cpsc 2 recalls

This message consists of the following:

1. Rage Wireless Guitars Used with Popular Video Gaming System Recalled
Due to Chemical Burn Risk
(http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09019.html)
2. Fiesta Recalls to Inspect and Repair Gas Grills Due to Fire and Burn
Hazards (http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09020.html)
3. CPSC Public Calendar


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1. NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 22, 2008
Release #09-019

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 331-3844
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Rage Wireless Guitars Used with Popular Video Gaming System Recalled
Due to Chemical Burn Risk

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 Product: Rage Wireless Guitars

Units: About 57,000

Manufacturer/Distributor: Performance Designed Products LLC, of Sherman
Oaks, Calif.

Hazard: A circuit board defect can cause AA batteries used in the
guitar to leak if the batteries are installed incorrectly, posing a risk of
chemical burns to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: Performance Designed Products has received one
report of a burn to a consumer.

Description: The Rage Wireless Guitar controller is designed to be used
on the Nintendo Wii system. The guitar is blue or white and is 31
inches long. The guitar contains battery-operated LED-lighted fret buttons
that go up the neck of the guitar.

Sold at: Mass merchandisers and specialty retailers nationwide from
June 2008 through September 2008 for between $40 and $60.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the wireless guitar game
controllers immediately and return them to the place where purchased for a full
refund. Do not contact or return the product to Nintendo.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Performance
Designed Products at (800) 331-3844 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. CT Monday
through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.pdp.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the
recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09019.html


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2. NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 22, 2008
Release #09-020

Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) 740-7849
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Fiesta Recalls to Inspect and Repair Gas Grills Due to Fire and Burn
Hazards

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 Product: Blue Ember Gas Grills

Units: About 47,000

Importer: Fiesta Gas Grills, of Dickson, Tenn.

Manufacturers: Keesung Manufacturing Co. Ltd. and Unisplendor Corp., of
China

Hazard: The gas grills can be assembled improperly exposing the gas
burner hoses to excessive heat, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: Fiesta has received 14 reports of grill fires. No
injuries have been reported.

Description: The recall involves Blue Ember liquid propane (LP) or
natural gas outdoor grills. The recalled model and serial numbers are
listed below. The model and serial numbers are printed on a rating plate
label on the rear of the grill. The cabinet style grill has two doors and
is silver-colored and black or silver-colored and gray. "Blue Ember" is
printed on the grill's hood.

Model Numbers: FG50057 or FG50069
Serial Numbers: 08K018821-08K018948, 08K043658-008K043785,
08K018309-08K018692, 08K018693-08K018820, 08K044554-08K044681, 08K054921-08K056968,
08K026501-08K033172, 08K052233-08K053512, 08K057481-08K057864,
08K057765-08K060045, 08K033317-08K038068, 08K040117-08K042708,
08K044572-08K047883, 08K048790-08K051669, 08K000001-08K000640, 08K007425-08K007808,
08K053641-08K054920, 08K000641-08K000768, 08U042773-08U046804
08K006915-08K007042, 08K044042-08K044297, 08K048396-08K048523,
08K007299-08K007426, 08K044298-08K044425, 08K018949-08K019332, 08K016003-08K016258,
08K017797-08K017924, 08K044426-08K044553, 08K048268-08K048395,
08K017925-08K018052, 08K042277-08K042634, 08K015875-08K016002, 08K053385-08K053640,
08K007043-08K007298, 08K038069-08K038196, 08K051926-08K052052,
08K060193-08K060320

Sold at: Various home centers and retailers nationwide from November
2007 through June 2008 for about $450.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the grills, and inspect
the burner hoses to make sure they have been properly assembled. If
the hose is to the rear of the installed heat shield, the grill has been
improperly assembled and consumers should contact Fiesta for
replacement hoses, assembly instructions, and if necessary, for assistance in
examining the grill.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Fiesta toll-free
at (866) 740-7849 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday,
visit the firm's Web site at www.fiestagasgrills.com (note: this is a
.doc document), or email the firm at mnorman@fiestagasgrills.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the
recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09020.html

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the
recalled products, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09020.html


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3. CPSC Public Calendar

Vol. XXXVI No. 4
October 22, 2008

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Commission Agendas

There are no Commission briefings or Commission meetings scheduled for
the week of October 27, 2008. For a recorded message concerning the
latest agenda information call (301) 504-7948.

Meetings Between Commission Staff and Outside Parties

All meetings listed below are open to the public unless otherwise
stated. For information on a specific meeting or to attend a meeting, please
call the contact person listed for that meeting.

Abbreviations: we use asterisks (*) to identify meetings for the
current week which have not appeared before in the printed Public Calendar.
If the meeting involves discussion of a "substantial interest matter,"
defined by CPSC's Meetings Policy, we show the date when we posted
notice of the meeting on the Master Calendar. The Master Calendar is in the
Office of the Secretary, Room 502, telephone (301) 504-7923. We
indicate whether a meeting is of substantial interest by the symbol (S); we
use the symbol (N) to indicate non-substantial interest meetings. The
Commission offices are located in the Bethesda Towers Building, 4330 East
West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland.

Under the Meetings Policy, a staff person holding or attending a
substantial interest meeting must file a log of the meeting with the Office
of the Secretary within 20 days.

