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Walmart is recalling an aromatherapy spray after a “rare and dangerous bacteria” was found that can cause a potentially fatal condition, with investigators looking into two deaths so far.

Use battery-powered lights instead of candles, leave pumpkin carving to adults and avoid baggy costumes. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission released a list of tips for having a safe Halloween.

Contigo has recalled its Contigo Kids Cleanable Water Bottles because the water bottle’s clear silicone spout can detach, posing a choking hazard to children. The recall affects about 5.7 million units of the water bottles, which come in multiple sizes and bottle colors and were sold both online and in stores in the United States, with another 157,000 sold in...

Looks like “Forky” is destined for the garbage can after all. Disney has recalled a plush toy depicting the “Toy Story 4” character Forky because the spork’s plastic rolling “googly” eyes “can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.” The recall affects about 80,000 units of the 11-inch toy in the United States, as well as about 650 in...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved a new federal safety standard for high chairs. This standard, meant to make high chairs safer for both home and restaurant use, applies to any high chair manufactured or imported after June 19, 2019

Target has recalled the $20 Cat & Jack “Lilia” Rain Boots in sizes 5-12 following consumer reports that the product posed a choking hazard, according to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission Friday. The retail chain refunded buyers for approximately 29,000 units after eleven individuals reported that the unicorn horn on the shoe was detachable. No injuries have been...

Starbucks has voluntarily recalled more than 250,000 coffee presses that were sold in the U.S. and Canada due to a laceration hazard. The Seattle-based coffee chain is recalling 263,200 Bodum Recycled Coffee Presses that were sold from November 2016 through January 2019 online and in-store, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Starbucks received a total of nine reports...

Fisher-Price is recalling nearly 5 million infant sleepers after more than 30 babies rolled over in them and died since the product was introduced in 2009. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says that anyone who bought any models of the Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play sleeper should stop using it right away and contact Fisher-Price for a refund.

Days after Fisher Price and a federal safety commission issued a warning about the potential dangers of a popular sleeper that parents have used as the solution to getting their newborn infants to sleep, a consumer group was calling for a recall, saying at least 32 infants have died.

Fisher Price and a federal safety commission are warning parents about allowing infants to sleep in the company’s Rock n’ Play bassinets, which have been lauded online in chat forums as a godsend for sleep-deprived parents of infants, after multiple deaths have been reported.

A gun safe sold at Dick’s Sporting Goods stores nationwide in November and December is being recalled due to an issue with the safe’s locking mechanism, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says.

Furry slap bracelets sold exclusively at Target stores were recalled due to a laceration hazard following reports of injuries, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Tens of thousands of rubber critter toys in the shapes of animals are being recalled for excessive lead levels in their orange and yellow paint. BSN Sports sold the 31,200 units nationally through catalogues and online at Amazon.com, Athleticconnection.com, Bsnsports.com, Esportsonline.com and Usgames.com from February 2017 to June 2018, according to a recall notice Wednesday from the U.S. Consumer Product...

Harbor Freight Tools this week issued a recall for about a million electric chainsaws after three people were injured when their chainsaw continued to operate after being turned off.

More than half a million animal-shaped pacifier and teether holders are being recalled because the snap that attaches to pacifiers and teethers can fray and detach, posing a choking hazard. Sixty-seven reports of the ribbon on Dr. Browns Lovey pacifier and teether holders fraying and the snap detaching have been reported to Handi-Craft Company, which distributed the toys in the...

Bed Bath & Beyond is recalling nearly 200,000 comforters sold in stores nationwide and online over concerns about mold, and warns anyone who bought the products should immediately stop using them.  The recall announced Thursday involves Hudson comforters by UGG that were manufactured in Hong Kong and imported and distributed by a New Jersey-based Bed Bath & Beyond affiliate. Bed…

A major New York-based camera maker is recalling nearly 300,000 power adapter wall plugs sold with digital cameras nationwide over concerns about a potential shock hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday. Fujifilm, headquartered in Valhalla, issued the voluntary recall for 270,000 plugs sold in the U.S., along with 24,000 were sold in Canada, because the plugs can…

New Year’s Eve may be a little louder than usual in Pennsylvania, thanks to a new state law that allows residents to buy bigger fireworks.

If you received a new flat-screen TV or a dresser for the baby’s room over the holiday, you’ll want to consider how to mount or place the new addition to your home.

More than 40 million fire extinguishers in the U.S. and Canada are being recalled because they might not work in an emergency. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says on its website that it’s aware of at least one death because of a problem with extinguishers made by Kidde. In 2014, extinguishers didn’t work for emergency responders who were trying...