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All product recalls associated with Revco.
Total Recalls
3
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 5, 1995 Release # 96-032 WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Imperial Toy Corporation of Los Angeles, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about100,000 toy vehicles, aquatic animals, bottle feeding sets, and meal time sets. The toys can break into small pieces, presenting a choking hazard to small children.The toy vehicles were sold in six styles: two types of cars, a bulldozer, tow truck, dump truck, and cement truck. The plastic vehicles, measuring 4 inches long, 2.75 inches wide, and 3 inches high, have black chassis and brightly colored carriages. The wheels generate sparks that are visible through the vehicles' windows as the toys roll. The toys were sold individually for $2 each from bulk containers labeled in part, "Imperial Mighty Machines Motorized Big Wheel Sparklers***." The toys break into small pieces which could choke children.The aquatic animal toys, measuring 3 inches long, were sold in four styles with three of the styles included in this recall: Tammy the Turtle, Peppy the Penguin, and Sally the Seal. The brightly colored plastic wind-up toys have moving parts that propel them through water.The toys were sold individually for about $4 on blister packed cards labeled in part, "Aqua Wind Ups *** Imperial *** Swimming Aqua Animals *** No 8180." The animals' flippers, feet and snouts break off and present a choking hazard to small children. The Benjie the Beaver aquatic toy is not included in this recall. The toy bottle feeding set consists of two 3-inch high plastic baby bottles. The orange bottle has blue trim with a blue cap. The clear bottle trimmed in pink has a pink cap. The bottles were sold in pairs for $2 and were blister packed on cardboard and labeled in part, "Imperial Cuddles Bottle Feeding Set *** No 8233." If the bottle's nipple and funnel break apart and children put the pieces in their mouths, the children could choke.The plastic toy meal set includes a plastic dish, feeding bottle, two strainers, and a funnel made of blue, yellow, pink, and purple plastic. The toys sold for about $2 and were blister packed on a card labeled in part, "Imperial *** My Dolly Meal Time *** NO. 8327." The end of the bottle breaks off and presents a choking hazard.Ben Franklin, Revco, and toy stores nationwide sold the toys imported from China from 1993 to April 1995. Consumers should take these recalled toys away from young children immediately and return the toys to the store where purchased for a full refund. For more information about this recall, consumers should call Imperial Toy Corporation at (800) 543-6551, or write to the company at 2060 E. 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90021.CPSC and Imperial Toy Corporation are not aware of any injuries involving these toys. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury
November 22, 1995 Release # 96-028 WASHINGTON, D.C.- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Revco Products Inc., of Huntington Beach, Calif., is recalling 10,043 Model 840 Gas Sniffer carbon monoxide detectors. The detector's alarm may fail at hazardous levels of carbon monoxide and could expose consumers to serious injury or death. The rectangular, tan, plastic detectors measure approximately 3.5 inches wide by 4 inches tall by 1.5 inches deep. Horizontal and vertical vents and the words "Gas Sniffer" appear on the front of the detector next to an on/off switch and near two small red and green lights. The model number, company name and address are located on a sticker on the back of the detector.The detectors were sold in the eastern United States from June 1986 to August 1995 through various coal stove and fireplace accessory stores as accessories with coal stoves. The detectors were also sold separately for up to $74.95. The detectors, packaged in a rectangular, red and white cardboard box labeled in part, " Gas Sniffer ... Safety First ... FOR: Coal Stove ... Central Heating ... Portable Heaters...," were sold with a black plastic cord and black adaptor plug. Consumers who own a Model 840 carbon monoxide detector should stop using it immediately and return it to Revco Products, 5622-B Research Dr., Huntington Beach, Calif. 92649. Revco will provide consumers with a replacement carbon monoxide detector and will reimburse consumers for postage expenses up to $3. For more information on this recall, consumers can also call Revco Products at (800) 658-4658.CPSC and Revco Products are not aware of injuries involving this product. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury
February 15, 1995 Release # 95-082 WASHINGTON, DC - CPSC, Private Formulations, Inc., the manufacturer of Revco Brand Pain Reliever and Revco D. S. Inc., of Twinsburg, Ohio, are voluntarily recalling approximately 7,000 bottles of Revco Brand Pain Reliever. The pills, which contain 500 milligrams of the painkiller acetaminophen and are sold in bottles of 500 caplets, were not packaged in child-resistant containers as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act.Private Formulations, Inc., Revco D. S. Inc. and CPSC are not aware of any poisoning incidents involving these caplets. While the medication itself is not contaminated, the lack of child-resistant packaging means that a child could easily open the package and accidentally swallow the pills. The ingestion of as little as 150 milligrams/kilogram or four caplets of this painkiller has been associated with liver damage in children under five years of age.The product was sold to consumers through Revco Drug Stores in Georgia, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia between November 1, 1994, and November 10, 1994, for about $11 per bottle.Revco is recalling bottles with the number ZB4K046D or ZB4K010D printed vertically on the right hand edge of the label together with the expiration date. This recall does not include any other sizes of bottles, forms of acetaminophen-containing products, or labels with other numbers distributed by Revco D.S., Inc.Consumers should immediately return the unused portions of any bottles of the recalled Revco Brand Pain Reliever to any Revco Drug Store for a refund of the purchase price or replacement with a complying product, or call Revco D. S. Inc. at (800) 777-3826 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, for instructions on where to send the recalled products for a refund, including shipping costs.CPSC became aware of the packaging problem as a result of Revco D.S. Inc. filing a report with the Commission. CPSC enforces the requirement that any over-the-counter medication containing an equivalent of more than 1,000 mg of acetaminophen per package must have child-resistant packaging