Cambridge Flatware

Name of product: Fiesta Masquerade and Home Olympic Flatware Units: About 13,000. Distributor: Cambridge Silversmiths Ltd. of Fairfield, N. J. Hazard: The plastic decorative inserts on the flatware’s handles can detach during dishwashing, posing a choking hazard to children. Incidents/injuries: The company has received 28 reports of a plastic insert detaching from the flatware. One incident of injury reported, no specifics provided. Description: This recall involves the Fiesta Masquerade and the Home Olympic 20-piece flatware sets. The Fiesta Masquerade flatware set is silver-colored and the handles have plastic decorative inserts in red, orange, yellow, green and three different shades of blue. The Home Olympic flatware sets are charcoal and the handles have decorative black inserts. Sold exclusively at: Fiesta Masquerade at JC Penney, Federated Department Stores, Bealls and Homer Laughlin from November 2008 through May 2009 for about $70 per 20-piece set; Home Olympic at Target from August 2008 through August 2009 for about $30 per 20-piece set. Manufactured in: China. Remedy: Stop using the recalled flatware sets immediately and contact the company to return the product and obtain a free replacement. Consumer contact: Toll-free at (800) 890-3366 from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Monday through Friday visit

www.cambridgesilversmiths.com

or e-mail

service@cambridgesilversmiths.com

Rechargeable Batteries

Name of product: Rechargeable batteries sold with portable DVD/CD/MP3 players Units: About 19,600. Importer: Coby Electronics Corp. of Lake Success N. Y. Hazard: The rechargeable batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers. Incidents/injuries: Coby Electronics has received 10 reports of batteries overheating, including eight reports of fires resulting in property damage. No injuries have been reported. Description: The recall involves Coby DVD/CD/MP3 players with an 8z-inch screen and product number TF-DVD-8501. The rechargeable batteries sold with the DVD players have serial numbers that begin with “HY.” The serial number can be found on a white sticker affixed to the battery. “Coby” is printed on the front cover and the product number is on the bottom of the unit. Sold at: Discount, electronics, music, toy, office supply stores and distributors of electronic products nationwide from January 2007 through September 2009 for between $140 and $275. Manufactured in: China. Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove the recalled batteries from the unit and contact Coby Electronics to receive a free replacement battery. Consumers can continue to use the DVD/CD/MP3 players with AC or DC power adapters. Consumer contact: Toll-free at (877) 305-2629 from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at

www.cobyusa.com

. Office Chairs

Name of product: Quantum Realspace PRO 9000 Series Mid-Back Multifunction Mesh Chair and Multifunction Mesh Chair with Headrest Units: About 150,000. Importer: Raynor Marketing LTD, of West Hempstead, N. Y. Manufacturer: Comfort Office Furniture, LTD, China aka Evergood Co. Ltd. Hazard: The bolts attaching the seatback on the recalled chairs can loosen and detach, posing a fall and injury hazard to consumers. Incidents/injuries: Raynor has received reports of 33 seatback detachments and 14 injuries involving bumps and bruises. Description: This recall involves the Quantum Realspace PRO 9000 Series Mid-Back Multifunction Mesh Chair SKU 510830 and the Quantum Realspace PRO 9000 Series Mesh Chair with Headrest SKU 690690. The Realspace PRO Mesh Guest Chair is not involved in this recall. Sold: Exclusively at Office Depot stores nationwide and on the Web at

www.OfficeDepot.com

from May 2006 through August 2009. The mid-back chairs sold for about $300 and the chair with headrest for about $350. Manufactured in: China. Remedy: Stop using the recalled office chairs and contact Raynor to receive a free repair kit. Consumer contact: Toll free at (866) 244-8180 from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Monday through Friday or visit

www.Quantumchair.com/recall

. From the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: To find a list of recalled products, visit

www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerel.html

. To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC’s hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC’s teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. All pictures courtesy of the CPSC.