This Release contains the following information:
1. Some Recalled Simplicity Bassinets Include Graco and "Winnie the
Pooh" Brand (http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08396.html)
2. PB Heat Recalls Gas Boilers Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard
(http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08397.html)
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1. Some Recalled Simplicity Bassinets Include Graco and "Winnie the
Pooh" Brand
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 11, 2008
Release #08-396
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Some Recalled Simplicity Bassinets Include Graco and "Winnie the Pooh"
Brand
WASHINGTON, D.C. - - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
is aware that some bassinets in the Simplicity recall announced August
28, 2008 include the Graco logo and "Winnie the Pooh" motif licensed
by Disney Consumer Products. Consumers are urged to check their
bassinets to ensure they are not using one of the recalled Simplicity models,
including those with the Graco logo or "Winnie the Pooh" motif.
The Simplicity bassinets with the Graco logo were sold between 2001 and
2004. The Simplicity bassinets with the "Winnie the Pooh" motif were
sold between 2002 and 2008.
The following retailers have voluntarily agreed to recall the product
and provide a refund or store credit to consumers who return the product
to the store where purchased:
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Bentonville, Ark.
Toys "R" Us Inc., Wayne, N.J.
Kmart Corp., Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Big Lots!, Columbus, Ohio
Target, Minneapolis, Minnesota
J.C. Penney, Plano, Texas
AAFES, Dallas, Texas
Amazon.com, LLC Seattle, WA
Bed Bath & Beyond, Union, NJ
Burlington Coat Factory, Burlington, NC
Buy Buy Baby Garden City, NY
Chelsea&Scott LTD (One Step Ahead), Lake Bluff, IL
CSN Stores of Boston, MA
Fingerhut Direct Marketing, Eden Prairie, MN
Frogs and Lily Pads, St. Johnsbury, VT
Kohl's Department Stores, Menomonee Falls, WI
ShopKo Stores, Inc., Green Bay, WI
Sweet Pea Décor, North Beach, MD
USA Baby #47, Overland Park, KS
USA Baby #58, Brookfield, WI
USA Baby #136, Berlin, CT
USA Baby #141, Waipahu, HI
USA Baby #142, Virginia Beach, VA
USA Baby #147, Clovis, CA
CPSC learned that on August 21, 2008, a 6 ½-month-old girl from
Shawnee, Kan. was strangled to death when she became entrapped between the
bassinet's metal bars. This is the second strangulation death CPSC has
learned of involving the co-sleeper bassinets. On September 29, 2007, a
4-month-old girl from Noel, Mo. became entrapped in the metal bars of
the bassinet and died.
The Simplicity 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 convertible bassinets contain metal
bars that are covered by an adjustable fabric flap which is attached by
velcro. The fabric is folded down when the bassinet is converted into a
bed-side co-sleeping position. If the velcro is not properly re-secured
when the flap is adjusted, an infant can slip through the opening and
become entrapped in the metal bars and suffocate. This warning does not
cover bassinets produced in recent months that have fabric permanently
attached over the lower bar.
Due to the serious hazard these bassinets pose to babies, CPSC urges
all consumers to share this safety warning with day care centers,
consignment stores, family and friends to ensure that no child is placed to
sleep in a Simplicity convertible bassinet covered by this warning.
To see this release on CPSC's web site, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08396.html
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2. PB Heat Recalls Gas Boilers Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 11, 2008
Release #08-397
Firm's Recall Hotline: (877) 257-3300
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
PB Heat Recalls Gas Boilers Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall
of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled
products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Products: Gas Boilers
Units: About 1,200
Manufacturer: PB Heat LLC, of Bally, Pa.
Hazard: The pressure switch could have an internal defect that could
fail to shut down the boilers under vent or air inlet blockage. This
switch defect could allow the boilers to produce excessive levels of carbon
monoxide, posing a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: This recall involves the DE and PSC II Gas Fired Cast Iron
Boilers with the Endura Plastics Model ES2035 pressure switch used for
home heating and domestic hot water heating. The boilers were
available in either natural or LP gas. The boiler rating label is located on
the top jacket panel on Series PSCII models and the left side jacket
panel on the Series DE models. The label includes the model and serial
number. The following model names and serial numbers are included in the
recall:
Model Name: Serial Number
DE-03, DE-04, DE-05 and DE-06: 5040768 to 5052860
PSCII-03, PSCII-04, PSCII-05, and PSCII-06: 5040777 to 5052166
Other suffix designation may follow the base model number such as
SV-WPC.
Sold at: Plumbing and heating wholesale distributors nationwide from
May 2007 through July 2008 for between $1,800 and $3,000.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Consumers who have not already been contacted, should contact
their installer immediately for a free safety inspection and repair, if
necessary.
Consumer Contact: For more information, consumers can contact PB Heat
toll-free at (877) 257-3300 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET Monday through
Friday or visit the firm's Web site at www.peerlessboilers.com
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the
recalled product, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08397.html
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting
the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more
than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's
jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents
cost the nation more than $800 billion annually. The CPSC is committed
to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire,
electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The
CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys,
cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals -
contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and
injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's
hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270,
or visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email
subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers
can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at
www.cpsc.gov.
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