Top recalls for the week of 5/15 include Peloton bikes, Gerber infant formula

Peloton, Gerber, NewCosplay, VW, ground beef top recalls overview:

• Who: Peloton, Gerber, NewCosplay, VW and Weinstein Wholesale Meats all recalled products last week.
• Why: These top recalls involve product safety and possible risk of harm.
• Where: The recalls are effective in the United States.

Several popular companies, retailers and manufacturers announced recalls last week for products that may pose injury to consumers. 

Peloton recalls exercise bikes due to injury risk.

On May 11, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) website published a recall for about 2.2 million Peloton Bikes Model PL01. The company initiated the recall after it received 13 reports of the bikes causing injury due to the bike’s seat post assembly breaking. 

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled exercise bikes and contact Peloton for a free repair. The company is offering consumers a free seat post that can be self-installed. Peloton sold the recalled bike at Peloton and Dick’s Sporting Goods stores nationwide and online at onepeloton.com and amazon.com.

Gerber Good Start SoothePro infant formula recalled due to bacterial contamination

Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. (AWG) issued a recall notice for Gerber Good Start SoothePro infant formula due to the potential presence of Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria. The recall applies to Gerber Good Start SootheProTM Powdered Infant Formula manufactured at the company’s Gateway Eau Claire, Wisconsin, manufacturing facility from Jan. 2-18, 2023. 

AWG’s Nashville Division distributed the product to independent retailers in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Any consumers who purchased formula with matching codes should discontinue use and dispose of the product. Consumers can request refunds for impacted products. 

Pokemon pajamas recalled over potential burn risk

NewCosplay recalled 868 units of Pokemon children’s pajamas over concerns the pajamas violate federal flammability standards, creating a risk of burn injuries to children who wear them. 

The recalled Pokemon pajamas product was sold on amazon.com between November 2021 and April 2022 for $30. According to the recall posted by the CPSC, Taizhou Jiawang Trading Co. imported the products.

The CPSC urges consumers who own the recalled Pokemon pajamas to take them away from children and stop using them, then cut them in half and email Taizhou Jiawang Trading Co. a picture of the destroyed product to receive a full refund. 

VW announces recall for ID.4 vehicles following alleged door openings

The National Highway Traffic Safety Authority (NHTSA) published a recall May 3 for 35,325 model year 2021-2022 VW ID.4 SUVs after the manufacturer received 28 reports of alleged door openings from June 2021 to April 2023. 

The affected vehicles may have been manufactured with door handles that allow water to enter the circuit board assembly, which can cause the doors to open unexpectedly when the vehicle is subject to high lateral forces at speeds below 9 mph/15 kmph. A vehicle door that opens unexpectedly while the vehicle is in motion can increase the risk of injury. 

Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 30, 2023. VW dealers will update the vehicle software and inspect the door handles as necessary, free of charge. 

Weinstein Wholesale Meats recall ground beef potentially contaminated with rubber

Weinstein Wholesale Meats recalled 2,122 pounds of raw ground beef burger patties after the meat was found to possibly be contaminated with pieces of white neoprene, a type of rubber. The problem was discovered after the company received multiple consumer complaints reporting white “rubber-like” material in the ground beef patty products during preparation. 

The recall, which was published on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) website April 20, states there have been no adverse reactions due to consumption of the products so far. 

The recalled products were sold in 10.7-ounce vacuum-sealed packages containing two pieces of “100% Grass Fed & Finished Beef Burger Patties 85% Lean/15% Fat” and with “Use/Freeze By 4/11/23” on the package label, the recall states. They have the establishment number “Est. 6987” inside the USDA mark of inspection.

Consumers should not consume the recalled products. They should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

Have you purchased any of the products listed in our top recalls recently? Let us know in the comments. And be sure to check out our other top recalls.

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