cord and write “Recall” using a permanent marker on the front door of the unit. Consumers should dispose of the recalled minifridges in accordance with local and state regulations.
Units: About 634,000
Hazard: The recalled hoses can burst, posing an impact hazard and a risk of temporarily impaired hearing.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled hoses. Consumers that purchased products from Ace Hardware, Do It Best, Home Depot or Walmart should bring their hoses to those stores to return them for a full refund.
Consumers who purchased products from other retailers should cut off the regulator-end of their hose and contact Winston Products for a full refund. To receive the refund, consumers should submit photos of the cut hose, showing the date code location with the consumer’s initials and the date written in permanent marker on the regulator, to Winston Product’s online form at https://hydrotechproducts.com/recall.
Units: About 3.6 million
