Weekly ‘Recall Roundup’

~Honda is recalling more than 635,000 vehicles because a software issue can cause the loss of power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash.  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posted a recall alert on Oct. 29 for 635, 808 Honda and Acura cars.  The models impacted are 20212025 Acura TLX, 2022-2024 Acura MDX and 2023-2025 Honda Pilot.

Car owners are urged to take their car to Honda or Acura dealerships, where the electric power steering assist will be updated, free of charge.  Notification letters will be sent to owners on Dec. 14.  Honda’s recall numbers are KQB and TQA.

~The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture is warning consumers not to eat certain frozen meat and poultry products sold nationwide because they contain undeclared allergens.  Betterballen Foods made the products.  The products were sold online nationwide by Lowlands House and may have been sold at festival and farmers market in Greer, South Carolina.  The frozen meat, poultry and pork products were made on Oct. 15, Oct. 16 and Oct. 27.  The product labels are available at FSIS.usda.gov.

~Federal regulators are warning GLP-1 patients about a serious eye condition and requiring the companies that make them to take action.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday it is warning “patients and health care providers of a potential increased risk of non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, or NAION, associated with the use of GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound.”

~Bose recalled 634,759 lithium-ion battery packs for their portable Bluetooth speaker systems after getting multiple reports of melting, smoking and catching fire.  The battery packs are for use with Bose S1 Pro and Bose S1 Pro+Speaker Systems.  They were sold with the speakers and as separate parts.  They were sold at Bose, Best Buy and other retail stores across Canada and the U.S. from Dec. 2017 through July 2026.

The battery packs were also sold online on Amazon.com, Bose.com and BestBuy.com.  The recalled units include a serial number on the bottom of the battery pack starting in: 083723, 078352, 084105, 078591, 078592, 084106 or 086409.

~Lidl US is recalling one batch of Gelatelli Coffee & Vanilla Gelato with Coffee Sauce & Cookie Pieces because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.  The Food & Drug Administration has classified the recall as Class I, its most serious recall category.  The recall covers 1,122 units of 16-ounce containers with UPC 4 056489 722458, lot number 085261 and a “best by” date of March 26, 2028.

~A New York company is recalling more than 175,000 air fryer ovens sold exclusively at Target following 40 reports of burn or injuries, federal regulators announced this week.  The recall applies to Gourmia 9-Slice Digital Air Fryer Ovens with model number GTF7530, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.  Consumers should stop using the recalled products and contact the company for a free repair kit.  For questions, consumers can contact the company at 888-834-0092.

~Roughly 265,000 tabletop fire pits are under recall following four reports of igniting fuel escaping the units, resulting in four burn injuries.  The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall alert for the Sharper Image-branded tabletop fire pits and the tabletop infinity fire pits on Thursday.  According to the notice, the flammable liquid can escape from the recalled pits or trigger flame jetting from the fuel containers.

The outdoor fire pits have a “77” logo on the front, a Lot Code sticker in the center of the base, a black round sticker marked “CHINA” with a 5-digit code, the letters KS-CY or KS-RC, and a date code.  Consumers are urged to stop using the recalled fire pits immediately and contact Allstar for a full refund.