CPSC

NordicTrack Home Fitness Machines Recalled After Reports of Fires

"The screen console can overheat and ignite, posing a fire hazard."

Gadgets Matt Novak Oct 16

Frigidaire Mini-Fridges Cause $700,000 in Damage After Smoking, Sparking, Burning, Melting, Overheating, and Catching Fire

The "retro" fridges can be dangerous.

Commerce Matt Novak Jul 26

The Igloo 90 Qt. Flip & Tow rolling cooler being recalled by the CPSC.

1 Million Igloo Coolers Recalled for Causing Fingertip Amputations

There have been 12 reports of bone fractures, lacerations, and even people losing parts of their finger.

Tech News Matt Novak Feb 13

Screenshot: US Consumer Product Safety Commission

Starbucks Holiday Mugs Recalled After Customers Get Burns and Cuts

Customers should immediately stop using the recalled mugs, a regulator said.

Tech News Francisco Velasquez Mar 22

Stop Using Onewheel Self-Balancing Skateboards, CPSC Warns After Reports of Four Deaths and Multiple Injuries

Despite the CPSC's concerns, Future Motion has refused to agree to a full recall of its products.

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Nov 16

CPSC Warns Not to Use Emergency Bags for Lowering Babies to Safety Because They Could Snap and Fall

The CPSC is urging parents to immediately dispose of the BabyRescue Rapid Evacuation Devices.

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski May 20

Amazon’s Being Sued by Consumer Safety Regulator for Selling ‘Hazardous Products’

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission wants the retailer to recall potentially dangerous products sold on its site.

Commerce Victoria Song Jul 15

U.S. Regulators Want Elevator Company to Issue Recall After 2-Year-Old’s Death

One child died, another became permanently disabled, and a third was hospitalized.

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 8

Holy Hell, Peloton Is Recalling Both Its Treadmills

After a heated back-and-forth with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Peloton has finally decided to issue two separate voluntary recalls of its Tread and Tread+ treadmills. In its announcement, the CPSC reiterated that customers should immediately stop using the Tread+, which was recently involved in an accident where a 6-year-old child died after being…

Tech News Victoria Song May 5

Regulators Urge Peloton Tread+ Owners to Stop Using Treadmill ‘Immediately,’ and Peloton Is Pissed

In the wake of multiple reports of injuries and at least one death involving Peloton’s Tread+ treadmill, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued an “urgent warning” that the product “poses serious risks” to children’s safety and should not be used in households with small children or pets. To date, at least 39 safety…

Gadgets Alyse Stanley Apr 17

190,000 Ceiling Fans Recalled After Blades Flew Off and Hit People

More than 190,000 fans sold at Home Depot in the United States and Canada have been recalled by the manufacturer because the blades can detach, fly through the air, and hit people. The recalled fan is the Hampton Bay 54 in. Mara Indoor/Outdoor ceiling fan, which was sold exclusively at Home Depot and via its…

Tech News Andrew Couts Dec 28

‘Broken Jaw, Split Lip, Broken Teeth’: E-Scooter Accidents Can Seriously Fuck You Up

Look around, and you’ll find no shortage of stories about the rise of injuries linked to rentable e-scooters. But until you’ve read firsthand accounts of shattered arms and metal plates in faces, it’s hard to comprehend just how completely these little scooties can wreck your shit. Earlier this year, a Consumer Reports investigation identified over…

Tech News Hudson Hongo Apr 26

You Probably Missed This Major Battery Recall Because of the Government Shutdown

Even though the government shutdown ended more than a month and a half ago, we’re still feeling its effects. That’s because, despite HP issuing an expansion for a battery recall back in January, the notice wasn’t posted to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) website until earlier this week due to the shutdown. HP’s…

Gadgets Sam Rutherford Mar 14

Dumb Smoke Alarm Recalled Because It Can’t Even Detect Smoke

If you own a Kidde smoke detector, you might want to inspect it. The company just issued a recall on nearly 500,000 smoke detectors that, sadly, did not detect smoke. The Kidde PI2010 and the Kidde PI9010 are the models affected by the recall. The situation is definitely dangerous for half a million smoke detector…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Mar 22

SquattyPotty Recalls Children’s Toilet Stools Over Defective Hippopotamus Hats

Today SquattyPotty, the company responsible for a variety of squat-centric toilet stools, recalled a portion of the SquattyPottymus, a toilet step stool for children resembling a hippopotamus. According to the Consumer Safety Product Commission: The top removable step (hat) on the recalled children’s toilet step stools can detach while a child is standing on it,…

