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		<title>Call Back for Boiler Survey Service Kits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Approximately 1,500 Boiler Survey  Service Kits for Gas-Fired Boilers are being pulled by Bosch Thermotechnology because they pose a fire hazard, announced the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Although no injuries have been reported, the use of a silver-colored gas pipe adapter included in the service kit can lead to gas leakage, presenting a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Additional Fires Prompt Goldstar and Comfort-Aire Dehumidifier Recall Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has reannounced a voluntary recall of about 98,000 Portable Dehumidifiers previously recalled last December. 
Manufactured by LG Electronics Tianjin Appliance Co., of China, the power connector for the dehumidifier&#8217;s compressor can  short circuit, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.

Although no injuries have been reported, LG has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asurion Pulls Counterfeit BlackBerry®-branded Batteries</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Asurion, of Smyrna, Tenn. is recalling about 470,000 Counterfeit BlackBerry®-branded cell phone batteries in refurbished devices because the counterfeit batteries can overheat, posing burn and fire  hazards.
The company has received two reports of counterfeit  BlackBerry®-branded batteries overheating, causing minor burns to a consumer&#8217;s  finger and minor property damage to a sofa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faulty Ignition Switch Necessitates Kawasaki Call Back</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 20:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ksager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An ignition switch issue has necessitated the recall of about 4,000 Kawasaki 2010  KLX110 Off-Road Motorcycles by the Kawasaki Motors Corp.  U.S.A., announced the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Due to faulty housing for the ignition switch, water can enter and activate the electric starter unintentionally. This is a serious jeopardy that could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fisher-Price &#8220;Little People&#8221; Poses Choking Threat</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health Canada (HC) and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety  Commission (CPSC) announced that Fisher-Price of East Aurora, New York, has recalled Little People Play ‘n Go Campsite™ because it poses a choking hazard to children.
Approximately 96,000 Little People Play ‘n Go Campsites™ were sold in the United  States and 14,000 in Canada. Imported [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recalled Belle Vanity Benches Could Collapse</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ksager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LaMont Limited of Burlington, Iowa is recalling about 1,900 Belle Vanity  Benches that were sold exclusively at Tuesday Morning Stores, announced the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
The call back was initiated because the legs on the Belle Vanity Bench can detach at the weld and the bench can collapse, posing a fall hazard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let the Extra &#8216;Virginless&#8217; Olive Oil Lawsuits Begin</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ksager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was only a matter of time before this happened. Recently, researchers at UC Davis divulged that most extra  virgin olive oil tested lacked the &#8216;virgin&#8217; part. Sampling included respected brands such as Popeian, Carapetti, Bertolli, Mezzetta, Mazzola and others. The team revealed that  over two-thirds of those claiming to be extra-virgin oil [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Madeline Bunk Beds Recalled by Pottery Barn</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ksager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pottery Barn Kids, a division of Williams-Sonoma, Inc., of San Francisco,  California, is recalling 405 of its Madeline Bunk  Beds because they pose an entrapment hazard to young children, said the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) .
The end structure of the Pottery Barn Kids Madeline Bunk Beds is the problem, which is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota Knew of Acceleration Problems Since 2003</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ksager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toyota knew of at least six unintended acceleration problems in some vehicles as early as 2003, allege attorneys in a class-action lawsuit  against the world&#8217;s largest automaker. Some were even verified by its own technicians and dealers, according to the Associated Press (AP).
Reported incidents to Toyota were gathered from thousands of pages of  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bed Bath &amp; Beyond Pulls Solar Lighted Cantilever Umbrellas for Injury Hazard</title>
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		<comments>http://www.americas-watchdog.com/bed-bath-beyond-pulls-solar-lighted-cantilever-umbrellas-for-injury-hazard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada just announced a voluntary recall  of about 7,600 Solar Lighted Cantilever Umbrellas imported by Bed Bath &#38; Beyond Inc., of Union, N.J.
A plastic connector that attaches to the arm of the umbrella  can break, causing the umbrella to collapse, posing an injury risk to the [...]]]></description>
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