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1. Bostitch Electric Pencil Sharpeners Recalled by Amax Due to Shock Hazard
http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Bostitch-Electric-Pencil-Sharpeners-Recalled-by-Amax/
2. Collaborating Across Borders: North American Regulators Working Together to Protect Children from Harmful Toys
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1. Recall Date: November 19, 2015
Recall Number: 16-041
Bostitch Electric Pencil Sharpeners Recalled by Amax Due to Shock Hazard
http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Bostitch-Electric-Pencil-Sharpeners-Recalled-by-Amax/
Recall Summary
Name of Product: Bostitch electric pencil sharpeners
Hazard: The electric components inside can energize the pencil sharpener, posing a shock hazard.
Remedy: Replace
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled electric pencil sharpeners, unplug them from the outlet and contact Amax for a free replacement unit.
Consumer Contact: Amax toll-free at 844-483-5895 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.bostitchoffice.com and click on “Support Center,” then “Recall” for more information.
Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Bostitch-Electric-Pencil-Sharpeners-Recalled-by-Amax/
Recall Details
Units: About 44,000
Description: This recall involves Bostitch® brand electric pencil sharpeners Quietsharp Glow™ Classroom and Super Pro™ Commercial electric pencil sharpeners. The sharpeners have a silver body, six pencil sharpener openings on the black front dial and a removable pencil shaving tray on the front. “Bostitch” is embossed on the side. The Quietsharp Glow Classroom sharpener has model number EPS11HC and date codes between 4714 and 3215. The Super Pro Glow Commercial has model number EPS14HC and date codes between 1612 and 2715. The model number is printed on a sticker on the bottom of the sharpeners. The date code range is a two digit production week and a two digit production year (WWYY). The date code is visible inside the unit when the pencil shavings tray is removed. Quietsharp Glow and Super Pro are printed on the pencil sharpeners’ packaging.
Incidents/Injuries: Amax has received one report of a consumer who received a shock from the recalled electric pencil sharpener.
Sold at: Office Depot, Staples and other office supply stores and distributors nationwide and online at Amazon.com from April 2012 through August 2015 for between $70 and $155.
Importer/Distributor: Amax Inc., of East Greenwich, R.I.
Manufactured in: China
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2. Release Date: November 19, 2015
Release Number: 16-040
Collaborating Across Borders: North American Regulators Working Together to Protect Children from Harmful Toys
MEXICO CITY – Shoppers across North America are gearing up for the holiday toy shopping season, and federal regulators in the United States, Mexico and Canada are joining forces to help consumers shop with confidence. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Health Canada and Mexico’s Consumer Protection Federal Agency (PROFECO) are holding their Third North America Consumer Product Safety Summit in Mexico City this week, and protecting young children from dangerous and illegal toys is a shared goal among the safety agencies.
Collaboration among the regulators has taken place through joint industry trainings, consumer outreach and education, and three trilateral recall announcements of harmful toys and children’s products. Additional efforts have included joint oversight of product supply chains and timely responses to emerging product hazards. The vision for creating a safer marketplace for consumers across the continent includes: (1) strong safety standards that are enforced, (2) inspections at import, and (3) an emphasis on quality safety manufacturing overseas.
"As we approach the holiday season, our three jurisdictions are working as one to protect children in all three nations from harmful toys," said CPSC Chairman Elliot F. Kaye. "Despite our real advances in toy safety, we are still finding too many violative toys at our borders. All consumers, regardless of which of our three nations they come from, deserve us working together to protect them. This is why working toward seamless surveillance across North American borders is a critical part of our collaboration with Health Canada and PROFECO.”
"In today's global marketplace, close collaboration between countries is important for keeping Canadians safe,” said Dr. Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, Health Canada. “I look forward to continuing Health Canada's partnership with the CPSC and PROFECO on our shared goals for consumer product safety, including promoting toy safety this holiday season. As a mom and as Canada's new Minister of Health, I'm committed to helping keep families safe."
“Coordinated work among the consumer protection agencies in our region is the starting point to successfully face, in the near future, the challenges presented by the global economy; and, at the same time, assure every consumer that not only are their rights safeguarded, but also that the law exists to assist and protect them,” said Lorena Martínez, Mexico’s Federal Attorney for Consumer Protection (Profeco). “Only by strengthening strategic alliances and sharing efforts and experience, we will reach our mutual goals.”
In addition to working with Health Canada and Profeco, CPSC works closely with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to keep violative products off of store shelves and out of consumers’ homes. In the past six years, the U.S. government has stopped more than 17 million units of about 6,200 different toys that violated applicable standards from coming into the United States.
Click here to view the North American joint statement.
Here are some safety tips for all consumers to keep in mind this holiday season:
• Magnets – Children's magnetic toys are covered by a strong safety standard that aims to prevent magnets from being swallowed. High-powered magnet sets that have small magnets are dangerous and should be kept away from children. Whether marketed for children or adults, building and play sets with small magnets should also be kept away from small children.
• Balloons - Children can choke or suffocate on deflated or broken balloons. Children can also be strangled by a balloon string. Keep deflated balloons away from children younger than 8 years old. Discard torn balloons immediately.
• Small balls and other toys with small parts - For children younger than age 3, avoid toys with small parts, which can cause choking.
• Scooters and other riding toys - Riding toys, skateboards and in-line skates go fast, and falls could be deadly. Helmets and other safety gear should be worn properly at all times, and they should be sized to fit. Avoid riding scooters on streets or roadways.
Once gifts are open:
• Keep toys appropriate for older children away from younger siblings.
• Battery charging should be supervised by adults. Chargers and adapters can pose thermal burn hazards to young children. Pay attention to instructions and warnings on battery chargers. Some chargers lack any mechanism to prevent overcharging.
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