A new entrant to Recall Corner is General Electric, for its Food Processors, and - like the recent Bedroom lock fails to fail safe post - it involves a safety system failure.
Last month it voluntarily issued a recall for about 255,000 units of the GE Food Processors, which were sold from Walmart stores across the US, and Walmart.com. Manufactured in China, they were sold between September 2009 and February 2011 for a retail price of about $50.
The potential hazard is described by the CPSC thus:
The safety interlock system on the recalled food processor can fail; allowing operation without the lid secured which poses a laceration hazard. In addition, the product can emit smoke, or catch fire, posing a fire hazard.Indeed, this one is quite serious - more than 50 incidents have been reported, say the CPSC: with 24 reports of the food processor operating without the lid in place, of which 21 resulted in injuries to fingertips; and 34 reports of the unit smoking, including 3 reports of fires
Customers are advised to immediately stop using the recalled food processor and return the product to Walmart to receive a full refund.
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* Recall Corner: Maytag dishwasher
* Recall Corner: Sony VAIO laptops
* Recall Corner: Shock hazard WindTunnel Hoover
* Recall Corner: HP notebook Lithium-Ion batteries
* Recall Corner: Targus Universal Wall Power Adapter for laptops
* Recall Corner: Mares Nemo scuba dive computers
* Recall Corner: Lithium-ion Mobile Power Pack
* Recall corner: Remote control kits for electric fireplaces
* Recall Corner: Packard Bell laptop battery
* Recall Corner: Nokia chargers
* Recall Corner: Sony AC adapter, Belkin power surge protector
* Recall Corner: Acer Aspire notebook
* Recall Corner: Lenovo, Nikon, Wal-Mart & Asda
* Recall corner: Sump pumps and ground faults
* Recall Corner: Sharp 32in LCD TV
* Recall Corner: Garmin nüvi battery PCBs
* Recall Corner: Toshiba T Series laptops
* Recall Corner: Ferrari 458 Italia sports car
* Recall Corner: Maytag dishwasher
* Recall Corner: Sony VAIO laptops
* Recall Corner: Shock hazard WindTunnel Hoover
* Recall Corner: HP notebook Lithium-Ion batteries
* Recall Corner: Targus Universal Wall Power Adapter for laptops
* Recall Corner: Mares Nemo scuba dive computers
* Recall Corner: Lithium-ion Mobile Power Pack
* Recall corner: Remote control kits for electric fireplaces
* Recall Corner: Nokia chargers
* Recall Corner: Sony AC adapter, Belkin power surge protector
* Recall Corner: Acer Aspire notebook
* Recall Corner: Lenovo, Nikon, Wal-Mart & Asda
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