April 2000 recalls

Healthtex® and Little Impressions® baby garments

Snaps on these garments can detach, posing a choking hazard to babies.

Battery chargers

Sta-Rite Industries

The battery chargers can overheat and ignite, melting the charger housing and posing a fire hazard.

Graco infant swings

Graco Children's Products

The restraint systems on the older swings consist of a waist belt only and a hinged or removable tray, which serves as a restraint. If parts are missing, the restraints are not used, or the tray pops off, infants can slip down into the seat and strangle or fall from the swing.

Proctor-Silex toasters

The heating elements in these toasters can remain on after the toast pops up. This poses a fire hazard.

American Honda Harmony II lawnmowers

The lawnmowers' fuel tanks' seam can split or crack, leaking fuel, and creating a fire and burn hazard to consumers.

Fisher-Price 3-in-1 Cradle Swing

When the 3-in-1 Cradle Swing detachable seat is used as a carrier, the locks for the handle can unexpectedly release, causing the seat to flip forward. When this happens, infants can fall to the ground and suffer serious injuries. The nylon bands that hold the surface level of the Bounce 'n Play Activity Dome can detach, allowing the surface to tilt. This can cause an infant to slide down against one end and be trapped in a position, bsing difficult to breathe, posing a suffocation hazard.

B.W. Home brand folding chairs

Boston Warehouse Trading

The screws holding the chair's front leg folding mechanism can work loose, causing the chair to collapse, resulting in injury.

Bissel PowerClean™ and PureAir™ vacuum cleaners

Bissel PowerClean and PureAir

The power cord insulation can tear where the cord attaches to the vacuum, exposing bare wires. This poses a risk of shock and burns to consumers.

The Standard Mattress Futons

Some of these futons may fail cigarette ignition resistance tests, in violation of the federal Flammable Fabrics Act, because the boric acid flame retardant inside the futons may not have been evenly disbursed. This could result in burn injuries, should one of these futons catch fire.