JUST REPORTED:

CR Weekly Feature: RECENT RECALLS

Posted on November 18, 2011 in Business/Law, Consumer Goods, Health & Medicine, Recalls

  • Toyota Motor Sales, Inc. recalled about 283,000 Toyota vehicles and 137,000 Lexus vehicles to replace the crankshaft pulley on the V6 engine. A problem with the pulley may cause the power steering to become detached.
  • The FDA is warning consumers not to eat Bio Gaudiano brand Organic Olives Stuffed with Almonds. The product, imported from Italy, has been linked with a botulism outbreak in Europe.
  • United Natural Foods is also recalling selected types of FoodMatch, Inc. Divina Stuffed Olives tied to a botulism outbreak.
  • Assi Brand oysters are being recalled due to norovirus cases in Washington state. The frozen oyster meat (shucked; not in shell), is packed in 3-lb bags.
  • Wolfgang Puck is recalling combination electric griddles/grills imported from China due to a defect in the electrical wiring of the appliances.
  • All 2011 Arctic Cat XC 450 ATVs and some 2012 Arctic Cat 450 ATVs are being recalled because the vehicles steering tie-rod can bend, possibly causing the driver to lose control and crash.
  • The Joss Cam, a mechanical device placed in the crack of the rock to support a climber’s weight, is being recalled because it may fail unexpectedly after being set.
  • Ikea Pax Aurland wardrobe mirror doors are being recalled because they may detach from the wardrobe door, fall, and shatter.
  • Kiddieland Toys’ Disney Fairies plastic racing trikes are being recalled because the plastic fairies protrude from the top of the trike’s handle bar, posing a laceration hazard.
  • Battat Inc.’s B. Toulouse-LapTrec magnetic sketchboards are being recalled because the magnetic tip of the drawing pen for the sketchboard may detach and pose a choking hazard.