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CPSC: Stop Using These 'Extremely Dangerous' Firepits

Consumer Product Safety Commission warns that liquid-burning firepits have caused fatalities, injuries

(Newser) - The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a warning about an "extremely dangerous" kind of firepit that it says has been tied to two deaths and more than five dozen injuries over the past five years. USA Today reports that federal regulators are imploring people to stop using and...

Organic Eggs Sold at Costco Are Recalled

Cucumbers sold elsewhere are recalled, too

(Newser) - If you're too stuffed from Thanksgiving dinner to even think about food, we get it. But two food-related recalls are worth taking note of all the same:
  • Some 10,800 units of organic eggs sold at Costco have been recalled over concerns about potential salmonella contamination. The pasture-raised 24-count
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After Baby's Listeria Death, a 72K-Pound Recall

At least 10 other people have fallen ill; Yu Shang Food pulls ready-to-eat meat/poultry products

(Newser) - A California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that include chicken feet, duck neck, beef shank, and pork hock, federal health officials reported Friday. Yu Shang Food, of Spartanburg, South...

Woman Files Suit in E.Coli Outbreak Linked to Carrots

Georgia woman says she was hospitalized for 3 days after eating carrots from Grimmway Farms

(Newser) - A Georgia woman has filed the first lawsuit related to an E.coli outbreak involving organic carrots—and her lawyer says he has six other clients whose illnesses could be connected and he expects the number of lawsuits to go up. Melinda Pratt, 40, says she became severely ill and...

Cybertruck Now Averages a Recall Every 2 Months

Defective drive inverters will need replacing in vehicle's 6th recall in a year

(Newser) - If you own a Cybertruck, you probably saw this coming. Tesla has announced the sixth recall in a year for the pricey Cybertruck, this time over defective drive inverters. Some 2,431 vehicles are affected, the National Highway Traffic Administration said Wednesday. Unlike the last recall, in which an over-the-air...

Costco Recalls Multiple Products Over Listeria Concerns

Kirkland Signature Smoked Salmon, 2 chicken meals have been pulled

(Newser) - Costco has issued a series of recalls related to some of its fish and meat products. First up, the retail giant has informed customers it's pulling back its Kirkland Signature Smoked Salmon, over fears it could contain Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, which could lead to listeria contamination. According to the...

Hundreds of Varieties of Frozen Waffles Recalled

Waffles sold at major retailers including Target, Walmart may be contaminated with listeria

(Newser) - More than 500 varieties of frozen waffles sold at major retailers including Target and Walmart have been recalled because they may be contaminated with listeria. In a press release announcing the recall, manufacturer TreeHouse Foods says there have not been any confirmed reports of illnesses linked to the waffles, but...

'Doomed to Fail': CPSC Not Happy With Fisher-Price Swing Recall

2M+ 'Snuga Swings' linked to death of 5 infants

(Newser) - Fisher-Price is recalling parts of over 2 million infant swings across the US, Canada, and Mexico due to a serious suffocation risk, following reports of five infant deaths. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission warned that all models of Fisher-Price's Snuga Swings should never be used for sleep or...

It's the 5th Cybertruck Recall in 11 Months

More than 27K vehicles affected by rearview camera delay

(Newser) - Tesla is recalling more than 27,000 Cybertrucks because the rearview camera image may not activate immediately after shifting into reverse, the fifth recall for the vehicle since it went on sale late last year, per the AP . Tesla has released a free software upgrade to address the issue and...

CDC on Recalled Eggs: 'Throw Them Away'

Recall of eggs from Wisconsin farm launched amid salmonella outbreak in 9 states, sickening dozens

(Newser) - Wisconsin health officials initiated a recall of eggs following an outbreak of salmonella infections among 65 people in nine states that originated on a Wisconsin farm. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said in a statement Friday that among those infected by salmonella are 42 people in Wisconsin, where the...

Latest Death Tied to Takata Airbag Inflators Is US' 28th

Alabama fatality took place in 2004 Honda Civic that got into a high-speed crash

(Newser) - Another death has been linked to dangerous Takata airbag inflators by US regulators, the 28th in the United States. The driver was killed in 2018 in Alabama in a Honda vehicle, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said, without further details, per the AP . The agency says the death underscores...

Ford, Mazda: Stop Driving Old Cars With Takata Inflators

Warning affects 475K older vehicles in the US

(Newser) - Ford and Mazda are warning the owners of more than 475,000 older vehicles in the US not to drive them because they have dangerous Takata airbag inflators that haven't been replaced. The warning issued Tuesday covers more than 374,000 Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury vehicles from the 2004...

Samsung Recalling 1.1M Stoves Over Fire Hazard

Front knobs can be unintentionally bumped by people or pets, accidentally turning stovetop on

(Newser) - Samsung is recalling more than 1.1 million electric ranges used for stovetops after reports of 250 fires and dozens of injuries. According to a Thursday notice from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, these slide-in ranges have front-mounted knobs that can be activated by accident if humans or pets...

Boar's Head: Throw Away Possibly Tainted Deli Meats

Nearly 3 dozen people have been sickened in listeria outbreak, while 2 people have died

(Newser) - The popular deli meat company Boar's Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products made at a Virginia plant as an investigation into a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning continues, US Agriculture Department officials said Tuesday. The new recall includes 71 products made between May...

It's Another Big Recall for Tesla
Tesla Recalls 1.8M Vehicles
Jul 30, 2024 7:39 AM CDT

Tesla Recalls 1.8M Vehicles

This time it's over failure to detect an unlatched hood

(Newser) - Tesla is again recalling more than 1.8 million vehicles in the US, this time due to a risk of crash created by an unlatched hood. There's a risk software will fail to detect an unlatched hood, which could open and obstruct a driver's view, raising the risk...

Veggies Sold at Walmart, Kroger, Aldi Under Recall

More than a dozen vegetables, herbs out of Ohio's Wiers Farm may pose listeria risk

(Newser) - Summer is fruits and veggies time, but if you've picked up any of the latter lately, you may want to check the latest recall list. ABC News reports that the FDA has announced an expanded recall from Wiers Farm in Ohio that now covers 18 different vegetables and herbs...

Trader Joe's: 'We Urge You to Discard' This Product

Grocery chain recalls Mango Tangerine Scented Candle with 'larger than expected flame'

(Newser) - It probably smells quite lovely, but is the possibility of getting singed (or worse) worth it? Trader Joe's has decided the answer is no when it comes to its Mango Tangerine Scented Candle , which the grocery store chain has now recalled due to a "safety risk." The...

It's Recall No. 4 for the Cybertruck

This time, the wipers, trim piece are problematic for Tesla

(Newser) - Tesla is recalling almost all of its Cybertrucks for a fourth time since it started delivering them in November, the company announced Tuesday. The issues this time around with the 2024 model year are twofold: problems with the windshield wipers and exterior trim. More:
  • The wiper recall: Reuters reports Tesla
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Vitamix Owners, Protect Those Fingers

Company issues recall for 569K blending containers, blade bases after dozens of lacerations

(Newser) - It's been dicey business for users of Vitamix brand blenders, leading to a nationwide recall of more than a half million blending containers and blade bases. Per a notice posted Thursday by the Consumer Product Safety Commission , the company said that the recall applies to about 569,000 units...

Owners of Some Older Nissans Warned to Stop Driving Them

US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has warning about 84K vehicles

(Newser) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the owners of almost 84,000 older Nissan and Infiniti vehicles in the US need to stop driving them—now. The affected vehicles have Takata air bags that were recalled in 2020 but have not yet been fixed, CNN reports. The NHTSA announcement...

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