72 supported household-product notices published in 2004, from official CPSC data.
Cordelia Lighting
Hazard: The decorative metal rings on the ends of the lamp fixtures can detach. Consumers could suffer minor burns if they touch the hot rings.
Robertshaw Controls
Hazard: If the pilot light goes out, the gas valve can stick in an open position, permitting gas to continue to flow. This can result in a gas explosion and fire, which could result in severe personal injury or property damage.
Hecmma Group
Hazard: Some of the cell phone batteries supplied by the battery manufacturer may be counterfeit. This can cause the batteries to short-circuit, overheat and pose burn hazard to consumers.
Nexgrill Industries
Hazard: As consumers adjust the gas pressure regulator (on/off gauge) leading to the propane cylinder, the label on the valve can become positioned in such a manner that it is difficult to read. This can cause consumers to inadvertently leave the gas valve on, posing a fire hazard.
Chris Arlotta Enterprises
Hazard: These mattress pads fail to meet the federal mandatory standard for flammability, under the Flammable Fabrics Act. They pose a serious risk of burn injury or death to consumers, if exposed to smoldering or burning cigarettes.
Avanti Products
Hazard: The hot water faucet on these units has a child-resistant safety feature to prevent young children from accessing the hot water. The device can malfunction, so that the faucet will not turn off, causing burn injuries to children.
Little Giant Pump Company, Oklahoma City, OK
Hazard: The motor caps on the cooler pumps are not made with flame-retardant material and an internal electrical failure can ignite the cap, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Teng Fei Trading
Hazard: The base of the bulb is not flame-retardant, as required in the voluntary standard for this type of bulb. Electrical components in the bulb can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
Delta Electronics
Hazard: The adapters can overheat, posing a risk of fire and electrical shock hazards to consumers.
Package Terminal
Hazard: Fire hazard, resulting from this chain of events: filter becomes clogged due to lack of maintenance, severely restricting airflow and resulting in elevated internal temperature; this may cause two safety switches to stop working during the product's expected life; if the blower wheel then stops when the product is operated in the heating mode, a fire hazard can develop.
Sauder Woodworking
Hazard: The carts can tip over and the television can fall off, posing a risk of serious injury or death if the TV and cart fall on a child.
Gruga U.S.A., dba Novimex Fashion
Hazard: The legs on the base of the chair can break, posing a risk of injury to the user.