Cree LED T8 replacement lamps
Details: This recall involves Cree LED T8 lamps used indoors to replace traditional two pin T8 fluorescent tubes. The white lamps have a cylindrical shape and measure 48 inches long. The affected units are marked as “BT848 Series Lamp” with the product part number on the lamp itself or printed on a white label affixed to the lamp. A four digit date code is printed on the lamp under a statement that reads “Compatible with Instant Start, Rapid Start and Dimmable Electronic Ballasts.” Product numbers and UPC codes printed on the product packaging included in the recall are listed below:
Why: Electrical arcing may cause the lamp to overheat and melt, posing a burn hazard.
Incidents: Cree has received four reports of the lamps overheating and melting. No injuries have been reported.
How many: About 700,000 in the U.S. (an additional 11,500 were sold in Canada)
For more: 888-338-7883 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, e-ail at T8LED@cree.com or go to and click on “Recalls” or go to for more information.
Hanging chairs
Details: This recall involves egg-shaped hanging chairs that are made from brown plastic wicker pattern mesh and have red seat cushions. They hang from a chain connected to a black metal pole and U-shaped base.
Why: The hanging chairs can tip over when they face sideways and swing beyond the base, posing a fall hazard.
Incidents: Big Lots has received eight reports of the hanging chairs falling in stores with consumers in them, including five reports of minor injuries.
How many: About 16,000
For more: 866-244-5687 between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, or go to and click on “Recalls” at the bottom for more information.
Dietary supplements
Details: This recall involves all 60-count bags of cherry flavor Soft Chews Iron with Vitamin C dietary supplements. The pink resealable bag has an image of cherries and a leaf on the front of the package. “Soft Chews Iron with Vitamin C,” “Cherry flavor,” “Bariatric Fusion,” “60 Soft Chews” and “Dietary Supplement” are also on the front. Lot number 14191C2 is printed near the bottom of the back of the bags being recalled.
Why: The packaging is not child-resistant and senior-friendly as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The chews inside the package contain iron, which can cause serious injury or death to young children if multiple chews are ingested.
Incidents: None reported.
How many: About 800
For more: 866-259-0602 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday or go to and click on Soft Chew Iron Recall for more information.
Children’s furniture
Details: This recall involves Pali Design armoires, combos, dressers and hutches sold separately or in the following collections: Karla Collection, Mantova Collection, Milano Collection, Salerno Collection, Volterra Collection, Wendy Collection and West Point Collection. The recall also includes a separate bookcase/hutch available in finishes to match the collections. The recalled furniture was manufactured from January 2006 to September 2010. Combos combine drawers and a cabinet in one unit.
Why: The plastic restraint strap used to attach armoires, combos, dressers and hutches to a wall can break and allow the unit to tip over. Falling furniture can result in a wide range of injuries to young children, from soft tissue bruising to broken bones, head injuries and death by suffocation when a child is pinned under a heavy piece of furniture.
Incidents: The firm has received one report of a restraint strap on a Wendy Double Dresser breaking and allowing the unit to tip over. No injuries have been reported.
How many: About 18,000 in the U.S. and 2,160 in Canada
For more: 866-840-4140 between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, e-mail customerservice@pali-design.com, or go to and click on “Safety Notice for more information.
