National Safety Recalls, Aug. 27

Today brings a large CPSC recall batch, and two items stand out immediately: an expanded recall covering more than 3.6 million Cuisinart wire grill brushes, and a warning about magnetic building blocks after a child swallowed about 50 magnets and required surgery.

Cuisinart grill-brush recall expands to 3.6 million

Conair has expanded its recall of Cuisinart metal wire-bristle grill brushes by another 1.9 million units, bringing the total to about 3.63 million brushes. CPSC says the wire bristles can detach, stick to food and be swallowed, potentially causing internal injuries serious enough to require surgery. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

Conair has received at least 54 reports or reviews involving detached bristles, including three cases in which consumers swallowed metal bristles and sought medical treatment to remove them from the digestive tract or throat. All Cuisinart wire-bristle grill brushes are now included in the recall, including many models sold individually or in grill-tool sets. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

The brushes were sold widely at Walmart, Burlington, T.J. Maxx, Ross, Amazon and Cuisinart.com over a long period — in some cases dating back to 2009. Consumers should stop using them and contact Conair for a refund or Cuisinart credit. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

Magnetic building blocks — child swallowed about 50 magnets

CPSC is warning consumers to immediately stop using Girigi Magnetic Building Blocks and Cubes because powerful magnets can become loose if the blocks break open.

This is not a theoretical hazard: CPSC says one child swallowed about 50 magnets and required surgery both to remove them and repair holes in the small intestine. Swallowed high-powered magnets can attract one another through intestinal tissue, causing perforations, twisting, blockages, blood poisoning and death. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

The Chinese seller has not agreed to an acceptable recall, so CPSC says consumers should dispose of the blocks and not resell or give them away. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

Walmart dresser recall reannounced after recalled units were sold again

Walmart has reannounced its recall of about 165,250 Mainstays nine-drawer fabric dressers because some recalled units were distributed to liquidators and subsequently sold to consumers after the original May recall. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

The dressers can tip over if not anchored to the wall, posing potentially fatal tip-over and entrapment hazards to children, and violate the federal STURDY Act safety standard.

Consumers with an unanchored dresser should stop using it, keep children away and contact Walmart for a refund. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

55,250 lidocaine tattoo wipes — child poisoning risk

Diamond Wipes International is recalling about 55,250 MD Wipe Outz Numbing Tattoo Wipes because they contain lidocaine but are not packaged in required child-resistant packaging.

CPSC warns that ingestion by a young child could cause serious injury or death from poisoning. The wipes were sold through Amazon and Shopify. Consumers should immediately secure them away from children and obtain a refund. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) Infant and teething products — choking and fall hazards

CPSC also issued several warnings involving products intended specifically for babies and young children.

HABA Rainbow Rattle Grasping and Teething Toys, about 2,000 units, are recalled because a glued elastic-cord knot can come undone, releasing small wooden and plastic pieces that pose choking and ingestion hazards. Two knot failures have been reported. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

About 38,253 Warm Feather Pull String Highchair Teething Toys are subject to a stop-use warning because their silicone strings can reach the back of a child's throat and become lodged, creating a potentially deadly choking hazard. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

And Kmaier infant walkers, model RV001, are recalled because they can pass through standard doorways and fail to stop at the edge of a step, creating a potentially deadly fall hazard. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

Other CPSC recalls today

CPSC's August 27 batch also includes YERYORK and Steelite electric pressure washers that lack required GFCI protection and pose shock or electrocution hazards; AudioLineOut Studio Six headphone amplifiers that can become electrified when used with certain aftermarket tubes; and about 1,800 Excel Industries LED light kits for ride-on mowers whose light bars can overheat or produce flames. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

FDA, NHTSA and USDA FSIS

FDA: We found no significant new August 27 consumer recall beyond the items already covered in recent days. The latest major FDA food-safety action remains the Everything Sprouts alfalfa-sprout recall associated with the multistate E. coli and Salmonella outbreak. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

NHTSA: We found no new urgent national vehicle-safety recall alert dated August 27. The most recent high-profile national urgent alert remains the previously covered 462,869 Kia Telluride park-outside fire recall. (NHTSA)

USDA FSIS: We found no new August 27 meat, poultry or processed-egg recall or public-health alert.