Q2 2022 Consumer Product Recalls Analysis
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Recall Analysis
A total of 65 consumer product recall notices were issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) from Apr 1 to Jun 30, 2022. Notably, 23 recalls from the CPSC were done jointly with Health Canada.
Sports & Recreation accounted for 7 recall notices, and all-terrain vehicles accounted for 4 recalls. Appliances accounted for 6 notices, spanning various hazard categories such as choking, poisoning, impact injury, fire, and/or burn.
Toys accounted for 7 recall notices for ingestion and/or choking and chemical exposure. Furniture accounted for 4 recall notices issued for various hazards such as chemical exposure and injury, crash, or fall. There were 9 notices for children’s sleepwear for fire and/or burn.
Highlighted below are some of the recalls relevant to Hardlines and Softlines products:
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Q2 2022 – CPSC |
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Children’s Sleepwear |
The children’s sleepwear fails to meet the federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children. |
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Children’s Apparel |
The metal snaps on recalled garments can detach and expose sharp prongs, posing choking and laceration to young children. |
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Toys |
Tubes on the Activity Loops toys can detach from the base releasing small plastic rings, posing small parts choking hazard to children. |
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Durable Nursery Product |
Activity Walker: Rubber rings on the rear wheels can separate from the wheels and detach, posing a strangulation hazard to young children. |
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Highchair: The white plastic seat can break, posing fall and injury hazards to children. |
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Household Products |
Storage Racks: One of the U-shaped buckles on the supporting cables can fail, posing an impact injury hazard to the user or bystander if the rack falls. |
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Storage Racks: The hex bolts in the overhead garage storage racks can be defective, causing the rack to collapse from the ceiling, posing an impact injury hazard. |
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Easter Basket: The bunny basket’s eyes can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. |
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Health Canada Recalls Analysis
Health Canada reported a total of 49 consumer product recall notices issued from Apr 1 to Jun 30, 2022.
An analysis of the product categories shows 3 recalls in the category of Sports & Recreation for various hazards, such as hypothermia, severe bodily harm, and labeling/child-resistant packaging. The category of Children’s Sleepwear shows 4 recalls notices, all pertaining to fire or burn hazard. Children’s Clothing also had 2 notices, all of which were related to choking hazards. Toys had 1 recall notice for choking hazard. 11 notices were served for the category of Appliances related to electric shock, ingestion, fall and/or injury, poisoning, fire, and/or burn.
Based on hazard categorization, there were 21 recall notices for fire or burn, 9 recall notices each for fall and/or injury, and 5 recall notices for choking. There were 2 notices for strangulation.
Highlighted below are some of the significant product categories:
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Q2 2022 – Health Canada |
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Product |
Reason(s) |
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Children’s sleepwear |
The children’s sleepwear fail to meet the flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children. |
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Children’s Apparel |
The metal snaps on recalled garments can detach and expose sharp prongs, posing choking and laceration to young children. |
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Toys |
Tubes on the activity toy may come loose, releasing small parts that are a choking hazard. |
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Durable Nursery Products |
Baby Walker: The recalled baby walkers may pose an injury hazard. |
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Activity Walker: Rubber rings on the rear wheels can separate from the wheels and detach, posing a strangulation hazard to young children. |
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Playpen: The recalled playpen poses a flammability hazard and top corners can allow a child’s head to pass through, posing an entrapment hazard. |
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For questions, please contact Harini Ramaswamy (harini.ramaswamy@intertek.com, +1 224-318-0220), or Dr. Pratik Ichhaporia (pratik.ichhaporia@intertek.com, +1 847 212 8273).