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Bravo Sports recalled 169,000 pogo sticks after nine people were hurt. The bottom of the toy can shatter and a pin holding the spring in place can break, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. Bravo has gotten 123 complaints about the pogo sticks including one report of a child who...

A database of consumer product information and recalls sounds like a great idea -- but the feature that allows people to submit comments about unsafe products could be a nightmare for consumer products manufacturers.

Nesco American Harvest recalled one variety of its food dehydrators after three reports of it overheating and smoking or catching fire, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. So far, no one has been hurt, but consumers should stop using the product until they get free electronic control...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the U.S. Fire Administration issued an alert today on potential home heating dangers and how to avoid them, as more snow blankets the Midwest and is forecast to hit the East Coast next. The safety alert comes after a massive propane recall this...

A massive propane recall was launched today after it was discovered some of the fuel did not contain the substance normally injected that would allow people to smell a leak, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The government warned of the risk of explosion.

Keeping track of the latest product and food recalls can be a challenge, so Consumer Ally has collected them in one place for you to check each week. Here is this week's roundup of recalls: Whole Foods Market recalled 61 store brand baked goods and prepared foods products after a supplier was...

As parts of the East Coast continue to dig out of a crippling blizzard, some 18,500 Honda snowblowers have been recalled because their fuel tanks can leak, creating a fire hazard, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission said. American Honda Motor Co. Inc. has taken 90 reports of fuel seeping...

Keeping track of the latest product and food recalls can be a challenge, so Consumer Ally has collected them in one place for you to check each week. Here is this week's roundup of recalls:

Two companies have recalled horse toys after two young children got the reins caught around their necks, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The children were freed by their parents and neither child was hurt. The CPSC said young children are in danger of strangulation from the reins...

Toshiba Corp. is recalling about 41,000 laptop computers because the computers may overheat, causing the area where the A/C adapter connects to the computer to melt and possibly burn.