August 2016 recalls

17 supported consumer-product notices published in August 2016, from official CPSC data.

Recall results

New16-251Clothing & Accessories

M&M'S®-branded jewelry

Phillips International

The jewelry can contain high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health issues.

  • Ingestion
  • About 52,400 units
  • Incidents reported
  • Refund
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New16-768Sports & Outdoors

Arctic Cat Side-by-side utility vehicles

The throttle cable can stick and prevent the throttle mechanism from returning to an idle position upon release of the throttle and cause the rider to lose control, posing a crash hazard and risk of injury.

  • Crash
  • About 4,500 units
  • 14 reports
  • Repair
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New16-767Furniture

Sauder Woodworking Four-drawer chests

The recalled chests are unstable unless they are properly anchored to the wall, posing a serious tip-over and entrapment hazard that could result in death or serious injuries to children. Due to a manufacturing problem, these chests do not comply with the voluntary safety standard (ASTM F2057-14).

  • Entrapment
  • About 8,000 units
  • No incidents reported
  • Refund or Repair
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