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U.S. CPSC May 19, 2006	Tyco Fire & Security Recall to Upgrade Software of Fire Detection Systems Sensors in these fire detection systems could experience reduced sensitivity to smoke in conditions of high humidity and high temperature, which could delay the detection of smoke in the event of a fire.
U.S. CPSC December 22, 2004	GE Security Inc. Retrofit/Recall of Smoke Detector Systems The smoke alarms can fail to activate during a fire or emergency, if installed in combination with certain control panels.
U.S. CPSC September 3, 2003	GE Interlogix Recall of Smoke Detectors These smoke detectors may fail to work properly upon installation or if there is an extended loss of power. If the smoke alarms fail to detect fire or smoke, it poses a serious hazard to occupants inside of the dwelling.
U.S. CPSC March 22, 2007	Digital Security Controls Recalls Smoke Detectors that Could Fail to Warn of a Fire These smoke detectors could fail to reliably detect smoke during a fire.
U.S. CPSC July 9, 2009	Kidde Recalls Dual Sensor Smoke Alarms; Can Fail to Warn of a Fire An electrostatic discharge can damage the unit, causing it not to warn consumers of a fire.
U.S. CPSC November 20, 2008	Watts Water Technologies Recalls Rotor and Shaft Assemblies Due to Fire Hazard If the assembly was installed in a fire suppression system and remained in a closed position, sufficient water might not have been available in the event of a fire. This posed a fire hazard to consumers.
U.S. CPSC October 5, 2010	Fire Alarm Control Panels Recalled by Fire-Lite Alarms Due to Alert Failure The recalled fire alarm control panels used with an SLC-2LS expander module can fail to sound an alarm in the event of a fire.
U.S. CPSC July 15, 2008	Bench Scale Adapters Recalled by American Weigh Scales Due to Fire Hazard The recalled bench scale adapters can smoke, catch fire and melt, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
U.S. CPSC January 20, 2011	Food Dehydrator Recalled by NESCO American Harvest Due to Fire Hazard A defective capacitor in the electronic control module can overheat, posing a smoke and fire hazard.
U.S. CPSC December 20, 2007	McQuay Recalls Air Conditioners/Heat Pumps Following Fires Wires in the heater element can overheat and spark, posing a smoke and fire hazard to consumers.
U.S. CPSC March 8, 2005	Honeywell Sensing and Controls Recall of Thermal Switches When these switches are used in fire or HVAC dampers and heat detectors, they could fail to operate, causing the damper not to close or causing the heat detector not to alarm if there is a fire.
U.S. CPSC October 30, 2003	Notifier Recall for Fire Alarm Panels A software problem can result in system devices unexpectedly changing their Type ID, making them appear to be photo detectors. This condition should result in several trouble signals.
U.S. CPSC December 6, 2007	Collins International Co. Recalls Oscillating Ceramic Heaters Sold at Menards Retail Stores Due To Fire Hazard The heaters can overheat, smoke, or ignite which could pose a fire hazard to consumers.
U.S. CPSC July 13, 2005	BJ Alan Co. Recall of Mammoth Smoke Fountain Fireworks The device can unexpectedly propel on the ground or unintentionally explode during use, posing a risk of burn injuries to consumers.
U.S. CPSC April 1, 2010	Agio International Recalls Outdoor Gas Fire Columns Sold Exclusively at Costco Due to Fire Hazard Gas can leak from connections in the column, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
U.S. CPSC January 26, 2005	Polk Audio Recall of LSiW Powered Subwoofers Electrical components in the subwoofer can overheat and fail, resulting in electrical arcing and smoke.
U.S. CPSC May 25, 2011	Walmart Recalls GE Food Processors Due to Laceration and Fire Hazard The safety interlock system on the recalled food processor can fail; allowing operation without the lid secured which poses a laceration hazard. In addition, the product can emit smoke, or catch fire, posing a fire hazard.
U.S. CPSC February 8, 2011	Simplex Fire Alarm Control Panels Recalled by Tyco Safety Products Westminster Due to Failure to Alert Monitoring Centers The recalled fire alarm control panels can fail to send a signal to alert monitoring centers in the event of a fire.
U.S. CPSC January 5, 2007	Family Dollar Stores Recalls Oscillating Ceramic Heater for Fire Hazard The heaters can overheat and smoke, which could pose a fire hazard to consumers.
U.S. CPSC April 6, 2006	Computer Desk Set Sold at Office Depot Recalled Due to Risk of Falls The seat on the chair can break and fall through during use causing an individual to fall and suffer injuries.
U.S. CPSC June 11, 2002	Brookdale International Systems Inc. Announces Recall of Emergency Escape Smoke Hoods In some instances, consumers purchased the smoke hoods for protection from tear gas or chemical warfare agents, but the smoke hoods should be used only to provide protection from smoke caused by fires.
U.S. CPSC April 20, 2006	Emergency Smoke Hoods Recalled for Risk of Carbon Monoxide Inhalation The emergency escape smoke hoods could fail to work properly, exposing the user to harmful carbon monoxide which could seriously compromise their ability to escape the fire threat.
U.S. CPSC December 16, 2010	Wal-Mart Recalls Electric Heaters Due to Fire and Burn Hazard The heaters can malfunction resulting in overheating, smoking, burning, melting and fire.
U.S. CPSC June 14, 2011	General Electric, Sharp Recalls GE Air Conditioning and Heating Units Due to Fire Hazard An electrical component in the heating system can fail, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
U.S. CPSC October 2, 2002	Invensys Building Systems' Recall of Siebe Actuators in Building Fire/Smoke Dampers A spring mechanism, integrated with the damper, is designed to close the damper during a fire to limit the spread of smoke, fire and fumes. The recalled actuators can jam, and prevent the dampers from closing.
