It is the proper roll of government to make the world idiot proof... Don't you remember the father and son bozo team that attempted to trim a hedge with there torrow rotary lawn mower? The manufacturer paid millions, the lawyers made big money and the dad and kid are still stupid.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lee A. Stone Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 4:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] News from CPSC - Two Recalls main reason for this recall of the wII system guitar as I read it elsewhere was actually some sighted person putting the battries in back words or upside down. well like dahhhhh . . sure you could get szpped and maybe cause a fire. Lee On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 07:03:38AM -0400, Lenny McHugh wrote: > > 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) > > > ******************************************** > > > 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 > > > ******************************************** > > > 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 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 > > > > > ******************************************************** > > 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. 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