Week of October 27 thru November 2

Monday, October 27

*Kristina Hatlelid, Directorate for Health Sciences, and other CPSC
staff meeting with Sheila Millar and others from the Fashion Jewelry Trade
Association to discuss the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
(CPSIA); 1:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers, room 714. The meeting was requested
by Sheila Millar. For additional information contact Kristina Hatlelid,
(301) 504- 7254. Posted on Master Calendar 10/16/08. (S)

Wednesday and Thursday, October 29-30

Allyson Tenney, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, attending ASTM
F15.45, Candle Products Fire Safety Task Group meeting; Airport Courtyard
by Marriott, Columbus, OH. For additional information contact Allyson
Tenney, (301) 504-7567. (S)

Wednesday and Thursday, October 29-30

Lori E. Saltzman, Directorate for Health Sciences, attending CDC's
Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (ACCLPP) in San
Diego, CA. The meeting is a regularly scheduled meeting of the ACCLPP.
Ms. Saltzman attends the meetings as an ex-officio member of the
committee. At this meeting she will discuss Lead and the Consumer Safety
Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008. For additional information contact Lori
Saltzman, (301) 504-7238. (S)

Future

Thursday, November 6

This meeting will discuss the new Consumer Product Safety Improvement
Act (CPSIA) limits for lead in both substrate and paint as well as
address some of the technical issues regarding meeting those lead limits. It
will also provide an opportunity for participants to share their views
with Commission staff regarding the upcoming rulemakings on what
product components, or classes of components, will be considered
inaccessible to a child through ordinary use and abuse. The meeting will also ask
participants to comment on whether it will be technologically feasible
for certain electronic devices to meet the new lead limits; 10:00
a.m.-5:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers, 4th Floor Hearing Room 420.
Pre-registration is required. The meeting will also be available live via webcast. For
registration and additional information, visit
http://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/cpsialead.aspx

Friday, November 7

This meeting will discuss the new Consumer Product Safety Improvement
Act (CPSIA) references to x-ray fluorescence (XRF) testing for lead in
painted children's products. This meeting is intended to provide an
opportunity for representatives of technology providers and testing
laboratories to demonstrate and/or discuss technical information related to
the potential capability of their instruments, software, and
methodologies to perform sufficiently accurate and reproducible testing of painted
consumer products to determine compliance of either small areas of
paint or in the general case of painted children's products. 10:00
a.m.-1:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers, 4th Floor Hearing Room 420. Pre-registration
is required. For registration and additional information, visit
http://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/xrf.aspx

Wednesday, November 12

Bob Ochsman and Tonya Smith-Jackson, Directorate for Engineering
Sciences/Human Factors; Richard O'Brien and Laurie Hopkins, Office of
International Programs and Intergovernmental Affairs; and Andy Stadnik,
Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, meeting with Eric Shaver, Senior
Consultant with Benchmark Research and Safety of Boise, Idaho to discuss Mr.
Shaver's recent meetings in China as a representative of the Idaho
Governor's Trade Mission; Bethesda Towers, room 717 and CPSC Lab. For
additional information contact Bob Ochsman, (301) 504-7686.

Tuesday and Wednesday, November 18-19

Acting Chairman Nancy Nord, Gib Mullan, Director, Office of Compliance
and Field Operations, and Richard O'Brien, Director, Office of
International Programs and Intergovernmental Affairs, attending and
participating in the International Consumer Product Health and Safety
Organization's (ICPHSO) 4th European Meeting and Training Symposium; Brussels,
Belgium. For additional information contact Frederica Clair, (301) 504-
7522. (S)

Thursday, December 4

This meeting will review the new requirements of the Consumer Product
Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) with regard to phthalates, including, but
not limited to, the scope of products covered, test methods to
determine phthalate levels and the use of phthalates in children's products
more generally; 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers, 4th Floor Hearing
Room 420. Pre- registration is required. The meeting will also be
available live via webcast. For registration and additional information
visit, http://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/phth.aspx

Addendum

Meeting notices printed in this section did not reach the Office of the
Secretary in time to meet the Tuesday noon deadline for the previously
printed Public Calendar. Under the CPSC Meetings Policy, however,
staff persons, including Commissioners, can meet the seven-day notice
requirement by placing notice of the meeting on the Master Calendar at least
seven days before the meeting. The Master Calendar is in the Office of
the Secretary, Room 502,Bethesda Towers Building.

In addition, the policy allows the Office of General Counsel to waive
the seven-day notice requirements of meetings of the staff personnel,
and individual Commissioners can waive the requirements for themselves
and their personal staff.

Monday, October 20

Acting Chairman Nancy Nord, Joe Martyak (Chief of Staff), Page Faulk
(Legal Counsel), Office of Acting Chairman Nancy Nord, met with Neil
Goldberg, Goldberg Segalla, Cheryl Possenti, Goldberg Segalla, Jim Walter,
Mattel's senior vice president of Worldwide Quality Assurance, Mick
Monahan, Senior Counsel of Regulatory Affairs for Mattel to discuss the
new requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA);
11:00 a.m., Bethesda Towers, room 724. The meeting was requested by
Neil Goldberg. For additional information contact Autumn Moore, (301)
504-7040 or amoore@cpsc.gov. Posted on Master Calendar 10/15/08. (S)

Monday, October 20 thru Wednesday, October 22

Arthur Lee, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff
attended the NFPA 72 Report on Comments (ROC) SIG-HOU Meeting hosted by
the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA); at the Hilton
Birmingham Perimeter Park, Birmingham, AL. For additional information contact
Arthur Lee, (301) 504-7539 or e-mail: alee@cpsc.gov. (OGC approved
notice of seven-day waiver.) Posted on Master Calendar 10/15/08. (S)



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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.