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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), TOBY N.Y.C. announced a voluntary recall of 23,500 jewelry sets due to high levels of lead. Lead can be toxic if ingested by small children and can lead to serious adverse health affects.Consumers are advised to discard any recalled jewelry sets they may have in the house and contact TOBY N.Y.C for a full refund or...

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Metz Fresh announced a recall of bagged spinach, Wednesday, after routine testing detected traces of salmonella.The company has not received any reports of illness thus far. And Metz Fresh is working with federal health officials to find the source of the salmonella contamination.This recall is nearly a year after an outbreak of illness was traced back to a batch of bagged California spinach...

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Fisher-Price has recalled nearly one million toys because they contain excessive amounts of lead paint. Lead is toxic and cause serious adverse health effects if ingested by children.The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall on Wednesday. The recalled toys include Sesame Street, Cookie Monster and Dora the Explorer to name a few. For a complete list of recalled...

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed a strain of salmonella found in Veggie Booty snack foods was the cause of an outbreak that made 61 people ill.Veggie Booty snack foods are marketed by Robert's American Gourmet Inc. of New York.A recall was issued on June 28, by Robert's American Gourmet due to concerns of contamination. While the FDA advised consumers to discard any Veggie...

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety warning for consumers to not consume Veggie Booty Snacks, marketed by Robert's American Gourmet, due to possible Salmonella Wandsworth contamination, bacteria that causes gastrointestinal illness.The FDA advises consumers to discard any Veggie Booty snacks they may have in their home. Veggie Booty snacks are the only variety associated...

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Target, announced a voluntary recall of approximately 5,000 "Anima Bamboo Collection Games." The toys in the game set may contain lead paint, which is toxic if ingested by small children and can cause adverse health conditions.The toy recall involves the Anima-Bamboo Collection. The game contains 38 bamboo pads, four ghosts and one...

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Rat poison made its way into recalled pet food that is suspected in the deaths of 16 dogs and cats nationwide, according to researchers at Cornell University.Menu Foods, an Ontario-based pet food contractor, recalled 60 million containers of "cuts and gravy" style pet foods last week. The pet food recalled includes food manufactured for Cincinnati based Proctor & Gamble and Eukanuba brands to...

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The Food and Drug administration has confirmed 14 animal deaths in relation to a major pet food recall of 91 brands of different pet foods. The agency is getting hundreds of phone calls from concerned consumers.Officials are still investigating the cause of contaminations said the director of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine. As of yet there are no confirmed leads, but suspicions are...

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H&M is recalling their boys jackets that come with an attached compass.The compass on the jackets can break, posing a choking hazard in small children. Also, the liquid mineral oil, inside the compass can be harmful to children if ingested.The company has received one report outside of the U.S. of a child chocking on broken pieces from the compass. No injuries have been reported to date.The...

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Best Buy is recalling 10,000 defective remote controls that are used in conjunction with Insignia DVD players due to a burn hazard.If the batteries are inserted backwards into the remote with the negative and positive sides improperly switched, it can cause the remote to overheat. There have been no reported injuries.The remote control is white and it has model number NS-A223 and Insignia...

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Version-X Travel'N Baby Mini Hair Dryers are being recalled. The dryers are not equipped with an immersion protection plug to prevent electrocution if the dryer was to fall into water.Electric shock protection devices are required by industry standards for all electric hand held hair dryers. If the dryer were to fall into water during use and it is not equipped with said safety device, it can...

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Hoover Company Inc. has agreed to pay a $750,000 civil penalty to settle allegations that it failed in reporting to the U.S. consumer Product Safety Commission, the sale of vacuums with defective on/off switches that can overheat, causing the cleaner to catch on fire.In April 2005, Hoover recalled 636,000 Hoover Self-Propelled upright vacuums because of the defective on/off switches.In June...

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Family Dollar Stores is recalling approximately 35,000 oscillating ceramic heaters. The heaters can overheat and smoke, causing a potential fire hazard to consumers.To date, Family Dollar has received three reports of the heaters overheating or smoking. There are no reports of fires and only two reports of minor property damage. Consumers should stop use immediately and return the heater to...

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62,000 Passat sedans and wagons from 2006 and 2007 model years in the U.S. and Canada will are being recalled due to potential problems with their wiper motors and braking in cold weather, reports Volkswagen of America Inc. Volkswagen is recalling 300, 000 Passat sedans worldwide.Volkswagen Passats, built in 2005 and the first half of 2006 can develop a fuel leak and a 200-horse power model can...

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