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Product recalls

June 2024

  • A line of Make It Mini sets have been recalled after dozens reported skin burns and irritation.

    Millions of Miniverse toys recalled over risks of skin, eye and respiratory issues

    US product safety agency says MGA Entertainment’s Make It Mini toy sets contain resin that is harmful when liquid
  • A futuristic looking car sits in a showroom while two people chat in the background

    Tesla recalls majority of Cybertrucks for fourth time

    Windshield wiper and trunk bed trim problems cause more delays in the truck’s promised mass launch
  • Declan single-wall glass coffee mugs have been recalled due to injuries sustained when the mugs crack and shatter when hot liquid is poured in.

    580,000 glass coffee mugs recalled due to US warning they could shatter with hot liquid

    Declan single-wall glass coffee mugs recalled due to 103 incidents of glasses breaking, resulting in 56 injuries

October 2023

  • Onewheel balancing scooter hoverboard

    Onewheel electric skateboards are recalled in the US after four deaths

    Owners of Future Motion’s monowheeled boards are advised to stop using them immediately

September 2023

  • Kraft Singles package.

    Food giant recalls 83,000 cases of its Kraft Singles cheese product

    Company says an issue with its wrapping machines caused a thin plastic strip to remain in some slices, creating a choking hazard

July 2023

  • recalled product by Trader Joe’s screengrab

    Trader Joe’s recalls cookies over fear of ‘rocks’ in dough

    US grocery chain tells customers not to eat Almond Windmill Cookies and Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies

March 2022

  • Fitbit’s Ionic smartwatch tracks the wearer’s activity, heart rate and sleep.

    Fitbit recalls 1.7m Ionic smartwatches because of ‘burn hazard’

    Reports of fitness watch’s lithium-ion battery overheating leads to warning from US safety commission

September 2021

  • Faulty fridge-freezer which caused Grenfell fire

    UK product safety laws won’t prevent another Grenfell tragedy, report warns

    Regulators lack the resources to certify the safety of goods sold online by third parties

December 2020

  • The ceiling fans were sold at Home Depot, primarily in the US and Canada.

    More than 190,000 ceiling fans recalled after blades fly off, hitting people

    US consumer protection agency received reports of blades flying into people and causing property damage

August 2020

  • The Tesco store in Lockerbie, Scotland

    Tesco blackmail trial: farmer convicted of spiking baby food

    Nigel Wright found guilty of contaminating three jars with metal shards in extortion plot

April 2020

  • Recalled Hotpoint washing machine appliance, UK - 29 Jan 2020<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Phil Rees/REX/Shutterstock (10542881r) Door lock mechanism on a Hotpoint washing machine which is on a recall list of fire-prone appliances Recalled Hotpoint washing machine appliance, UK - 29 Jan 2020 This is one of a host of machines that may catch fire owing to an overheating door mechanism. About 20% of the Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines sold since 2014 are affected by a safety fault and need to be recalled.

    Whirlpool extends fire fault checks to 55,000 UK washing machines

    US owner of Hotpoint and Indesit brands adds 21 models to 500,000 appliances recall

January 2020

  • A Hotpoint washing machine

    Calls for Whirlpool to refund 500,000 buyers of fire-risk appliances

  • Mercedes badged care with Daimler sign in background

    Daimler recalls 744,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles in US for faulty sunroofs

December 2019

  • Heinz baby food jars

    Tesco recalls Heinz baby food jars after metal fragments found

    Single jar in 7+ months Heinz By Nature baby food range found to be ‘tampered with’

July 2019

  • Whirlpool logo

    Whirlpool to issue UK recall of all unmodified tumble dryers

    Consumer goods company told MPs last week that 800,000 units could be faulty

June 2019

  • Apple’s retina 15in MacBook Pro

    Apple recalls 15in MacBook Pro laptops over battery fire risk

    Customers urged to stop using limited number of machines sold between 2015 and 2017

April 2019

  • Child playing with slime.

    Dangerous products could swamp UK after Brexit, warns Which?

  • Fisher-Price is recalling nearly 5 million infant sleepers after more than 30 babies rolled over in them and died since the product was introduced in 2009.

    Fisher-Price recalls nearly 5m infant sleepers after more than 30 baby deaths

September 2018

  • Strawberry punnets

    Strawberry needle sabotage scare spreads to all six Australian states

    Man in Western Australia finds needle after washing fruit, after recalls elsewhere

July 2018

  • It is feared the vegetables could contain listeria monocytogenes, which can cause potentially fatal listeriosis.

    UK supermarkets recall frozen vegetables over bacteria fears

    Food Standards Agency says 43 own-brand products supplied by Greenyard group affected
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