There have always been a lot of recalls in the toy business, and this year is no different. There are plenty of large companies that have put out major toys, later to find problems with them that need dire attention. Build-A-Bear has recently placed a recall on Teddy Bear Swimwear because of a possible hazard with strangulation. This is nothing new, as these suits usually have small parts. Battat... 

IKEA Issues Massive Recall on Baby Cribs Retail chain, IKEA, has issued a massive recall in the United States and Canada for their SNIGLAR cribs. It has been reported that there is a defect in the product, that causes the mattress to collapse, which could put a child at risk for entrapment and/or suffocation. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has stated that the four main bolts that support the... 

A voluntary Tylenol recall by McNeil Consumer Healthcare, which is part of Johnson & Johnson, includes Tylenol upper respiratory products, Tylenol Arthritis Pain and Tylenol 8 Hour. The recall also covers specific lots of the products Benadry, Sinutab and Sudafed for a total for 47 million units of the products. The Tylenol recall was done with consultation from the Food and Drug Administration... 

Ford Motor Company is recalling 575,000 Windstar minivans due to rear axles that can corrode and eventually break. The vans affected by this recall are from 1998 to 2003. The states involved are: Canada, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,... 

Sally Jackson Cheese Cheese Recall Sally Jackson Cheese, a Washington based company, has issued a voluntary recall on some of its cheese products. The recall comes after several Minnesota residents became ill a short time after consuming the cheese. The culprit is believed to be the company’s artisanal cheese, which is made from raw milk. After testing eight people in Minnesota, it was determined... 

Nearly 600,000 vehicles have been recalled in the United States by manufacturers Volkswagen and Chrysler. The Volkswagen of America recall affects 228,000 vehicles in multiple models and from many years. Affected are the 2007-2009 Volkswagen Golf, Jetta, Jetta Sportwagen and Rabbit, and the 2006-2010 Volkswagen New Beetle cars. VW has said that all of the vehicles, other than the New Beetle, have... 

Honda Recall In Over 1-million cars Honda has recently announced that it will recall nearly 1M of its Fit subcompact cars in cars in America and Japan, as well as an additional 375,000 Jazz units in Europe. According to Reuters, the vehicles, all produced between November 2001 and October 2007 were produced at a plant located in Japan and are reported to have experienced faulty wiring in the headlight... 

The USDA has announced a recall on Campbell’s SpaghettiOs. The products affected by the nationwide recall are the 14.75 ounce cans of SpaghettiOs with meatballs, product code “U5”; SpaghettiOs A to Z with meatballs, product code “4N”; and the SpaghettiOs Fun Shapes with meatballs (Cars), product code “KS”. The process of producing SpaghettiOs requires the individual components to... 

Now It’s Chrysler Chrysler has added a second round of recalls covering two of their most popular models. Less than a week ago, their first recall covered about 25,000 Dodge Caliber and Jeep Compass vehicles, plus more that were sold outside the United States, for potentially sticky gas pedals. They were built in 2008 and 2009. This new recall is much bigger and covers two separate problems affecting... 

Maytag, a division of Whirlpool appliances, is recalling 1.7 million dishwashers due to a dangerous fire hazard. The dishwashers have a faulty heating element that can potentially short circuit, resulting in a fire. 12 reports have been received about fires starting because of the heating element. There have been no injuries as a result of the fires. . The recall asks consumers to turn off the power...