Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cwep7DEPdq0/

Recall by: CPSC; Room & Board

Problem:  Room & Board Natural Organic Latex Mattresses (Model No. 925869) and Latex and Spring Crib Mattress (Model no. 847564) fail to meet federal safety standards including insufficient firmness and missing labels and warnings.  As a result, these crib mattress create suffocation hazards for infants.

Sold:  About 100 of these mattresses were sold at Room and Board stores.

Actions:  Do not allow your baby to sleep on these crib mattresses.  Contact Room and Board at 1-800-301-9720 by emailing [email protected] to arrange for pick up and refund.  

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2023/Restwell-Mattress-Recalls-Room-Board-Crib-Mattresses-Due-to-Suffocation-Hazard-for-Infants-Failure-to-Comply-with-Federal-Safety-Standard-for-Crib-Mattresses-Sold-Exclusively-at-Room-Board-Recall-Alert

#roomandboard #crib #mattress #firmness #suffocation #recall

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwepPungeF6/

Recall by: CPSC; Saxco International

Problem: These 3 gallon glass carboys were improperly cooled during manufacture and are prone to crack leading to laceration hazards.

Sold: About 8,370 units were sold nationwide.

Actions: Discontinue using these carboys and return them to the place of purchase for a refund.  For additional information, contact Saxco at 1-877-641-4003 or via email at [email protected].

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2023/Saxco-International-Recalls-Carboys-Due-to-Laceration-Hazard

#carboy #glass #crack #saxco #lacerations #recall

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CweofWAuC-_/

Recall by: CPSC; Gree Electric Appliances

Problem: 

42 models of dehumidifiers branded as Kenmore, GE, SoleusAir, Norpole, and Seabreeze manufactured in 2011 through February 2014 overheat, emit smoke, catch fire and create burn hazards.

Sold: About 1.56 million dehumidifiers were sold at Home Depot, Lowe's, Menards, Sam's Club, Sears, Walmart and other stores nationwide.

Actions:  Stop using these dehumidifiers, unplug them, and contact Gree online.  To do this, go to global.gree.com/usa/channels/840.html

to join the waitlist to register for the recall and to obtain information about refunds.  The company has not provided a phone number or email.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2023/Gree-Recalls-1-56-Million-Dehumidifiers-Due-to-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards-Reports-of-At-Least-23-Fires

#dehumidifiers #Kenmore #GE #SoleusAir #Norpole #Seabreeze #overheating #fire #burns #recall

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwensMtvCc9/

Recall by: CPSC; Zipadee Kids

Problem: The spindles on these recalled Convertible House Bed Frames and Montessori Floor Beds are spaced far enough apart that children may become entrapped with strangulation and death.  The bed’s design permits a child’s torso but not the head to slip through.

Sold: About 7,450 beds were sold online at Zipadeekids.com and at Zipadee's Etsy.com shop.

Actions: Do not permit your kids to sleep on or otherwise use these beds.  The CPSC suggests that you dispose of the beds without reselling or donating them.   The company has closed and offers no refunds.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2023/Zipadee-Kids-Recalls-Convertible-House-Bed-Frames-and-Montessori-Floor-Beds-Due-to-Entrapment-and-Strangulation-Hazards

#zipadee #beds #montessori #entrapment #strangulation  #recall

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/CwemiCKL-vn/

Recall by: CPSC; Simplay3 

Problem: These towers tip over creating fall and injury hazards to the children using them.

Sold: About 108,450 were sold in the US and about 5512 were sold in Canada online at TheSimplay3company.com, Amazon.com, Target.com, Walmart.com, and other web sites and at Buttercup Baby Store, Fun Stuff, Midstates, and other toy stores nationwide.

Actions: Do not permit your children to play on these towers.  Contact Simplay3 at 1-866-855-0100 to receive a free set of stabilizing bases that attach to and stabilize the toddler tower.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2023/The-Simplay3-Company-Recalls-Toddler-Towers-Due-to-Fall-and-Injury-Hazards

#toddlertower #simplay3 #instability #falls #injuries #recall

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwelprvMpnK/

Recall by: CPSC; Midwest Lubricants

Problem: This product is not sold in child-resistant containers.  The sodium hydroxide is caustic with a risk of chemical burns to the skin and eyes.

Sold: 3,000 containers of this lye were sold at midwestlubricants.com and amazon.com.

Actions: Immediately store this product in secure spot away from children.  Contact Midwest Lubricants at 1-833-791-7335 or via the email [email protected] to obtain a free replacement with child-resistant packaging and a new label.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2023/Midwest-Lubricants-Recalls-Sodium-Hydroxide-Products-Due-to-Failure-to-Meet-Child-Resistant-Packaging-and-FHSA-Labeling-Requirements-Recall-Alert

#midwestlaboratories #sodiumhydroxide #childresistant #burns #recall

Recall by: CPSC; Costco

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwekLKvurZW/

Problem: These Ubio-branded batteries may overheat and ignite causing fires and burns.

Sold: About 350K power banks were sold nationwide by Costco and online at Costco.com.

Actions:  Stop using these power banks.  Return the unit to Costco stores or call Costco at 1-800-774-2678 for a refund or for more information.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2023/Costco-Recalls-Ubio-Labs-Power-Banks-Due-to-Fire-Hazard-Caught-Fire-on-Commercial-Flight-Recall-Alert

#costco #powerbank #lithiumbattery #fire #burns #recall

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/CwcOmTuRtOH/ 

 tattoos, nanotatoos, nanotechnology, monitor, goldJohns Hopkins bimolecular engineers have developed complex nano-tattoos that adhere to individual cells and measure function.  These flexible nano-tattoos may harbor optical and electronic sensors and are constructed in arrays using gold micro-wiring.  The microarrays are attached to a dissolvable hydrogel film with molecular glues.  The tattoos are non-toxic and remain on the cells for prolonged intervals.  These tattooed gold microcircuits will drive biomonitoring to new heights…..someday soon.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01960

#tattoos #nanotatoos #nanotechnology #monitor #gold

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwcNfiINuFZ/

Bioengineers at Britain’s University of Leeds have developed soft, silicone robotic tentacles, manipulated by external magnetic fields, that will allow minimally invasive microsurgery deep within the lungs.  These tiny devices, only 2 millimeters in diameter, are capable of traveling 37% further into your airways compared with conventional surgical equipment.  The spiral devices contain strings of small magnets that not only provide propulsion but also permit surgeons to reshape the device allowing it to penetrate into even smaller bronchioles.  This device will permit sampling, removal, and even treatment of respiratory lining tumors without major surgery…..someday soon.

https://www.medgadget.com/2023/08/magnetic-tentacle-robots-for-minimally-invasive-procedures.html

#roboticsurgery #minimallyinvasive #lung #cancer #magnetic

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwcMdBzsuYk/

From Boston’s Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary comes the report of an exciting Phase 1 trial using an patient’s own eye stem cells to repair a chemically burned cornea.  In this preliminary study of the so-called CALEC procedure which stands for cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cell transplantation, 4 patients with burned corneas each received stem cells from their own cornea limbus following cultivation and amplification of cell numbers in tissue cultures.  The limbus is a stem cell rich zone between the corneal edge and the white sclera that normally produces enough new cells to effect repairs without assistance.  Chemically burned limbal zones do not.  Two of the patients enjoyed sufficient corneal regrowth that they required no further therapy.  The other two had sufficient corneal repair to become candidates for corneal transplants.  Studies are now underway on 15 additional patients as the next step toward offering this option to even more patients….someday soon.

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adg6470

#cornea #chemicalburns  #cornealtransplantation #limbus #stemcells #ophthalmology