WASHINGTON, D.C. — Several consumer products, including bicycle helmets, children’s toys and furniture, are being recalled after federal regulators warned they pose serious safety risks, including potential head injuries, falls and choking hazards.
Hazard:
The recalled helmets violate the mandatory safety standard for bicycle helmets because the helmets do not comply with the impact attenuation, positional stability, labeling and certification requirements. The helmets can fail to protect the user in the event of a crash, posing a serious risk of injury or death due to head injury.
Remedy:
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled helmets and contact ProRider for a full refund. Consumers should destroy the helmet by cutting the straps and sending a photo of the destroyed helmet to org@prorider.com to obtain a refund.
Units:
About 9,546
LFTE USA Recalls Playground Swing Set Seats Due to Fall Hazard
Hazard:
The rivets used to support the swing seat can fail, posing a fall hazard to children.
Remedy:
Consumers should stop using the recalled playground swings immediately and contact LFTE USA for a free replacement swing seat. Little Tikes Commercial and Miracle Recreation Equipment have contacted all known purchasers directly.
Units:
About 7,200
Hazard:
The recalled dressers are unstable if they are not anchored to the wall, posing tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in risks of serious injuries or death to children. The dressers violate the mandatory standard as required by the STURDY Act.
Remedy:
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled dressers if they are not anchored to the wall and place them in an area that children cannot access. Contact Hong Kong Baojia International for instructions on how to identify affected units and dispose of the dressers to receive a full refund. Consumers will be asked to submit a photo to Baojia_recall@outlook.com demonstrating disposal of the product.
Units:
About 3,000
Hazard:
The recalled magnet games violate the mandatory standard for toys because they contain loose high-powered magnets that fit within CPSC’s small parts cylinder, 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, blood poisoning and death.
Remedy:
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled magnet games, take them away from children and contact Stoney Games for instructions on how to dispose of the recalled magnets and receive replacement magnets that are not small parts.
Units:
About 151,600
Hazard:
The recalled dressers are unstable if they are not anchored to the wall, posing tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in risks of serious injuries or death to children. The dressers violate the mandatory safety standard as required by the STURDY Act.
Remedy:
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled dressers if they are not anchored to the wall and place them in an area that children cannot access. Contact Simplehome for a full refund. Consumers will be asked to write “RECALL” with permanent marker on the dressers and send a photo of the marked dressers to livehomerecall@163.com. Consumers should then dispose of the recalled product.
Units:
About 370
