Top recalls for the week of 9/5 include Chevrolet Spark, beef jerky

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Albertsons Companies, Chevrolet, Magnolia Provision Co., Hearing Lab Technology, TJX recalls overview:

• Who: Albertsons Companies, Chevrolet, Magnolia Provision Co., Hearing Lab Technology and TJX announced recalls for products this week.
• Why: These top recalls revolve around product safety and possible risk of harm.
• Where: The recalls are effective nationwide; the TJX recall is also effective in Canada.

A number of popular companies, retailers and manufacturers announced top recalls this week for products that may pose potential injury to consumers. 

Albertsons Companies expands seafood meals recall

On Aug. 31, Albertsons Companies announced it expanded its July 19 recall of ReadyMeals seafood items due to allergens not listed on the ingredient labels. 

Three of its seafood meals were originally recalled: ReadyMeals Shrimp Cooked with Cocktail Sauce, ReadyMeals Snow Crab Legs Imitation Surimi and ReadyMeals Crab and Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce with sell-through dates up to July 18. The recall has now expanded to include ReadyMeals Shrimp Cooked with Cocktail Sauce and ReadyMeals Snow Crab Legs Imitation Surimi with sell-through dates up to and including Sept. 1.

Consumers who have certain food allergies or severe sensitivities run the risk of serious allergic reactions if they consume the products. They are urged not to consume the items and to discard or return them to their local store for a full refund.

GM recalls certain Chevrolet Spark vehicles

General Motors (GM) is recalling more than 120,000 model year 2013-2015 Chevrolet Spark vehicles and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Spark EVs due to potential corrosion of the secondary hood latch.

GM says the secondary hood latch lever in the affected vehicles may prematurely corrode at the pivot, possibly causing the secondary latch striker to become stuck out of position and fail to properly engage. This can result in the vehicle’s hood opening unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash. 

Consumers with affected vehicles can take them to dealers who will replace the hood striker assembly and hood latch assembly, free of charge. 

Magnolia Provision Co. Inc. recalls beef jerky 

On Sept. 6, a recall was announced on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) website for approximately 497 pounds of Magnolia Provision Co. Inc. beef jerky products. 

The recall was initiated when Magnolia Provision received confirmation from its lab that a product sample returned positive for listeria monocytogenes.

Consumption of food contaminated with listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, people with weakened immune systems and pregnant women and their newborns

The affected products are 2-ounce, 8-ounce and 16-ounce packages of Beef Jerky Experience Chop House Style Prime Rib Flavored Beef Jerky with “EXP 8/25/23” displayed on the back of the package.

Consumers are encouraged to not consume the product and return it to the place of purchase. 

Children’s sound compression earmuffs recalled

Hearing Lab Technology and its subsidiary Lucid Audio issued a recall for four different models and 31,150 units of the company’s Children’s HearMuffs.

The affected models, LA-infant-ASM-WH, LA-infant-ASM-WHPlus, LA-kids-AM-WH and LA-infant-AM-WH use AAA alkaline batteries that can rupture, leading to a risk of hearing, projectile of burn injuries. So far there have been 19 reports of rupturing batteries. 

The recalled Children’s HearMuffs were sold nationwide at stores such as Sam’s Club and Kroger, as well as online, from between January 2018 and December 2021, according to the children’s sound compression earmuffs recall.  

Consumers are advised to immediately stop using the recalled Lucid Audio Children’s HearMuffs and to contact the company directly in order to receive a free replacement pair of AAA batteries. 

TJX recalls outdoor metal hanging chairs

On Sept. 1, retailer TJX recalled about 5,000 Novogratz brand outdoor metal hanging chairs after 16 people were injured. The recall applies to about 5,000 Novogratz brand outdoor metal hanging chairs sold in the United States and about 194 sold in Canada. 

The hanging chair can tip or fall over or the metal hook or chain suspending the chair can break when a consumer is seated in the chair, posing a fall hazard.

Consumers are encouraged to immediately stop using the recalled chairs and return them to where they were purchased for a full refund.

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 the top recalls from last week.

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