The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recalls:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recall:
The manager’s amendment for S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, which was posted by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on August 12, 2010, would establish new importer requirements and fees, certification for high risk food imports, hazard prevention controls, new fees, etc.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recall:
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Toshiba America Information Systems, have issued a voluntary recall of roughly 41,000 notebook computers due to a burn risk to consumers. According to CPSC, the computers can overheat at the plug-in port to the AC adapter. A Toshiba spokesman said a faulty DC-In harness used in certain Satellite T130 series overheated to the point of melting the computer’s base at the point where the AC adapter plugs into the PC. He said no computers were reported to have caught fire. According to the CPSC announcement, Toshiba has received 129 reports of the notebook computers overheating and deforming the plastic casing area around the AC adapter plug, including two reports of minor burn injuries, which the company said did not require medical attention, and two reports of minor property damage. The recall covers Toshiba Satellite T135, Satellite T135D and Satellite Pro T130 notebook computer models sold at electronics stores and other electronics retailers nationwide and online, including at Toshibadirect from August 2009 through August 2010. The models sold for between $600 and $800. CPSC said consumers should download an updated version of Toshiba’s BIOS computer program to their notebook computer, which will detect whether the computer is overheating, and if so, will disable the notebook computer’s external power and display a message directing the consumer to contact Toshiba for a free repair. Consumers who do not have Internet access are instructed to contact Toshiba to arrange for installation of the updated BIOS, CPSC said. The Toshiba spokesman said the company believed consumers would “find it cumbersome to identify their computers from a list of serial numbers” and so decided to ask all users of the specified computers to download the updated BIOS from the company website.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recall:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recalls:
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Sharp announced a voluntary recall of some 32-inch Sharp LCD-TVs because of a risk of injury. The cause of the recall is the neck on the TVs’ stands, which can break and cause the TV to tip over, posing a risk to consumers, according to Sharp and CPSC. No injuries resulting from the hazard have been reported, CPSC said. The recall involves roughly 9,000 Sharp 32-inch LCD-TVs, model number LC-32SB28UT and serial numbers 0028 32837-0028 35190, 0048 57501-0048 59020, 0048 61401-0048 64020 and 0048 72001-0048 78800. Their manufacture dates are March and April. According to CPSC, consumers should contact Sharp to arrange for a free replacement neck support. Sharp spokesman Chris Loncto said the company notified the CPSC of the problem and provided an action plan to repair the units in the market. Loncto told us that if a customer’s TV is within the range of serial numbers involved, the company will arrange for a Sharp authorized service center to inspect the set and replace the stand neck support without charge at the customer’s convenience and in most case at the customer’s location. If the TV is wall-mounted and the stand neck support isn’t being used, Sharp will send the customer a replacement stand neck to swap with the old one for possible future use. Sharp has mailed letters to end-user customers, notified dealers and distributed a technical bulletin to authorized servicers with information on the recall. The company also has set up a 24/7 customer safety notification line, 800-291-4249, Loncto said. Recall information is also available on the Sharp website. The TVs were made in China.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recall:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recall: