Name of Product: Yayita Baby Hammocks

Units: About 20 (related recalls have been issued: 08-604 August 2008, 09-760 August 2009, and 09-761 August 2009)

Distributor: Three Sisters Toys Inc., Neptune Beach, Fla.

Hazard: The hammock can flip over, posing a serious fall hazard and strangulation hazard to infants who become entrapped in the seat’s restraint straps while upside down. Read the rest of this entry »

Name of Product: Bicycles with EA30 Stems

Units: About 6,400

Importer: Easton Sports, of Scotts Valley, Calif.

Hazard: The bicycle stem can crack and cause the rider to lose control, posing a risk of serious injury if the rider falls. Read the rest of this entry »

Name of Product: Homelite Backpack Blowers

Units: About 85,000

Distributor: Homelite Consumer Products Inc., of Anderson, S.C.

Hazard: The fuel tank can leak gasoline, posing a fire hazard to consumers. Read the rest of this entry »

Name of Product: Hang-On Fixed Position Treestands

Units: About 13,000

Importer: Gander Mountain Company, of St. Paul, Minn.

Manufacturer: StrongBuilt, of Waterproof, La.

Hazard: The clasp may open unexpectedly if the strap is fastened incorrectly, causing the treestand and user to fall to the ground. Read the rest of this entry »

Name of Product: Rechargeable Batteries sold with MVP 5000 Series Wireless Touch Panels

Units: About 1,900

Manufacturer: AMX, of Richardson, Texas

Hazard: Touch panels left uncharged for more than three months can fail, causing the battery to rupture. This poses a fire and burn hazard to consumers. Read the rest of this entry »

Name of Product: Gehl’s HOT TOP2 Nacho Cheese and Chili Sauce Dispensers

Units: About 115,000

Manufacturer: Gehl Foods Inc., of Germantown, Wis.

Hazard: The dispenser’s fan blade can come into contact with the heater coil, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers. Read the rest of this entry »

Name of Product: Power Adapters with IBM RDX Back Up Hard Disk Drives

Units: About 90

Distributor: IBM, of Research Triangle Park, N.C.

Manufacturer: Hon-Kwang Electric (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., of Guang-Dong, China

Hazard: A plastic weld on the power adapters can fail and allow two parts to separate, exposing live electrical contacts. This poses a shock hazard to consumers. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s something about an open fire that just feels right. Whether it’s the sight of the flickering flames, the warmth of the fire or the scent of burning wood, almost everybody enjoys sitting around an open fire. Fortunately for some of us, we don’t have to be camping in the woods to enjoy a fire; we can build a fire pit in our yard and enjoy a fire whenever we want. Read the rest of this entry »

Many of us have a work schedule that is full of long, arduous hours in front of the computer. When it comes to activity level, sitting down and staring at that screen all day long is equivalent to lounging on the couch all day in front of the TV. Inactivity, along with poor nutrition, is the leading cause of obesity related chronic illnesses, such as heart disease and diabetes. If you do not have a job that requires you to be active, then you should exercise during your free time. However, this is a challenge that most of us fail to meet on any sort of regular basis. Read the rest of this entry »

Name of Product: Maclaren Strollers

Units: About one million

Distributor: Maclaren USA, Inc., of South Norwalk, Conn.

Hazard: The stroller’s hinge mechanism poses a fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to the child when the consumer is unfolding/opening the stroller. Read the rest of this entry »