Tech News Avery Ellis Dec 19

Maybe Check if Your Jogging Stroller Is Among These 28,000 Recalled Ones

Frankly, the existence of strollers designed specifically to allow people to dash around with babies and toddlers at grown adult speeds is slightly concerning—though somehow safe for children at least eight months old. Not so with at least one brand of strollers, though, which announced a major recall over concerns its supposedly rugged products could…

Gadgets Tom McKay Sep 25

We Regret to Inform You That Fidget Spinners Are Now Exploding

After transitioning from an obscure curiosity to a ubiquitous annoyance in record time, fidget spinners finally completed the 21st century novelty toy cycle this month, becoming something that could potentially burn down your house. According to local news reports, at least two bluetooth-enabled spinners have now burst into flames while charging, may god have mercy…

Tech News Hudson Hongo Jun 29

These Ikea Beach Chairs Keep Slicing Off People’s Fingertips

Ikea is recalling roughly 34,000 beach chairs over safety concerns. Typically, chair recalls are initiated over stability concerns and chairs simply tipping over. But the danger of these Mysingsö model chairs is a bit more gruesome. So far 13 people have been injured, with 6 people getting their fingertips amputated. The chairs were sold from…

Tech News Matt Novak Jan 27

How One Outrageous Law Turned the Samsung Phone Recall Into a Disaster

Last night, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a statement warning consumers to stop using the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, even if they’d gotten a replacement, because the phones are still overheating and causing fires. Thankfully, Samsung was okay with the CPSC’s statement—because if the company didn’t like it, the statement wouldn’t have been…

Gadgets Matt Novak Oct 11

Best Buy Will Pay $3.8 Million Penalty for Selling Loads of Recalled Gear

Best Buy has agreed to pay $3.8 million for “knowingly [selling] and [distributing] 16 different recalled products from 2010 through 2015,” according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The Commission says Best Buy sold recalled products about 600 times. “CPSC staff charged that Best Buy failed to implement adequate procedures to accurately identify, quarantine, and…

Tech News William Turton Oct 3

CPSC

NordicTrack Home Fitness Machines Recalled After Reports of Fires

Frigidaire Mini-Fridges Cause $700,000 in Damage After Smoking, Sparking, Burning, Melting, Overheating, and Catching Fire

1 Million Igloo Coolers Recalled for Causing Fingertip Amputations

Starbucks Holiday Mugs Recalled After Customers Get Burns and Cuts

Stop Using Onewheel Self-Balancing Skateboards, CPSC Warns After Reports of Four Deaths and Multiple Injuries

CPSC Warns Not to Use Emergency Bags for Lowering Babies to Safety Because They Could Snap and Fall

Amazon’s Being Sued by Consumer Safety Regulator for Selling ‘Hazardous Products’

U.S. Regulators Want Elevator Company to Issue Recall After 2-Year-Old’s Death

Holy Hell, Peloton Is Recalling Both Its Treadmills

Regulators Urge Peloton Tread+ Owners to Stop Using Treadmill ‘Immediately,’ and Peloton Is Pissed

190,000 Ceiling Fans Recalled After Blades Flew Off and Hit People

‘Broken Jaw, Split Lip, Broken Teeth’: E-Scooter Accidents Can Seriously Fuck You Up

You Probably Missed This Major Battery Recall Because of the Government Shutdown

Dumb Smoke Alarm Recalled Because It Can’t Even Detect Smoke

SquattyPotty Recalls Children’s Toilet Stools Over Defective Hippopotamus Hats

Maybe Check if Your Jogging Stroller Is Among These 28,000 Recalled Ones

We Regret to Inform You That Fidget Spinners Are Now Exploding

These Ikea Beach Chairs Keep Slicing Off People’s Fingertips

How One Outrageous Law Turned the Samsung Phone Recall Into a Disaster

Best Buy Will Pay $3.8 Million Penalty for Selling Loads of Recalled Gear

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Anonymous Sources Detail Sam Altman’s Alleged Untrustworthiness in New Report

Steven Spielberg Still Wants to Make a Horror Film ‘Someday’

Waymo Has Stopped Testing Its Robotaxis in New York City and No One Knows What Happens Next

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