Sony Recalls Notebook Computers Due to Burn Hazard
Name of Product: Certain VAIO TZ-series Notebook Computers
Units: About 73,000
Manufacturer: Sony Electronics Inc., of San Diego, Calif.
Hazard: Irregularly positioned wires near the computer’s hinge and/or a dislodged screw inside the hinge can cause a short circuit and overheating. This poses a burn hazard to consumers.
Check the US Consumer Product Commission's full notice of this recall.
Crate and Barrel Recalls Shag Rugs Due to Fire Hazard
Name of Product: “Remy” Shag Rugs
Units: About 5,100
Importer: Crate and Barrel, of Northbrook, Ill.
Hazard: The large rugs fail to meet federal standards for flammability and could ignite, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers. The small rugs fail to meet federal labeling requirements. Small rugs are not required to meet the federal flammability standard; however, they are required to be permanently labeled with the following statement: “FLAMMABLE (FAILS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE STANDARD FF 2-70): SHOULD NOT BE USED NEAR SOURCES OF IGNITION.”
For more information, visit the Consumer Product Safety Commission website at:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08301.html
Or call the CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
Information from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Recall Alert
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
| Office of Information and Public Affairs | Washington, DC 20207 |
| April 16, 2008 |
HSN Recalls Power Strips for Charge-It-All Valets Due to Fire and Shock Hazards
The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Charge-It-All Valets
Units: About 17,000
Retailer: HSN LP, of St. Petersburg, Fla.
Distributor: Ingenious Designs LLC, of Englewood, New York
Hazard: The power strip located inside the valet has undersized wires, which can pose fire and shock hazards to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported
Description: This recall involves the power strips sold with the medium and large Joy Mangano Charge-It-All Valets. The valet is a box with divided compartments that comes with a power strip that allows the user to recharge and organize items such as cell phones, mp3 players, PDAs and cameras in a single location. The medium valet comes with a 3-receptacle power strip and the large valet comes with a 6-receptacle power strip. The letters J and M are printed in cursive under the valet.
Sold by: HSN LP, exclusively, from October 2007 through January 2008 for about $50 for the large valet and $40 for the medium valet.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the power strip. HSN LP will provide a replacement power strip and an in-store refund of $5. HSN LP will pay for all shipping charges to return the product. HSN is directly contacting consumers with the recalled units.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, call HSN toll-free at (888) 540-7052 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the company's website at www.hsn.com
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To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
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