Build-A-Bear recalls pins Bizjournals.com The company, along with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, announced the voluntary recall Thursday. The 1.5 inch lapel pin, manufactured in China, features graphics of a heart, bear head, and peace sign all positioned in front ... See all stories on this topic »

China Plans to Launch Escalator Recall System CRIENGLISH.com 4 in Beijing, China on Tuesday morning, July 5, 2011. [File Photo: Jing You/CFP] China's top quality watchdog has said it will write a system of product recall for problematic escalators into law, following a spate of escalator accidents last month, ... See all stories on this topic » CRIENGLISH.com

NexTorch Recalls Flashlight Batteries Consumer Affairs The recalled product is a NexTorch NT123A flashlight battery, bearing the trademark ™ superscript, rather than registered trademark ® superscript. Its body is silver metallic-colored and has the NexTorch logo and the voltage (3 V) on it. ... See all stories on this topic » Consumer Affairs

Software glitch forces Honda to recall 2 million cars The Tech Herald The company has issued a product recall in order to update the software, which is connected to the transmission control module of the following vehicles in the United States: Honda Accord 4-cylinder (2005-2010), Honda CR-V (2007-2010) and Honda Element ... See all stories on this topic » The Tech Herald

NexTorch recalls 16000 batteries UPI.com ... the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The batteries involved in the recall are the NexTorch NT123A 3Vflashlight battery. They were imported from China and sold nationwide from February 2009 through June 2011 for about $20. ... See all stories on this topic »

US official: Quality of Chinese products greatly improved Xinhua One of the purposes of O'Brien's China visit is to learn the latest trend of Chinese product safety and extend cooperation with China's main product safety body, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ). ... See all stories on this topic »

Over 1M toy keys with remotes recalled UPI.com The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said the toys were imported from China and sold nationwide from January 2006 through May 2011 for about $9. An additional 3600 of the toys were sold in Canada. The commission said they plastic keys or key rings ... See all stories on this topic »

Collapsing step stools sold at Target recalled Denver Post By Howard Pankratz The US Consumer Product Safety Commission in cooperation with Target Corp. has ordered the recall of wooden step stools that have repeatedly collapsed. The federal agency said that the wooden step stools can break apart or collapse ... See all stories on this topic »