IKEA Recalls BLAVINGAD Fishing Games Due to Choking Hazard

A small metal rivet within a wooden play piece can come loose and detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Monti Kids Recalls Basket with Balls Toys Due to Choking Hazard (Recall Alert)

The swirls sewn onto the exterior of the blue, crocheted ball can separate, exposing small parts, posing a choking hazard to young children.

BISSELL Expands Recall of Cordless Multi-Surface Wet Dry Vacuums Due to Fire Hazard

The circuit board inside the vacuum’s battery pack can overheat and smoke, posing a fire hazard.

Mammut Sports Group Recalls Alugator Ride 3.0 Hoe and Alugator Ride SE Avalanche Shovels Due to Risk of Injury or Death

The spring locking mechanism on the recalled avalanche shovels can fail in an emergency excavation of a person buried by an avalanche, posing a risk of injury or death for the buried person.

The Walk Cult: “Who invited all these Tacky People?”

This post is for all the babies born into the former cult known as The Walk around the years 1973 to 1983 who need to know what drew so many of their parents and their parents’ contemporaries into the delusion of the Kingdom that was to come. This accounting is from my perspective as a young wife and mother who had grown up in the Christain Tabernacle with some good sense of moral standards and acceptable behavior of young Christian Women. Other cliques or sections of the Church of the Living Word cult, I’m sure will have different perceptions to tell. At some point in the early 70s, it seemed like I blinked. And when my eyes opened the atmosphere […]

The Laundress Recalls Fabric Conditioners Due to Chemical Hazard, Including Previously Recalled Units

The fabric conditioners can contain a chemical impurity, ethylene oxide, a carcinogen that can cause adverse health effects if there is significant and direct long-term exposure.

JBM International Electric Recalls Adult Bike Helmets Due to Risk of Head Injury; Sold Exclusively on Amazon.com (Recall Alert)

The recalled helmets do not comply with the positional stability and labeling and certification requirements of the U.S. CPSC federal safety standard for bicycle helmets. The helmets can fail to protect in the event of a crash, posing a risk of head injury.

Polaris Recalls RZR Recreational Off-Road Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)

The alternator can fail during operation, posing a fire hazard.

Cannondale Recalls Tesoro Neo X Speed Electric Bicycles Due to Fall and Injury Hazards

The bicycles do not meet the U.S. safety standard; the hand brakes are configured in accordance with the European safety standard which is reversed from the U.S. safety standard, posing fall and injury hazards to the rider.

Bicycles and Framesets Recalled Due to Crash Hazard; Manufactured by Open Cycle

The rear brake can fail, posing a crash hazard.