Consumer Q's for 7/10/08
Contact: Teresa Jenkins
(404) 656-3645
1-800-282-5852
CONSUMER Q’s
Prepared by the
Tommy Irvin, Commissioner
Call Consumer Q’s Hotline at 1-800-282-5852
Consumer Recall: Bayside Furnishings Recalls Youth Bed Toy Chests Sold at Costco After the Death of a 22-Month-Old Child
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: LaJolla Boat Bed and Pirates of the Caribbean Twin Trundle Beds; Units: About 9,350; Importer: Bayside Furnishings (a division of Whalen™), of
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Is it safe to freeze fruits without sugar?
Yes. Sugar is used as a preservative to maintain flavor, color and texture.
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How should eggs be stored?
Fresh eggs should be stored in their carton, large end up to keep the yolks centered. They can be kept under refrigeration for three-four weeks after the EXP (expiration) or SELL-BY date.
When using a recipe calling for eggs, how do you know what size eggs to use?
Most recipes are based on the use of large eggs.
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I was recently at a friend’s backyard pool. An adult that found himself in trouble said that the drain was what he was struggling against. What makes the drain in a pool so dangerous?
The suction from a pool drain can be so powerful that it can hold an adult under water, but most incidents involve children. The body can become sealed against the drain or hair can be pulled in and tangled. Missing or broken drain covers are a major reason many entrapment incidents occur. Pool and spa owners can consider installing a safety vacuum release system (SVRS), which detects when a drain is blocked and automatically shuts off the pool pump or interrupts the water circulation to prevent an entrapment. Every time you use a pool or spa, inspect it for entrapment hazards. Check to make sure appropriate drain covers are in place and undamaged.
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I’m going to be keeping my grandchildren for a couple of weeks this summer. I recently heard of problems associated with magnetic toys. Can you provide more information?
Today's rare-earth magnets can be very small and powerful making them popular in toys, building sets, and jewelry. As the number of products with magnets has increased, so has the number of serious injuries to children. In several hundred incidents, magnets have fallen out of various toys and been swallowed by children. Small intact pieces of building sets that contain magnets have also been swallowed by children. If two or more magnets, or a magnet and another metal object are swallowed separately, they can attract to one another through intestinal walls and get trapped in place. The injury is hard to diagnose. Parents and physicians may think that the materials will pass through the child without consequence, but magnets can attract in the body and twist or pinch the intestines, causing holes, blockages, infection, and death, if not treated properly and promptly.
Watch carefully for loose magnets and magnetic pieces and keep away from younger children (less than 6). If you have a recalled product with magnets, stop using it, call the company today, and ask for the remedy.
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If you have questions or problems with products or services regulated by the Georgia Department of Agriculture, you may write the Office of Public Affairs, Room 224, 19 Martin Luther King Drive, Atlanta 30334 or 404/656-3645 (metro Atlanta) or 1-800-282-5852 (state wide).
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