Thursday, February 5, 2015

News from CPSC: 3 Recalls Announced Today

 

-----------NEWS from CPSC-----------
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Communications
4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814
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1. Sea Gull Lighting Recalls Chandeliers Due to Injury Hazard http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Sea-Gull-Lighting-Recalls-Chandeliers

2. Airplane and Butterfly Push Toys Recalled by LS Import Due to Choking Hazard http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Airplane-and-Butterfly-Push-Toys-Recalled-by-LS-Import/

3. Mima Recalls Moon 3-In-1 High Chairs Due to Fall and Impact Hazard http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Mima-Recalls-Moon-3-In-1-High-Chairs

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1.

Recall Date: February 5, 2015

Recall Number: 15- 073

 

Sea Gull Lighting Recalls Chandeliers Due to Injury Hazard

 

Recall Summary

 

Name of Product: Light chandeliers

 

Hazard: The chandelier’s screw collar that holds the chandeliers to the ceiling mount can break causing the chandelier to fall and injure bystanders.

 

Remedy: Repair. Replace.

Consumers should prevent people from going into the immediate area under the chandeliers. Contact Sea Gull Lighting immediately to receive a free replacement for chandeliers that have fallen, including shipping, or for free replacement hardware to repair the chandelier and instructions on being reimbursed for the full cost of the installation.

 

Consumer Contact: Sea Gull Lighting toll-free at (888) 475-1136 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.seagulllighting.com and click on Safety Recall for more information. Consumers can also email the firm at seagullproducts@seagulllighting.com.

 

Recall Details

 

Units: About 8,800 in the United States and 800 in Canada

 

Description: This recall involves seven collections of Sea Gull Lighting chandeliers including:  Brandywine, Laurel Leaf, New Verona, Newport, Parkview, Roslyn and Somerton. They are metal with various finishes and two or three tiers of glass shades. The chandeliers measure between 27 to 50 inches wide and 26 to 46 inches high, depending on the model. Click here for a list of product numbers, located inside the ceiling canopy of the chandelier, included in this recall: http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Sea-Gull-Lighting-Recalls-Chandeliers

 

Incidents/Injuries: Sea Gull Lighting has received four reports of the chandeliers falling from the ceiling. Approximately $1,600 in property damage has been reported. No injuries have been reported.

 

Sold at: Aztec Electric Supply, Ferguson, Lowe’s, State Electric Supply, Wesco and other retailers nationwide and online at Amazon.com, HomeDepot.com and other online retailers from November 2006 through August 2013 for between $250 and $750.

 

Manufacturer: Sea Gull Lighting Products, LLC., of Skokie, Ill.

 

Manufactured in: China

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2.

Recall Date: February 5, 2015

Recall Number: 15-074

 

Airplane and Butterfly Push Toys Recalled by LS Import Due to Choking Hazard

 

Recall Summary

 

Name of Product: Airplane and butterfly push toys

 

Hazard: The wheels of the airplane and the balls at the tip of the butterfly’s antenna can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

 

Remedy: Refund

 

Consumer Contact: LS Import Inc. collect at (713) 780-3900 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday for more information.

 

Recall Details

 

Units: About 660

 

Description: This recall involves plastic airplane and butterfly push toys. The airplane push toy is red and has a blue, yellow and red rotor above the cockpit’s canopy and eyelids on the nose of the airplane that open and shut when the toy is been pushed on the floor. The airplane push toy has a pink plastic rod with a handle that connects to the back of the toy to push it. The butterfly push toy’s body is yellow with pink wings and has a pink plastic ball at the end of each of two antennas and a pair of wings that flap up and down when the toy is been pushed on the floor. The butterfly push toy has a green plastic rod with a handle that connects to the back of the toy to push it.

 

Incidents/Injuries: None reported

 

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from children and contact LS Import for a full refund.

 

Sold at: LS Import stores in Houston, Texas from May 2014 through July 2014 for between $1 and $2.

 

Importer: LS Import, of Houston, Texas

 

Manufactured in: China

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3.

Recall Date: February 5, 2015

Recall Number: 15-075 

 

Mima Recalls Moon 3-In-1 High Chairs Due to Fall and Impact Hazard

 

Recall Summary

 

Name of Product: Mima Moon 3-in-1 High Chairs

 

Hazard: The high chair seat can loosen and dislodge, allowing the seat and child to fall. The chair can also fall onto a child crawling underneath the seat, posing an impact hazard to the child.

 

Remedy: Repair, Refund

Consumers should stop using the high chair immediately and contact Mima to receive a free replacement upper chair section or instructions on receiving a refund.

 

Consumer Contact: Mima at (800) 392-1206 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or online at www.mimakidsusa.com and click on “Moon Recall Information” for more information.

 

Recall Details

 

Units: About 1470

 

Description: This recall includes Moon model 3-in-1 high chairs which adjust to a newborn, high and junior chair with a unique design consisting of a base with two feet supporting a single post that holds up the seat in a clear shell. The shell has a white inner seat with a removable seat pad in white, camel or black.  The high chair measures about 3 feet tall when in its highest position. There is a “Mima” logo where the metal post attaches to the base to the seat. There is also a “Moon” logo on the inside of the feet that form the base of the high chair. The serial and model numbers are located on a sticker on the inside of one of the two feet that form the base of the high chair. For a list of serial numbers included in this recall, click here: http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Mima-Recalls-Moon-3-In-1-High-Chairs

 

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received 14 reports of the high chair seat loosening. No injuries have been reported.

 

Sold at: The majority of the high chairs were given away at the May 9, 2014 taping of the Ellen DeGeneres television show. The remaining chairs were sold at children’s juvenile product stores in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Texas and Virginia from February 2014 through September 2014 for about $500.  

 

Importer: Muak Baby LLC, of Redondo Beach, Calif. 

 

Manufacturer: Sparklegate Industries, of Dongguan, Guangdong, China, through a contract manufacturing relationship with Mima International Limited, of Hong Kong.

 

Manufactured in: China

 

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