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1. Michaels Stores Recalls Folding Tables Due to Fall Hazard http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Michaels-Stores-Recalls-Folding-Tables/
2. Toys R Us Recalls Toy Toaster Sets Due to Choking Hazard http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Toys-R-Us-Recalls-Toy-Toaster-Sets/
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1.
Recall Date: October 15, 2014
Recall Number: 15-006
Michaels Stores Recalls Folding Tables Due to Fall Hazard
Recall Summary
Name of Product: Folding Tables
Hazard: The folding tables can collapse under excessive weight, posing an impact or falling hazard.
Remedy: Refund
Consumer Contact: Michaels at (800) 642-4235 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Saturday, or online at www.michaels.com and click on “Contact Us.”
Recall Details
Units: About 8,400
Description: The Ashland Summer Living Vintage Wood Folding Table has a 14-inch round tabletop made of red medium density fiberboard. The table legs are brown metal, and the table stands about 22.5 inches high. A latch on the underside of the tabletop secures the table in an upright position when the table legs are separated forming an “X” position. When the table leg is released from this latch, the legs fold together and the tabletop folds down against the legs in a flat position. SKU 309950 and UPC 886946388804 are printed on a hangtag on the tables. Phase MDF and 01276 are printed on a black and white label under the table.
Incidents/Injuries: There have been four reports of consumers sitting on the tabletop and falling when the tables collapsed, resulting in injuries to the back, leg or hip.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the tables and return them to any Michaels store for a full refund.
Sold exclusively at: Michaels Stores nationwide from April 2014 to May 2014 for about $30.
Importer: Michaels Stores, Inc., of Irving, Texas
Manufactured in: China
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2.
Recall Date: October 15, 2014
Recall Number: 15-007
Toys R Us Recalls Toy Toaster Sets Due to Choking Hazard
Recall Summary
Name of Product: Just Like Home Toy Toaster Sets
Hazard: The plastic toast, under pressure, can crack and break into small pieces creating sharp edges and posing a choking hazard.
Remedy: Refund
Consumer Contact: Toys R Us at (800) 869-7787 anytime or online at www.toysrus.com and click on News/Press Room under the About Us tab at the bottom of the page then click on the Safety tab and Product Recalls for more information.
Recall Details
Units: About 30,000 in the U.S. and about 6,000 in Canada
Description: The recall includes the Just Like Home brand toy toaster sets. The teal blue plastic toy toaster has silver trim around the slice opening on top, with an orange slider handle on the side and orange 3-dimensional adjustment knob outlined with orange dots in a half moon shape on the face of the toaster in the left bottom corner. “Just like home” is printed in white on the front right bottom corner of the toaster. The toaster measures about 4 inches in height by 5-1/2 inches in length by 2 inches in width. The toaster set was sold with two plastic toast slices and two plastic half bagel slice accessories. Model number 5F60589 is printed on a white label on the bottom of the toaster and above the UPC bar code in the lower right hand corner of the product packaging.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take this product away from children and return it to any Toys R Us to receive a full refund.
Sold exclusively at: Toys R Us stores nationwide and online at www.toysrus.com from July 2013 through August 2014 for about $10.
Importer: Toys R Us, of Wayne, N.J.
Manufacturer: Bright Kingdom Development LTD., Kolwoon, Hong Kong, China
Manufactured in: China
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