Window Blinds Sold Exclusively at Lowe’s Stores   Name of Product: Basic Blindz® Window Blinds  Units: About 140,000  Importer: Springs Window Fashions LLC, of Middleton, Wis.  Hazard: The window blinds have a pull cord that is looped, posing a strangulation hazard to young children.  Description: This recall involves two inch Natural Faux Wood Plantation Blinds sold [...]

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Club Car Inc. Golf Cars and Other Vehicles  Name of Product: Golf Cars; Rough Terrain Vehicles; and Hospitality, Utility & Transport Vehicles  Units: About 1,900  Manufacturer: Club Car Inc., of Augusta, Ga.  Hazard: The steering gear assembly can fail, resulting in an unexpected loss of steering control, posing a risk of injury to the driver [...]

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FDA Warns of Potential Botulism Risk from Canned French Cut Green Beans Product Marketed Under a Variety of Brand Names The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to eat certain brands of French Cut Green Beans in 14.5 ounce cans manufactured by Lakeside Foods Inc, of Manitowoc, Wisconsin because the product may [...]

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Consumers Warned to Avoid Eating Raw Oysters from Southern Tip of Hood Canal in Washington State Warning Follows Bacterial Illness OutbreakThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to eat raw oysters harvested from an area of the southern tip of Hood Canal in Washington after an outbreak of illness caused by Vibrio [...]

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Toshiba Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Fire Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firms 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: Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries containing Sony cells used in [...]

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