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All product recalls associated with Big Lots.
Total Recalls
4
Past Year
0
Class I (Serious)
0
Most Recent
Dec 1995
Data from FDA, USDA, CPSC, and NHTSA public records. Recall counts vary by company size, industry, and reporting practices. Always check official sources for current information.
December 14, 1995 Release # 96-041 WASHINGTON, D.C. CPSC, Consolidated Stores Corporation of Columbus, Ohio, is recalling 26,000 mini- hammocks, which do not have spreader bars to hold the hammock bed open. Without spreader bars, children can become entangled and strangle while getting in or out of a hammock.Since 1975, CPSC has received reports of 17 children between the ages of 5 and 17 who strangled while using mini-hammocks without spreader bars that were manufactured by various companies. CPSC is also aware of one incident in which a child became entangled and suffered brain damage from a near-strangulation in a mini-hammock allegedly sold by Consolidated Stores.Mini-hammocks are light-weight, nylon mesh hammocks without spreader bars. Consolidated Stores mini-hammocks measure 7 feet wide by 20 feet long with nylon ropes at each end. Consolidated sold the hammocks nationwide in 1990 and 1991 for $3.99 each at its Big Lots and Odd Lots stores.Consumers should stop using the Consolidated mini-hammocks and return them to the Big Lots or Odd Lots stores where purchased for a full refund. For more information, consumers may call Consolidated Stores at (800) 877-1253, Ext. 6807.CPSC staff is investigating other mini-hammock manufacturers and importers to determine whether their hammocks present similar entanglement risks
May 15, 1995 Release # 95-119 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Consolidated Stores Corporation of Columbus, Ohio., is voluntarily recalling 38,000 wooden puzzles. Some of the puzzle pieces present a serious choking hazard to young children.The puzzles, which measure approximately 4 inches by 8 inches, consist of a clear plastic puzzle board, six brightly colored pieces with yellow plastic pegs attached, and three wooden background pieces. The puzzle was sold in three versions: fruit, birds, and vehicles. The fruit puzzle includes an apple, a banana, cherries, grapes, an orange, and a pear. The bird puzzle pieces look like an owl, a chicken, a pelican, a sea gull, a parrot, and a duck. The vehicle puzzle has pieces resembling a car, a bus, a train, a pickup truck, an ambulance, and a tank. The toy is packaged in clear blister packaging with a stick-on label that reads, "*** Made in China ***." The toys were imported from China and sold in the Midwest and the South from November 1994 to March 1995 at Odd Lots/Big Lots and All For One stores for about $1.00 each.Consumers should take these recalled puzzles away from young children immediately and return the toy to the store where purchased for a full refund. For more information about this recall, consumers should call Consolidated Stores Corporation at (800) 877-1253, ext. 6807 or write to the company at 300 Phillipi Rd., Columbus, OH 43228.CPSC and Consolidated Stores Corp. are not aware of any injuries involving this toy. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury
May 23, 1994 Release # 94-079 PRODUCT: Approximately 39,600 GF1812 Ground Fault Interrupter extension cords manufactured by Columbia Wire and Cable Corporation were sold by Consolidated Stores in 1992 from its Odd Lots/Big Lots retail outlet stores in the midwestern and southeastern United States. The extension cord is white and 12 feet long. To properly identify it, consumers should look for the red button labeled "RESET" on the top side of the white two-prong plug, along with the embossed labeling, "WARNING: To reduce the risk of shock, do not immerse, remove, or modify this plug." The bottom of the plug includes the embossed labeling, "Cat. No. 6575, E-96425." The three-hole white receptacle at the other end has the embossed labeling "JC." The cord in part may be labeled "...E90165...18AWX3C Da Tung," or "E56274...18AWG/3C Cableton." PROBLEM: The extension cord has no ground fault circuit interrupter, as advertised, but instead has a built-in immersion detection circuit interrupter (IDCI) plug. The IDCI plug will not provide protection from severe electric shock or electrocution if a short circuit or ground fault occurs. The cord may also create a shock hazard when connected to three-wire electrically grounded appliances such as metal drills or circular saws. In addition, approximately 14,000 extension cords are unaccounted for and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) believes that some of these cords may have been sold by unidentified retailers. WHAT TO DO: All consumers should stop using the GF1812 Ground Fault Interrupter extension cords. Consumers may call the Consolidated Stores Corporation at (800) 877-1253 