A quarter-million General Electric food processors sold only at Walmart stores are being recalled because of two defects that have started fires and caused consumers to get cut, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The Chinese-made food processors sold between September 2009 and February 2011 for about $50 have led to complaints from dozens of consumers about the product’s hazards. Walmart told the CPSC that it...
Dorel, one of the biggest juvenile product manufacturers, is recalling nearly a half-million bunk beds sold at Walmart, Target and Kmart stores after reports of the mattress support rails breaking, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. At least seven injuries have been reported. They were mainly minor cuts and bruises. The Vietnam-made bunk beds were distributed by Dorel Asia SRL, the Barbados-based division of Dorel Industries, which sells...
More than 172,000 consumers scammed with the promise of “Wal-Mart Shopping Spree” are going to be issued checks totaling more than $3 million, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said. The victims were told they’d qualify for the shopping spree, passes to movies, vouchers for has and other inducements if they joined discount shopping and travel clubs. The FTC announces check payments like these to let victims know that they...
