Product Recalls: Humidifiers, Pool Toys

Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007 | 8:49 a.m.

The following recalls have been announced:

- About 84,000 Carefree warm mist humidifiers, manufactured in China by Hunter Fan Co., because water can leak into the electrical compartment, posing a risk of fires. The company has received four reports of water leaks, including one that resulted in a fire. No injuries have been reported. The humidifiers were sold online, through catalogs, and at Lowe's, Wal-Mart and other discount and hardware stores around the country between September 2005 and February 2007. Details: by phone at 877-288-1145; by Web at http://www.hunterfan.com or http://www.cpsc.gov.

- About 31,000 "Skippy" pool toys, manufactured in China by Swimways Corp., because the elastic tongue of the toy fish can break, forcefully come out and cut the users' hands during launching of the toy. The company has received 24 reports of the toy breaking during use and five reports of injuries to children including one that required stitches to a child's hand. Another child's thumb nail was ripped back from the nail bed. The recalled rubber toy, sold from February through September this year, is shaped like a fish in a blue, purple or green color. The toy's tongue is a loop of elastic tubing that is used for launching the fish across the water like a slingshot. Details: by phone at 888-559-4653; by Web at http://www.swimways.com or http://www.cpsc.gov.