Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Halloween Recalls

This is a list of halloween recalls. These recalls are listed with the most recent first.

1-50 of 50 Recalls  

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2007


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2007

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2007

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2007

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2006
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    Frail skeletons and fluorescent Jack ‘O Lanterns decorate homes, while children disguised as witches, ghosts and goblins begin flocking out onto neighborhood streets in search of treats. As Halloween approaches, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wants you to know that like children, Halloween's hidden dangers also come in disguise. CPSC is aware of serious Halloween-related injuries involving burns from flammable costumes and decorations, including ignition from open flames, such as candles and Jack O' Lanterns. Additional incidents have involved abrasions from sharp objects attached to masks or costumes.


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2006

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9

2005

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1998
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    Last year, a 12-year-old Texas girl died of severe burns she received when her homemade Halloween costume caught fire while trick-or treating. The girl's costume, made of burlap strips, caught fire and the fire quickly spread as she brushed past a jack-o'-lantern containing a lighted candle. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is releasing safety tips to help prevent a tragedy like this from happening again.

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30

1997

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1996

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1994
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    Today on Halloween, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers that Halloween pumpkin erasers resembling candy pose a choking hazard for young children. The erasers, imported by Oriental Trading Company of Omaha, Neb., do not meet CPSC's small parts regulations under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. CPSC issued this warning when Oriental Trading refused to join the agency in a voluntary recall of the erasers.

Oct

18

1994

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29

1993

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1993

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1992
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    In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Wisconsin Pharmacal Company, Inc. of Jackson, WI is voluntarily recalling its model numbers 934 and 935 "Sundown Brand Pumpkin Scented Lamps" and model number 940 "Jack-O-Lantern Votive Light." The Halloween items are not equipped with child-resistant closures and the required warning labels are inconspicuous or absent. These products are all fuel burning lamps, intended for use as stand alone decorative lamps or as lamps to be placed inside carved pumpkins, contain liquid combustible petroleum distillates which can cause serious illness or death if ingested by a child.

Oct

30

1992

Oct

29

1992
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    In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Kaadan, Inc., of Lancaster, PA announced today that it is voluntarily recalling its "Li'l Lite" Halloween Pumpkin Oil Lamps. The product contains a high grade petroleum hydrocarbon which is combustible and if ingested by a child can get into the lungs causing chemical pneumonia which can be fatal. The product does not meet the requirements for child- resistant packaging and fails to state on its label that it is "Combustible," making it illegal for sale to consumers. The Commission is aware of one reported incident involving a child drinking the contents of the container at a retail store. The child was not injured.

Oct

30

1991

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1991

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29

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1991

Oct

30

1990
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    In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Lisa Frank, Inc., of Tucson, AZ, has voluntarily elected to recall approximately 200,000 packages of its colorful Halloween Erasers which may pose a choking hazard to small children. These multi-colored Halloween Erasers are sold 15 to a package. The front of the package reads: "Lisa Frank Halloween Erasers, Cool Collectibles." The erasers resemble Halloween items such as pumpkins, skulls, bats and ghosts and because of their bright colors and size could be mistaken for candy. The erasers were imported from Taiwan.

Oct

25

1990

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12

1988

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16

1987
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    The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today issued a safety alert to parents and guardians of children who go trick-or-treating on Halloween. The Commission particularly emphasized the importance of careful examination of all treats before children are allowed to eat them. Children should not eat any of their treats before they get home.