Top recalls for the week of 7/24 include Trader Joe’s cookies, Nissan vehicles

Trader Joe’s, Nissan, Toyota, Medtronic, Soojimus top recalls overview:

• Who: Trader Joe’s, Nissan, Toyota, Medtronic and Soojimus 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 top recalls last week for products that may pose injury to consumers. 

Trader Joe’s cookies recalled due to potential rock contaminationTrader Joe’s recently issued a recall for certain batches of almond cookies after discovering a potential contamination issue. 

The retailer posted the recall notice July 21. It applies to two types of cookies: Trader Joe’s Almond Windmill Cookies (SKU No. 98744) with sell-by dates from Oct. 19, 2023, to Dec. 21, 2023, and Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies (SKU No. 82752) with sell-by dates from Oct. 17, 2023, to Oct. 21, 2023. 

The supplier alerted Trader Joe’s about the presence of rocks in the cookies, prompting the supermarket chain to take immediate action by removing and disposing of all potentially affected products from its stores.

Although there haven’t been any reports of consumers being harmed by the contamination, Trader Joe’s advises customers not to consume the identified cookies. 

Nissan recalls LEAF vehicles due to unexpected acceleration

Nissan issued a product recall for more than 66,000 Nissan LEAF vehicles due to an issue related to unexpected acceleration. 

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website published the recall notice July 17, and it affects LEAF vehicles manufactured between 2018 and 2023.

The concern involves the possibility of unintended acceleration if the driver changes the driving mode after disengaging the cruise control. This could lead to the vehicle continuing to accelerate without brake intervention or failing to slow down as expected when releasing the accelerator pedal, thereby potentially increasing the risk of accidents.

Nissan dealers will reprogram the vehicles free of charge for the affected owners. The automaker will send owner notification letters Aug. 30, 2023.

Toyota recalls multiple vehicle models due to airbag defect

Toyota issued a product recall for more than 110,000 vehicles, including Corolla, Highlander, Tacoma and Lexus models, due to a potential issue with the airbags deactivating. 

The concern stems from an electrical connection problem within the steering column’s spiral cable assembly in the affected vehicles. This insufficiently welded connection may cause the driver’s airbag to deactivate, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

To address this issue, Toyota will contact all known owners of the affected vehicles and request them to visit a Toyota or Lexus dealer for inspection. 

Medtronic initiates recall for defibrillators due to defect

Medtronic issued a recall for more than 348,000 defibrillator products that may deliver low or no energy output when high-voltage therapy is required. 

The recall applies to certain implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) with glassed feedthrough made under different product names, including Cobalt XT, Cobalt, Crome ICDs, Claria MRI, Amplia MRI, Compia MRI, Viva and Brava CRT-Ds and Visia AF, Visia AF MRI, Evera, Evera MRI, Primo MRI and Mirro MRI ICDs.

Due to an issue with the short circuit protection feature’s inappropriate activation, the defibrillators may produce reduced-energy shocks or no shock at all when high voltage therapy is needed, potentially failing to correct life-threatening arrhythmias and leading to cardiac arrest, serious injury or death. People with the recalled ICDs and CRT-Ds should contact their health care providers immediately to have the devices programmed.

Soojimus recalls Cupkin stainless steel children’s cups due to elevated lead levels

Soojimus issued a recall of over 340,000 Cupkin stainless steel children’s cups due to elevated levels of lead that exceeds federal regulations. 

The recall notice, which the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) website published July 20, applies to approximately 346,000 double-walled stainless steel cups sold in pairs online at amazon.com and cupkin.com from January 2018 to March 2023.

Lead ingestion can cause adverse health effects in young children. Consumers should immediately stop using the cups and contact Soojimus for a full refund, with the company and Amazon directly reaching out to known purchasers.

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