More Recalls

The CPSC has announced recalls of wall ovens, window blinds, dive sticks, and toy trains. Specifically, "GE Consumer & Industrial is recalling about 244,000 GE, GE Profile, Monogram, and Kenmore wall ovens" sold between Oct. 2002 and Dec. 2004 because "the extreme heat used in the self-clean cycle can escape if the wall oven door is removed and incorrectly re-attached," posing "a fire and burn hazard." Already mentioned yesterday (below), "Ikea Home Furnishings is recalling about 670,000 Iris and Alvine Roman blinds" sold from July 2005 through June 2008 because "strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck in an exposed inner cord on the backside of the Roman blinds." Target is "recalling about 365,000 dive sticks" sold from April through Aug. 2008, because they pose "an impalement hazard to young children." Finally, "JA-RU Inc. is recalling about 18,000 My Little Train Classics toy trains" sold between March 2007 and Oct. 2008 because the toys "contain small parts that" are "a choking hazard to young children."