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Why You Should Never Ignore Product Recalls

WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER IGNORE PRODUCT RECALLS ONE CHILD DIES EVERY T WO WEEKS When a TV, furniture, or appliance falls on him or her The CPSC* has recalled There were approximately I10,000,0o0 38,573,00O household goods over the past 5 years consumer product-related injuries medically treated in 2010 *CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 150,000,000 |14 DEATHS per year associated with nursery products among kids younger than children's items recalled by the CPSC in the past 5 years years YOU MAY BE PLAYING WITH FIRE FIRES, DEATHS, & INJURIES caused by the following faulty appliances: 2. Air conditioner 3. Range, oven, or stove 5. Refrigerator 1. Dryer 4. Microwave 6. Toaster oven oven 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 FIRES 4,000 2,000 60 50 40 30 20 10 DEATHS 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 INJURIES From 2005-2009, there were a total of 35,297 APPLIANCE-RELATED FIRES caused by problems with Electricity Mechanisms Manufacturing Design MORE THAN 15 MILLION APPLIANCE UNITS have been recalled in the past five years for defects that could cause a fire. YOUR HOME'S HIDDEN HAZARDS $700 BILLION 30 PERCENT Annual cost of deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents in the US Of water damage is caused by faulty appliances TOTAL PROPERTY DAMAGE FROM FIRE DUE TO FAULTY APPLIANCES $130 M $120 M $110 M 1. Dryer 2. Air conditioner 6. Toaster oven 7. Dishwasher 8. Dehumidifier $100 M 3. Range, oven, or $90 M 9. Washer 10. Washer and stove $80 M 4. Microwave oven 5. Refrigerator dryer combo $70 M $60 M $50 M $40 M $30 M $20 M $10 M $0 10 THE TIPPING POINT AROUND 20,600 MALES AND 22,500 FEMALES WERE INJURED 48% 52% from 2009-2011 in all product instability or tip-over incidents • Males Females CHILDREN FROM

Why You Should Never Ignore Product Recalls

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Did you know that deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually? Furthermore, 50% of U.S. households likely own a product that ha...

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