to answer any questions. Cords purchased from Odd Lots/Big Lots stores may be returned to any Odd Lots/Big Lots store. To prevent injuries and to assist CPSC in identifying other retailers, consumers who purchased these cords from stores other than Odd Lots/Big Lots should stop using them and contact the retailers and CPSC by calling (800) 638-2772. WASHINGTON, DC-- CPSC, Columbia Wire and Cable Corporation, Brooklyn, NY is voluntarily recalling approximately 39,600 GF1812 Ground Fault Interrupter extension cords, due to a potential electric shock or electrocution hazard. The extension cords were sold in 1992 for $3.99 each by Consolidated Stores Corporation, Columbus, Ohio from its Odd Lots/Big Lots retail outlet stores in the midwestern and southeastern United States. To date, no reports of electric shock or injury have been reported to Columbia Wire and Cable or to Consolidated Stores. This extension cord has a plug with a built-in immersion detection circuit interrupter (IDCI). An IDCI is designed to detect the immersion of a connected appliance in water and to interrupt the circuit. The IDCI plug will not provide protection from severe electric shock or electrocution if a short circuit or ground fault occurs. In addition, the IDCI plug will not provide water immersion shock protection for two wire appliances such as hair dryers because the IDCI sensor wire is not connected. The product may also create a shock hazard when connected to three wire electrically grounded appliances such as metal drills or circular saws. This recalled extension cord is white and 12 feet long. To properly identify it, consumers should look for the red button labeled "RESET" on the top side of the white two prong plug, along with the embossed labeling, "WARNING: To reduce the risk of shock, do not immerse, remove, or modify this plug." The bottom of the plug incudes the embossed labeling, "Cat. No. 6575, E-96425." The 3-hole white receptacle at the other end has the embossed labeling "JC." The cord in part may be labeled "E90165..18AWGX3C Da Tung," or "E56274 ..18AWG/3C Cableton." Consumers who purchased cords at Odd Lots/Big Lots stores should stop the use of the GF1812 Ground Fault Interrupter extension cords and return them to any Odd Lots/Big Lots store for a full refund. Consumers may call Consolidated Stores at (800) 877-1253 to answer any questions. Approximately 14,000 extension cords are unaccounted for and CPSC believes that some of these units may have been sold by unidentified retailers. To prevent injuries and to assist CPSC identifying other retailers, consumers who purchased these cords from stores other than Odd Lots/Big Lots should stop using them, contact the retailers and contact CPSC by calling (800) 638-2772. CPSC is announcing this recall as a part of its mission to protect the public from unreasonable risks of injury and death associated with consumers products. The Commission's objective is to reduce the estimated 28.6 million injuries and 21,700 deaths associated each year with the 15,000 different types of consumer products under CPSC's jurisdiction
CONTACT: April 12, 1990 (301) 504-7908 Release # 90-070 Consolidated Stores Recalls Pacifiers Sold In Odd Lots And Big Lots Stores WASHINGTON, DC -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Consolidated Stores, of Columbus, Ohio is voluntarily recalling 47,520 "bib to bowl" pacifiers because they could present a fatal suffocation or strangulation hazard. These pacifiers lack ventilation holes in the guards or shields as required by federal law to prevent suffocation. They also lack the required warning statement: "Warning-Do Not Tie Pacifier Around Child's Neck As It Presents a Strangulation Danger." The pacifiers were imported from Canada and distributed nationwide from May to November 1989. These pacifiers are sold in a blister pack labeled "bib to bowl, STERILIZED PACIFIER, BIRTH TO 24 MONTHS, 1852037" in English and French. Although not involved in this consumer recall, the firm also imported a similar "bib to bowl" pacifier from Canada under product number #1852045. While this model does contain ventilation holes, and is not being recalled, it lacks the above required warning statement. Parents are urged not to tie either model around a child's neck because of the danger of strangulation. Consumers who bought #1852037 pacifiers without the ventilation holes should take the pacifier away from infants immediately and return it to an Odd Lots or Big Lots Store for a refund of the purchase price. Consumers with additional questions about this recall may contact Consolidated Stores at (614) 278-6800. The potentially hazardous pacifiers were identified by the State of Kentucky and reported to CPSC for investigation. Neither the CPSC nor the company is aware of any injuries involving this product. This voluntary recall is being conducted to prevent any possibility of injury