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October 2012 Recalls and Product Safety News

CPSC offers safety tips to prevent burns, falls and other injuries related to Halloween costumes and decorations.

The silver plastic baton-like toys with spinning color wands have batteries that can overheat and burn.

Deadly dangers still remain. Do not put your family at risk. Follow these important safety steps from CPSC, FEMA and USFA.

The bicycle wheel rim tape can break under pressure. When this happens, the inner tube of the bike can puncture or burst.

The top step/standing platform can break. The step stools were sold from April 2012 through August 2012.

The air rifles shoot pellets and were available with black, camouflage and hardwood stocks.

The snap-hook assembly on Big Foot, Lite Foot and Baby Big Foot tree stands used for bow and rifle hunting can fail.

The bottom locking mechanism can fail to lock, allowing infants to roll into the side of the bassinet. Two infants were reported to have breathing difficulties when this happened.

A pin in the doors can break, causing the door to disengage and fall.

The strap assembly on Crush series Perch, Stoop and Ledge Treestands can dislodge or fail and the climber can fall.

A child's body can pass through the opening on the Happy Swing II between the tray and seat or the grab bar and the seat and become trapped, if the child is not buckled in.

A child's body can become trapped at the neck between two different openings in the high chair if the child is not buckled in. Also, exposed springs can pinch a child.

The spring button mechanism that secures the toddler seat can disengage. The seat is designed to attach to Valco "Tri-Mode" and "Zee" strollers.

The custom-made beer tap handles can break during normal use.

Staples in the toddler chairs' rear bindings can loosen and can cut or be swallowed by young children.

The boats were recalled in 2009 and pose a risk of drowning.

The toddler-sized children's clothing has Snow White, Mickey Mouse and Cars character designs.

The drive arm on the ElliptiGO elliptical cycles can crack or break while the cycle is in use. This poses a fall hazard.

The chargers can overheat and smoke.

The high chair's seat can detach from the base. Graco has received reports of bumps, bruises, scratches and a concussion from falls.

Smoke alarms and escape plans are key to surviving fires in the home.

Decorative studs on the pockets can detach. The shorts were sold infant and toddler sizes 12M to 4T.

The GE Profile washing machine's basket can separate during use and break the washer's top panel.

The support neck on the TV stand can break. If this happens the TV can fall. More than 180 cracks, breaks reported.

Carbon monoxide can accumulate in the 4x4 RTV500 utility vehicle's cab when the engine is idling and the vehicle is not moving.

Fitness Anywhere has received 570 reports of the strap length adjustment buckles breaking with 13 reports of injuries. TRX suspension trainers sold from 2006 through 2009.