The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products unless otherwise instructed. Consumers can submit reports of harm to CPSC’s searchable online product safety database at www.SaferProducts.gov. A searchable food and medical product recall database is available at www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm.
Sunscreen sprays
Coppertone is recalling five types of aerosol sunscreen spray because benzene was detected. Benzene exposure can cause cancer in humans, but daily exposure to levels of benzene detected in the spray is not expected to cause health problems. The aerosol sunscreen sprays have manufacture dates between Jan. 10 and June 15, 2021. Call 888-921-1537 or visit https://www.sunscreenrecall2021.com/.
Disinfection wand
The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use the Max-Lux Safe-T-Lite UV handheld germicidal wand because it emits a level of radiation that is more than 3,000 times stronger than the ultraviolet exposure limit. At 2 inches away from the skin or eyes, the wand can cause injury in seconds. Call the FDA at 800-638-204, email [email protected] or report problems to https://bit.ly/FDA_medwatch.
Infant loungers
The Boppy Company is recalling Boppy original and preferred newborn loungers and Pottery Barn Kids Boppy newborn loungers. Infants can suffocate if they roll, move or are placed in the lounger in a position that obstructs breathing or if they roll off the lounger onto soft bedding or a pillow that obstructs breathing. Eight infant deaths have been associated with the loungers, which were sold from January 2004 through September 2021. Call 800-416-1355 or visit https://www.boppy.com/pages/loungerrecall.
All-terrain vehicles
- Luyuan Inc. is recalling youth all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) because they do not meet federal mandatory safety standards for maximum speed limits and other safety rules for vehicles used by children under age 10. The ATVs also were marketed online to children as young as 12 months. They were sold between August 2018 and August 2020. Call 855-663-2121, email [email protected] or visit https://bit.ly/3F0JDfr.
- Venom Motorsports is recalling youth electric and gas ATVs because they do not meet mandatory safety requirements including speed restrictions. The ATVs were sold between August 2020 and January 2021. Call 888-414-6548.
- Polaris is recalling model year 2011 through 2021 Phoenix 200 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) for repair because the throttle speed control stop can break and become stuck, posing a crash hazard. Some of the ATVs were recalled in 2020 and 2018. Call 800-765-2747, visit https://www.polaris.com/en-us/off-road-recalls/ and enter your vehicle identification number or visit https://www.polaris.com/en-us/recalls/off-road/.
Kids’ bicycles
Wiggle Ltd. is recalling Vitus 14 and Vitus 16 kids’ bicycles because they have handbrakes but no footbrakes. Sidewalk bicycles are required to have both. Young children are at risk of injury if they are unable to stop the bicycles using just handbrakes. The bicycles were sold from January 2017 to April 2021. For details on a replacement wheel with footbrake, email [email protected] or [email protected] or visit https://bit.ly/3kWxiAY or https://bit.ly/39TtsSE.
Shaving kit toys
Juratoys is recalling Janod shaving kit toys because the brown trim on the shaving kit bags contains high levels of a phthalate that can cause health problems if ingested by young children. The toys were sold from July 2020 through July 2021. Call 855-665-9287, email [email protected] or visit https://bit.ly/3F1LPDe.
Step stool/chair
Step2 is recalling StepUp Sidekick Learning Tower with a removable tray and cup holders because the tray can become loose posing a fall hazard to children. The step stool/chair was sold in May. Call 800-347-8372 or visit https://www.step2.com/product-recall.
