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Recall Details
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2008 Release #08-284 |
Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) 518-1665 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Magnets
Units: About 87,000
Importer: American Scientific LLC, of Columbus, Ohio
Hazard: Surface paint on the magnets can contain high levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: This recall involves horseshoe, rectangular bar and U-shaped magnets sold primarily to schools for use in science classes. The magnets have red and blue paint on the surface of the magnet. Item numbers included in the recall are:
| Item Number | Description | Sizes |
|---|---|---|
| 3101 - 01, 02, 03, 33, 90 | Bar-shaped Steel | 75mm x 12mm x 5mm, 100mm x 12mm x 5mm, 150mm x 19mm x 7mm, 200mm, 150mm X 15mm X 10mm |
| 3102-01, 02, 03, 04 | Horseshoe-shaped Steel | 50mm, 75mm, 100mm, 150mm |
| 3106-04, 06 | Pair of Bar-shaped Aluminum/Nickel/Cobalt |
100mm X 10mm X 7mm, 150mm X 19mm X 7mm |
| 3108-01 | Horseshoe-shaped Aluminum/Nickel/Cobalt |
|
| 3126-06 | Pair of Economy, Bar-shaped Aluminum/Nickel/Cobalt |
|
| AR-110 | U-shaped | 3.5 inches |
| N38 (3126-07) | Bar-shaped | 37mm |
| 3111 - 00, 01 | Ring-shaped | |
| 3116 - 00 | Set of three, Ring-shaped | |
| 7221 - 40 | U-shaped Aluminum/Nickel/Cobalt |
2" x 2" |
| 7221 - 60 | Pair of Horseshoe-shaped Aluminum/Nickel/Cobalt |
The item numbers are located on the product's packaging.
Sold to: Independent distributors nationwide from October 2006 through February 2008 for between $1 and $4.
Manufactured in: India
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using these products and contact American Scientific to receive a free replacement.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact American Scientific toll-free at (866) 518-1665 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, e-mail the firm at recall@american-scientific.com, or visit the firm's Web site at www.american-scientific.com
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The recalled children’s bathrobes violate federal flammability regulations for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries and death to children.
The recalled crib bumpers violate the federal crib bumper ban, posing a deadly suffocation hazard to infants. Padded crib bumpers are banned by the federal Safe Sleep for Babies Act.
The recalled children’s nightgowns, pajama sets and robes violate the federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of serious burn injuries or death to children.
The stroller fan’s housing allows consumers’ fingers to contact the fan’s blade, posing a laceration injury hazard to small children.
The recalled baby loungers violate the federal safety regulations for Infant Sleep Products because the sleeping pad is too thick, posing a suffocation hazard; an infant could fall out of an enclosed opening at the sides of the lounger or become entrapped; and the sides are too low to contain the infant and the loungers do not have a stand, posing a fall hazard. These violations create an unsafe sleeping environment for infants.
The recalled high chairs pose a fatal suffocation risk because they were marketed, intended, or designed for infant sleep, and they have an incline angle greater than 10 degrees in violation of the federal Safe Sleep for Babies Act. In addition, the high chair poses a deadly entrapment hazard because the opening between the seat and tray is large enough that a child can become entrapped in it, which is a violation of the federal regulations for high chairs.
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