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Dyson recalls 1 million bladeless heaters

Ikea recalls children's bed canopies for strangulation danger

Dyson recalled 1 million bladeless portable electric heaters because they can short circuit and pose a fire hazard.

The recall is for all Dyson Hot heaters and Dyson Hot/Cold heaters with model number AM04 and all Dyson Hot/Cold heaters with model number AM05.

Consumers should contact Dyson for a free repair at 866-297-5303  or through www.dyson.com.

Lenovo recalls battery pack

If you have a ThinkPad notebook computer, the Lenovo battery pack may be recalled due to a fire hazard.

Lenovo recalled 34,500 battery packs sold with certain ThinkPads: the Edge 11,13 and 14 series, the T410, T420, T510 and W510 series, and the X100e, X120e, X200, X201 and X201s series.  The battery packs were also sold separately.

Consumers can continue to use the notebook by plugging it in. They should contact Lenovo for a free replacement. That contact number if 800-426-7378 or www.lenovo.com.

Ikea recalls bed canopies

Ikea recalled 2.6 million children's bed canopies worldwide because young children can get tangled or even strangled.

The canopies are made of mesh and hang from the ceiling. They have been sold since 1996. Consumer should return them for a refund. More information can be found at www.ikea-usa.com.

Walmart recalls dolls

Walmart recalled 174,000 dolls after reports of children getting burned or blistered. The doll is the My Sweet Love/My Sweet Baby electronic baby doll which comes packaged with a medical kit. The circuit board in the doll's chest can overheat and the doll can get very hot.

Walmart is issuing refunds for returned dolls which were sold since August 2012.

Grumpy Cats recalled

Three models of plush toy Grumpy Cats have been recalled by Ganz.  The eyes on the cats can come off and that poses a choking danger to small children.  The recall includes a cat in a laying position, a sitting Grumpy cat and a key chain. They all  have batch numbers 86754 or 224861.

For more information on product recalls: www.cpsc.gov.