The Office of Attorney General Todd Rokita takes complaints on faulty consumer goods from all over the state.
These monthly Consumer Alert lists tend to have between 15 and 25 items, with hyperlinks to offer more details on why something was recalled.
This past month for example, several over-the-counter medications were recalled, such as Kroger Brand Acetaminophen, for lack of child safety packaging or clothes like Target brand children's sleepwear for failing federal fireproof standards.
There was also Spirit Halloween black lights that can cause fires, a side-by-side ATV with bad brake and throttle systems and an ice-maker with a plastic arm that can break off into forming ice cubes.
Rokita said it was also a heavy month for children’s toys.
“We're seeing one children's toy in violation of the federal lead paint standard,” Rokita said. “We're seeing in another, a choking hazard. And we're seeing an electric bicycle whose mudflap was mounted too close to the wheel such that it can get caught up in the wheel and flip the person over the handlebars.”
To produce these lists Rokita’s office also works with federal agencies as well as manufacturers themselves.
“The good company, so to speak, want the help, they want the cooperation, they want to be able to participate, so they can get a truly dangerous product off the market, as well, because they don't want to hurt anyone, either,” he said. “And they certainly don't want the liability for it.”
Rokita says if someone has an item on the list they’ll be able to return it, and If they’ve been hurt by an item they can file a complaint with their consumer protection division.
Go to in.gov/attorneygeneral and click " consumer protection."
Some items from the June 2022 list:
Lidocaine Topical Anesthetic Cream from Mohnark Pharmaceuticals
Walgreens Brand Acetaminophen from Aurohealth
Kroger Brand Aspirin and Ibuprofen from Time-Cap Labs
Kroger Brand Acetaminophen from Aurohealth
Kroger Brand Acetaminophen from Sun Pharma
Microwavable Bowl Holders from DEMDACO
Refrigerators from Frigidaire and Electrolux
Pajama sets from Target
Aflac Plush Promotional Ducks from Communicorp
Children’s toys from Jungle Jumparoo
Activity Loops Toys from The Manhattan Toy Company
Electric bicycles from Brompton Bicycle
Black light fixtures from Spirit Halloween
Treadmills from Nautilus
Intimidator and Mahindra Utility Vehicles from Intimidator
Bottom freezer, french door refrigerators from Hisense USA
Backcountry Access Avalanche Transceivers from Elevate Outdoor Collective
