Fw: News from CPSC - Recall

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I signed up to get ALL recalls of products from the C onsumer Product

Safety Commission, most of which I never even see in the newspaper or on

TV news. Below is the most recent email which I feel is VERY important

since this product is so popular. If any of you have one of these please

TAKE NOTE!!! Hopefully it will save somebody from a fire.

News from CPSC - Recall

NEWS from CPSC

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Office of Information and Public Affairs

Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 24, 2008

Release #08-255

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 899-5884

CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772

CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Waxcessories® Recalls Electric Simmer Pots Due to Risk of Fire and

Shock

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.

Name of Product: Electric Simmer Pots

Units: About 830,000

Importer: Waxcessories® Inc., of Dracut, Mass.

Hazard: The simmer pots have wire connections that can become loose,

posing a risk of fire and electric shock to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: There have been 161 reports of discolored cords,

loose wires, and wires separating from the pot. No injuries have been

reported.

Description: The electric simmer pots were sold in a variety of styles

and were designed to melt scented wax in a ceramic cup. The cup sits on

a ceramic base that contains a 40-watt bulb, socket and electric cord.

The recall includes all designs of the electric simmer pots and all item

numbers. The words " ELECTRIC SIMMER POT " and the design name are printed

on the bar code label, which is located on the bottom of the base. For a

complete list of individual item numbers and photos, visit the firm's

recall Web site at www.simmerpotrecall.com

Sold at: Gift and novelty shops nationwide from April 2002 through April

2008 for between $17 and $25.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the simmer pots immediately and

contact Waxcessories for instructions on receiving a free replacement

product.

Consumer Contact: For further information, call (800) 899-5884 between 8

a.m. and 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the recall Web site

at www.simmerpotrecall.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the

recalled product, please go to:

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08255.html

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting

the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more

than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.

Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents

cost the nation more than $800 billion annually. The CPSC is committed

to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire,

electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The

CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys,

cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals -

contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of

deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30

years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's

hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or

visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email

subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers

can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at

www.cpsc.gov.

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[Guest guest]

Thank you for the information. For a second there I thought it was

for a mini crock pot/Potporri pot... I started sweating bullets cause

I use it to melt my Beeswax. lol

Gabby

>

> I signed up to get ALL recalls of products from the C onsumer

Product

> Safety Commission, most of which I never even see in the newspaper

or on

> TV news. Below is the most recent email which I feel is VERY

important

> since this product is so popular. If any of you have one of these

please

> TAKE NOTE!!! Hopefully it will save somebody from a fire.

>

>

>

>

> News from CPSC - Recall

>

>

> NEWS from CPSC

> U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

> Office of Information and Public Affairs

> Washington, DC 20207

>

> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

> April 24, 2008

> Release #08-255

>

> Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 899-5884

> CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772

> CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

>

> Waxcessories® Recalls Electric Simmer Pots Due to Risk of Fire and

> Shock

>

> 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.

>

> Name of Product: Electric Simmer Pots

>

> Units: About 830,000

>

> Importer: Waxcessories® Inc., of Dracut, Mass.

>

> Hazard: The simmer pots have wire connections that can become loose,

> posing a risk of fire and electric shock to consumers.

>

> Incidents/Injuries: There have been 161 reports of discolored cords,

> loose wires, and wires separating from the pot. No injuries have

been

> reported.

>

> Description: The electric simmer pots were sold in a variety of

styles

> and were designed to melt scented wax in a ceramic cup. The cup

sits on

> a ceramic base that contains a 40-watt bulb, socket and electric

cord.

> The recall includes all designs of the electric simmer pots and all

item

> numbers. The words " ELECTRIC SIMMER POT " and the design name are

printed

> on the bar code label, which is located on the bottom of the base.

For a

> complete list of individual item numbers and photos, visit the

firm's

> recall Web site at www.simmerpotrecall.com

>

> Sold at: Gift and novelty shops nationwide from April 2002 through

April

> 2008 for between $17 and $25.

>

> Manufactured in: China

>

> Remedy: Consumers should stop using the simmer pots immediately and

> contact Waxcessories for instructions on receiving a free

replacement

> product.

>

> Consumer Contact: For further information, call (800) 899-5884

between 8

> a.m. and 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the recall Web

site

> at www.simmerpotrecall.com

>

> To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the

> recalled product, please go to:

> http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08255.html

>

> **************************************************

>

> The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with

protecting

> the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from

more

> than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's

jurisdiction.

> Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents

> cost the nation more than $800 billion annually. The CPSC is

committed

> to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire,

> electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children.

The

> CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as

toys,

> cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals -

> contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of

> deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past

30

> years.

>

> To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call

CPSC's

> hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-

8270, or

> visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC

email

> subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx.

Consumers

> can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at

> www.cpsc.gov.

>

>

>

>

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> independent federal regulatory agency, located at 4330 East West

> Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814 Toll-free hotline: (800) 638-2772

>

> Thank you.

>

[Guest guest]

another racall for lead

From: listserv@... <listserv@...>Subject: News from CPSC - Recallegerpatt@...Date: Thursday, June 19, 2008, 4:10 PMNEWS from CPSC

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 19, 2008

Release #08-307

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 925-6278

CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772

CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Wal-Mart Recalls Additional Charm Key Chains Due to Risk of Lead Exposure

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.

Name of Product: "Hip Charm" Key Chains

Units: About 39,000 (firm previously recalled 12,000 key chains in April 2008)

Distributor: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., of Bentonville, Ark.

Importer: FGX International Inc., of field, R.I.

Hazard: The charms on the key chain can contain high levels of lead, which is

toxic if ingested and can cause adverse health effects.

Incidents/Injuries: There have been no injuries reported with the additional

key chains included in this recall. The Illinois Attorney General informed

Wal-Mart and CPSC in April that the previously recalled key chain was found in

the home of a 9-month-old child who was discovered to have high blood levels of

lead. The child was observed mouthing this key chain.

Description: The recalled key chains have several charms including a button,

clover, leaf, and heart. The charms hang from a silver-colored chain. The words

"Hip charm" and the following UPC numbers are printed on the products

packaging: 03156811032, 03156811029, 03156811019, 03156811016, 03156811018,

03156811028, and 03156811030.

Sold at: Wal-Mart stores nationwide from April 2005 through June 2008 for

between $ .50 and $6.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should not allow children to handle the key chain and return

it to any Wal-Mart store for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For further information, contact Wal-Mart at (800) 925-6278

between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web

site at www.walmartstores.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled

product, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08307.html

********************************************************

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the

public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000

types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries

and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than

$800 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and

families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical

hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of

consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and

household chemicals - contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in

the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past

30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's

hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or

visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email

subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can

obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at

www.cpsc.gov.

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Thank you.