About 48,000 Digital Concepts Compact Travel Chargers are being recalled by Sakar International Inc. of Edison, N.J. The rechargeable battery chargers can fall apart, exposing consumers to the internal components which pose an electrocution or electric shock hazard says the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Viking Range Corporation of Greenwood, Miss., has recalled about 2,000 Viking dishwashers because an electrical component in the dishwasher can overheat, posing a fire hazard. Viking has received 21 reports of incidents, including five reports of property damage from fires.

Office Depot is recalling 307,000 of its Brand Biella leather desk chairs in the U.S. and another 12,000 in Canada because the weld connecting the seat plate to the gas lift can fail, causing the chair to separate from the base and posing a fall hazard.

Approximately 900,000 Safety 1st Push 'N Snap cabinet locks are being recalled by importer Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG) of Columbus, Ind. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the safety latches can be disengaged by children, giving them access to the dangerous items meant to be secured within the locked cabinets.

Approximately 7,000 ceiling fans are being recalled by Westinghouse Lighting Corp., said the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The fan and light kits come with 60-watt lightbulbs, which exceed the fixtures' wattage ratings, posing a risk of overheating, fire and electric shock to consumers.

LED nightlights imported from China by American Tack & Hardware Co. in Saddle Brook, N.J., are being recalled, said the Consumer Products Safety Commission. About 227,000 of the plug-in LEDs have an electrical short circuit that can cause the lights to overheat and melt, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.

Nearly 2 million Tassimo coffeemakers are being recalled in North America according to the U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission and its Canadian counterpart, Health Canada. The Tassimo Single-Cup Brewers from BSH Home Appliances uses plastic disks, or T Discs, which can burst during brewing and spray hot water and coffee grounds or tea leaves onto consumers, posing a burn danger.

West Elm, a division of Williams-Sonoma, has recalled about 5,750 of its Overarching Floor Lamps, because a short circuit can occur in the lamp's wiring, posing a shock hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission reported today.

About 4,500 hurricane style electric lights sold at Christmas Tree Shops are being recalled today. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, an electrical short can occur in the light's internal wiring and pose a fire hazard.

The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission has issued a safety recall notice for insulated lunch boxes with freezer gel packs from California Innovations Inc., of Toronto, Canada. The gel packs contain diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol which can leak out of damaged freezer gel packs, posing a poisoning hazard if ingested by children or adults.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall for 43,700 Classic Quarters floor lamps sold through discount retailer Big Lots of Columbus, Ohio. The wiring for the lamp’s light sockets can become exposed, posing a risk of electric shock to consumers.

Bacteria-tainted food, flawed vehicles, smelly bottles of medicines... 2011 could be considered the year of really awful consumer product news, judging by the amount of safety recalls made by regulatory agencies. But which product recall of 2011 really lit the fire for online searches in the U.S.?

The winter season officially started last Thursday for the Northern Hemisphere. But as you prepare to crank up your home's thermostat or break out the space heater, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says make sure the device isn't on the agency's naughty list.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall alert for Pampered Chef ice cream dippers made by the Zeroll Company of Fort Pierce, Fla. The liquid-filled ice cream scoopers, when exposed to warm water, have caps and seals that can "fly off with substantial force" from the ends of their handles and pose an "impact injury hazard" to consumers nearby, said the CPSC.

About 27,000 Wolfgang Puck Electric Reversible Tri-Grill/Griddles have been recalled because a defect in the electrical wiring of the grills can pose an overheating, melting and electrical shock hazard.