(NOTE: Below the news here on this page are links to searchable databases on product recalls.)

U.S. CPSC March 9, 2010	Gerber Legendary Blades Recalls Machetes Due to Laceration Hazard The saw side of the machete can stick in wood during use, and if the user's hand slips off the handle and slides forward across the machete blade, this poses a laceration hazard.
Popular Mechanics March 8, 2010 Mike Allen	Toyota Fires Back: Electronics Don't Rewire Themselves Claims by Dave Gilbert on ABC News and before Congress about how easy it is for Toyotas to accelerate out of control involve manipulations of electrical circuits that are extremely unlikely to occur in practice. Furthermore, no case of sudden unintended acceleration has been attributed to bad wiring.
U.S. CPSC March 4, 2010	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades by Ethan Allen Strangulation can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the shade or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck.
U.S. CPSC March 3, 2010	LELE & Company Recalls Children's Hooded Sweatshirt Sets with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood, which can pose a strangulation hazard to young children.
U.S. CPSC March 3, 2010	Outdoor Lighting Fixtures Recalled by American Electric Lighting Due to Shock Hazard Improper wiring in the light fixtures poses a shock hazard to consumers.
U.S. CPSC March 3, 2010	Children's Bracelets Recalled by Chandigarh Fashion Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard The surface coating on the bracelets contains high levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
U.S. CPSC March 3, 2010	Boys' Hooded Jackets with Drawstrings Recalled by Ten West Apparel Due to Strangulation Hazard; Sold at Burlington Coat Factory The children's jackets have drawstrings through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children.
U.S. CPSC March 2, 2010	Daiso To Pay $2 Million Civil Penalty for Violations of Federal Safety Laws and Must Stop Importing Children's Products and Toys Into U.S. Due to alleged violations of federal safety laws, the company must now demonstrate to the Commission that it has sufficient knowledge of and is in compliance with CPSC safety standards and testing requirements.
Chemistry World March 2, 2010 Anna Lewcock	New high tech nuclear lab for EU A new state-of-the-art facility in Germany will significantly boost Europe's ability to identify and characterise minute traces of nuclear material as part of ongoing safeguarding and non-proliferation activities.
U.S. CPSC March 2, 2010	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades and Roll-Up Blinds by Meijer Meijer has added its name to the retailers joining the voluntary recall in December 2009 of ALL Roman shades and roll-up blinds.
U.S. CPSC March 2, 2010	Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades by Lutron Electronics Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck.
U.S. CPSC March 2, 2010	Children's Fork and Spoon Sets Recalled by Peachtree Playthings Due to Choking Hazard; Sold at Dollar Tree and Deals The middle two prongs of the plastic fork can detach, posing a choking hazard to children.
IEEE Spectrum March 2010 Neil Savage	Medical Imagers Lower the Dose Radiation-lowering techniques were in the works even before studies showed a danger from CT scans and exposure to ionizing radiation.
Chemistry World February 26, 2010 Sarah Houlton	Report hits out at GSK's Avandia GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone) has been dealt another blow, with the publication of a report by two US senators claiming the company knew about safety problems long before they reached the public domain.
Popular Mechanics February 26, 2010 Rand Simberg	Suborbital Safety: Will Commercial Spaceflight Ramp Up the Risk? Ever since the loss of the space shuttle Challenger, almost a quarter of a century ago, the watchword above all others at NASA has been "safety." Unfortunately, watchwords don't necessarily create actual safety, as we learned a little over seven years ago, with the loss of her sister ship Columbia.

DATABASES ON PRODUCT RECALLS

Australian Consumers' Association: Recalls and Bans

Australian Government's searchable database: Product Safety Register

Canadian Food Inspection Agency: Index of Food Recalls

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission offers the following two searchable databases:

Find Recalled Products Since 1975 by Product Type

Find Recalled Products Since 1975 by Company

C.P.S.C. Recall News (Información en Español)

(The above is a useful site for breaking news on consumer products.)

U.S. Department of Agriculture: Meat and Poultry Product Recalls

U.S. Food and Drug: Recalls

U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration offers the following searchable database on Autos: Recall Database Search by Make, Model and Year

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