U.S. CPSC May 2, 2006	First Alert Smoke Alarms and Combination Smoke/CO Alarms Recalled for Rapidly Draining Battery Power If the batteries on the smoke/CO alarm are not replaced before the battery power terminates, the alarm will not detect smoke in the event of a possible fire and the presence of carbon monoxide.
U.S. CPSC August 2, 2011	Cloud Engines Recalls Pogoplug Video File Sharing Device Due to Fire Hazard The unit can overheat or catch fire, emitting excessive heat, sparks, smoke or flames.
U.S. CPSC May 27, 2011	CPSC Alert: Counterfeit Smoke Alarms Distributed in Atlanta The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging consumers in the Atlanta area to check their homes for counterfeit smoke alarms.
U.S. CPSC October 30, 2008	CPSC Urges Consumers to Replace Batteries in Smoke Alarms This Weekend While changing your clock can keep you on time for work on Monday, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advises consumers that putting fresh batteries in your smoke alarms can save your life.
U.S. CPSC January 6, 2011	Christmas Tree Shops Recalls Oven Rack Guard Due to Fire Hazard The product cannot withstand the high temperatures stated on the packaging and can overheat posing a fire hazard.
U.S. CPSC March 6, 2008	CPSC Daylight Saving Time Alert: Working Smoke Alarms Are Key to Surviving Home Fires The most common reasons why alarms did not work were missing, disconnected, or dead batteries.
U.S. CPSC April 1, 2005	CPSC Reminds Americans to Change Smoke Alarm Batteries When Changing Clocks for Daylight-Saving Time While about 90% of U.S. households have smoke alarms installed, a CPSC survey estimated millions of those households, about 20%, do not have any working alarms.
U.S. CPSC March 11, 2011	CPSC Urges Consumers to Spring Forward with Safety in Mind; Replace Smoke & CO Alarm Batteries This Sunday for Daylight Saving Time With this week being National Consumer Protection Week, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging consumers to use this opportunity also to change the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.
U.S. CPSC October 9, 2002	Millions of Americans Have Smoke Alarms that Don't Work The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that about 16 million homes in the U.S. have smoke alarms that do not work. The reason? The batteries are dead or missing.
U.S. CPSC March 9, 2007	CPSC and USFA Sound Carbon Monoxide Alarm While smoke alarms have helped save countless lives over the past 30 years, some things must still be taken into account when creating the family fire escape plan.
U.S. CPSC March 31, 2006	Check Smoke and CO Alarms This Weekend as Daylight Saving Time Begins In addition to replacing batteries in smoke and CO alarms at least once every year, CPSC recommends testing them monthly.
Popular Mechanics March 24, 2010 Joe Pappalardo	Orbital Upkeep: International Space Station Home Improvement During a recent NASA and Russian Flight Readiness Review (FRR), engineers described some problems afflicting the International Space Station that may, at first, seem familiar to homeowners on Earth.
U.S. CPSC October 8, 2003	CPSC Warns: Millions of Americans Have Smoke Alarms that Don't Work This is Fire Prevention Week (October 5-11), but the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that millions of homes in the U.S. have smoke alarms that do not work. Usually, the batteries are dead or missing.
U.S. CPSC April 3, 2003	Change Smoke Alarm Batteries When Changing Clocks for Daylight Saving Time The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urges consumers to change their smoke alarm batteries when changing their clock for Daylight Saving Time this Sunday, April 6.
U.S. CPSC November 4, 2010	Change Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Batteries When Changing Clocks This Weekend The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission urges consumers to make a habit of replacing smoke and CO alarm batteries when the time changes. Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 7 this year.
U.S. CPSC November 2, 2007	When Changing Clocks Back to Standard Time, Check Batteries and Age of Alarms - CPSC Recommends Replacing Older Alarms The sensors in alarms will degrade and lose effectiveness over time because of environmental contamination and age.
Home Toys April 2004	Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters The National Electrical Code requires that AFCIs be used to protect circuits in residential bedrooms for all new construction. The same protection can be gained in older homes by having them installed on some, or all, of your home's circuits.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2011 Navjot Kaur	Building Boom Brightens Tyco's Earnings Tyco International posts robust fourth-quarter profits.
National Defense December 2011 Eric Beidel	Small Device Alerts Users to Nuclear Threats FLIR Systems Inc. has developed the nanoRaider, which is the size of a pager and can accurately identify even the most shielded of radioactive sources, they say.
U.S. CPSC October 25, 2005	Replace Smoke and CO Alarm Batteries This Weekend as Daylight Saving Time Ends Working smoke and CO alarms can help protect your family from a fire or carbon monoxide (CO) hazard in your home. Take the time to put fresh batteries in your alarms. That simple step could save your life.
U.S. CPSC October 22, 2004	CPSC Recommends Fresh Batteries for Smoke Alarms and Fire Safety Tips for Every Home The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends that consumers follow these tips to help prevent fires, deaths, and injuries.
Bank Systems & Technology January 21, 2009 Orla O'Sullivan	News from Wincor World: Fake Smoke Detectors the Newest in ATM Fraud Fake smoke detectors and compromised lobby doors are among the newly favored ways criminals steal cardholders' information from ATMs.
Food Processing May 2012 David Phillips	Improved Metal Detection Technologies Play a Role in New Food Safety Systems Experts advise a comprehensive approach to metal detection for keeping solid, foreign material out of foods.
Food Processing October 2012 David Phillips	No More False Reads? Improvements in sensors and software allow metal detectors to approach that goal.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2007	Japanese Government Chooses Implant Sciences Explosives Detectors Officials in the Japanese government are ramping up the country's security.