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www.cpsc.gov
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CONTACT US |
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Bureau of Fire Prevention |
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Call
732-657-8121 |
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Fax
732-657-7348 |
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Police-Fire-EMS-Dial 9 1 1 |
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NOTABLE RECALLS |
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Childrens 100% Cotton robes
Charter Club, Agean, Club Room, Baby Monarch,
b-kids, Jr. by Monarch
These robes when used as sleepwear, do not meet
federal flammability standards. |
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Fire
Extinguishers
Bombay Productions Inc., California US
Firestopper, The portable liquid fire
extinguisher
Because of the high pressure contents, these
fire extinguishers can explode. |
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Smoke Alarms
Universal Security Instruments, Inc
Model #'s Safe T Alert SA-7895 BCSR, Universal
SS-785 BCSR, Universal SS-795 BESS, USI Electric
USI-1203 BESS
Smoke alarms can fail to alarm when smoke or
fire is present |
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The US Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), aware that one of the
greatest hazards posed by defective products is in the
resale market, (when items are sold in resale shops, on-line
auctions and garage sales) has launched several new public
awareness programs. The CPSC has partnered with major
on-line auction houses eBay and Amazon.com a program called
"Recall Double Check" where sellers and buyers are
encouraged to check for recall on items they are buying and
selling. Auction sites are providing links to the
informational site of the CPSC. Also on the on-line front,
the CPSC has begun monitoring internet sites looking for
sales of recalled, illegal or dangerous products. They've
called this new program Operation SOS (Safe On-line
Shopping) which started as a pilot program in December,
1999.
The CPSC has
also partnered with the US Postal Service to post recall
notices in its 33,000 post offices nationwide. They hope
that will function as sort of a "Dangerous Products Most
Wanted List." This program shifts the focus from the stores
to the real danger, getting dangerous products out of
homes. The CPSC and USPS are hoping by giving 7 million
postal customers each day exposure to recall notices, they
can help to prevent unnecessary accidents and injuries.
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GET
ON THE LIST!
The
CPSC offers free email notification of press
releases to interested parties. These press
releases offer recall information, calendars of
their upcoming meetings, and news articles
designed to educate the public on faulty
products. To sign up for email notification on
recalls and news visit the CPSC website at
www.cpsc.gov.
This site may also be used to notify the CPSC of
faulty products, report an incident involving a
faulty product, or to view pictures of products
that have been recalled. Notifications may also
be made on the CPSC's hotline at 800-638-2772 or
CPSC's teletypewriter at 800-638-8270. |
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NOTABLE RECALLS |
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Toasters
Proctor Silex
Model Numbers 24205 and 24208 with the series
codes A0379 through a3279 or a2589-a3289 only
Heating element can remain on after the food
pops up, posing a fire hazard. |
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Childrens Lamps
Kmart Stores, Little Ones fun accent lamps;
airplane lamp, alphabet lamp, numbers lamp,
baseball lamp, train lamp and sailboat lamp.
Lamp can short circuit posing a fire hazard. |
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Lighters
Michaels Stores, 9 inch long, white base and
green, or blue plastic handled lighters.
Lighters leak butane when ignited, causing an
excessive burst of flame. |
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