February 2011 Product Recalls

February 2011 Product Recalls
Thousands of items and food products that Americans use regularly are pulled off the market by retailers and producers every day due to serious potential health risks like bacterial diseases, infant deaths and strangulation. Here's a roundup of this month's biggest recalls, including children's toys and clothing, meat and seafood products and over-the-counter items.


Food products
Food products
The following recalls were issued due to undeclared allergens and salmonella risk.

American Spoon Foods Apple Chipotle Salsa, Maple BBQ Grilling Sauce and Pumpkin Chipotle Roasting Sauce

White bread distributed by Unified Grocers and other distributors to select independently owned and operated retail grocery stores in Southern California, Arizona and Nevada.

About 6,492 packages of frozen breaded okra sold in retail grocery stores throughout the United States under the Spartan or Shurfine label.

An allergy alert was issued by Tomaso's for its Caesar dressing, which was distributed to retail grocery stores in Humboldt County. Were any illnesses reported?

Four brands of fresh cilantro were recalled by a Salinas, Calif., company and was for sale in stores in multiple states beginning Jan. 14. Have any illnesses been reported?

Mooney's Kentucky Bourbon Cheese & Valumarket Beer Cheese Spread sold at retail stores in Kentucky. Find out if any illnesses were reported.

F'real Foods Strawberry Banana Smoothies distributed in several states.

Children's products
Children's products
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a warning that SafetyCraft brand full-size portable drop-side cribs contain hardware identical to ones distributed by Generation 2 Worldwide that were recalled in February 2010 and responsible for infant deaths, strangulation and suffocation hazards.

Parents and caregivers are urged to stop using the cribs immediately. Find out how many infant deaths have been reported so far.

Additional recalls

Recent infant deaths linked to its product have prompted a Rhode Island company to recall 1.7 million video baby monitors with electrical cords. Here are the serious risks. The product was sold at major retailers between January 2003 and February 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission urges parents and caregivers never to place any corded cameras within three feet of a crib.

About 800,000 child safety seats that were sold individually or part of a travel system with a stroller. The products were made between May 2008 and April 2009. Have any injuries been reported?

About 500,000 baby bassinets sold at Wal-Mart and other mass merchandisers, department stores and juvenile product stores nationwide and online from January 2003 through August 2010. Find out how many injuries have been reported so far.

About 1,200 children's watches from Walt Disney Parks, involving Buzz Lightyear, Tinker Bell and Lightning McQueen brand light-up watches. Any injuries reported?

About 5,200 children's chairs sold online via national mass merchandisers and retailers from March 2010 to January 2011. Learn about associated incidents and injuries.

About 58,000 rechargeable batteries sold with certain models of video baby monitors. What are the hazards? Find out how many incidents have been reported so far.

About 37,000 infant teethers and rattles were recalled. The items were sold at mass merchandise and baby specialty stores nationwide between July 2009 and January 2011. How many incidents have been reported?

Children's toys and clothing
Children's toys and clothing
About 2,100 children's snow bikes are no longer safe, a Canada-based company announced. The bikes were sold at Costco, sporting goods stores and other retailers nationwide and online at Amazon and Wal-Mart from September 2010 through January 2011.

OTC products
OTC products
Potential health risks for the following recalls include undeclared allergens and respiratory depression.

Essentials™ and RightFoods™ lines of vitamin and nutritional supplements sold through natural food stores, online and through healthcare practitioners.

Hydrocodone Bitartrate And Acetaminophen Tablets.

Sodium Thiosulfate Injection distributed to wholesalers and distributors nationwide.

Fruta Planta weight loss dietary supplements sold and distributed in Colombia and Venezuela. Travelers may have purchased the product and brought it into the U.S.

Shaping Beauty weight loss pills called Celerite Slimming Capsules distributed and sold online nationwide.

Meat and seafood products
Meat and seafood products
About 4,680 pounds of barbecue pork products sold at restaurants in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee have been recalled due to an undeclared food allergen

Electrical items
Electrical items
About 261,000 AmerTac LED night lights sold at hardware stores, lighting showrooms and home centers nationwide from March 2009 through January 2011 have been taken off the market. Find out the hazards and how many injuries have been reported.


Vehicles
Vehicles
Ford is recalling about 280,946 Ford F-150s from the 2009 and 2010 model years. What could happen during a crash? The recalled vehicles were manufactured from Jan. 18, 2008, through Nov. 30, 2009.

About 700,000 2009 and 2010 Honda Fit models globally. Have complaints been filed?

About 6,964 Harley-Davidson 2011 Softail motorcycles manufactured from June 7, 2010, through October 8, 2010.

About 27 2010 Volkswagen Beetles and convertible Beetles manufactured between Sept. 1, 2010, through Sept. 22, 2010.

About 1,658 2011 Ford Explorers manufactured from July 15, 2010, through Dec. 13, 2010.

About 318 Keystone RV range ovens. What are the dangers?

About 241 of certain Winnebago 2008 models. Find out why.

About 1,632 certain 2010 and 2011 models of Fairplay electric cars manufactured from July 31, 2009, through Dec. 27, 2010.

Certain models of the Dutchmen Aerolite travel trailer manufactured from June 10, 2010, through Sept. 3, 2010.

Consumer products
Consumer products
About 1,333 artificial pre-lit Christmas trees advertised before Dec. 21, 2010, as indoor/outdoor were supplied with extension cords rated for indoor use only and sold online from October 2007 through December 2010. Have any injuries been reported?

About 3,500 food dehydrators sold at mass merchandisers and retailers nationwide from August 2010 through December 2010. Learn about associated incidents.

About 50 riding mowers sold at Sears, under the Craftsman brand; The Home Depot, under the Husqvarna brand; and Tractor Supply Company, under the Bad Boy brand. The mowers were sold in February 2010 and March 2010.
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