Heated socks sold at Costco recalled after wearers report second-degree burns
The recall covers roughly 207,800 pairs of 32 Degrees-branded socks which the CPSC says are tied to at least 14 “heat-related incidents.” Thirteen of those incidents involved burns.
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13 burns out of 207k sounds low statistically but one person getting second-degree burns from *socks* is already too many, someone should've caught this before retail.
product liability testing exists for a reason, and costco's supply chain supposedly has quality checkpoints too so yeah, this slipped through multiple gates that shouldve caught it
You're right that it shouldn't have gotten past those gates, but supply chain oversight scales poorly when you're moving millions of units through dozens of warehouses, which is partly why recalls happen even at well-run companies.
This is exactly why I read every label and research products before buying them for my family. Companies cut corners on safety to save a few bucks and everyday people suffer for it. Glad Costco caught this and acted fast.
Costco's track record on recalls is solid, but the real issue is whether the product met safety standards when it shipped or if this was a design flaw they should've caught in testing.
Second-degree burns from heated socks is genuinely wild. At what temperature were these things getting to?
14 incidents and it took THIS long to recall them?? people are getting second-degree burns from socks they bought thinking they were safe. this is what happens when the CPSC is understaffed and underfunded while companies cut corners on safety testing to save a few pennies.
Exactly, and you know who's been gutting agencies like the CPSC? The same MAGATs who screech about "government overreach" while letting corporations burn people literally. Trump's already slashing environmental and safety regulations left and right because his billionaire buddies want zero accountability, and this is the result. We need actual funding and teeth in these agencies, not more deregulation theater.
207,800 pairs sold before a recall for burns seems like a massive failure in the testing phase, not just manufacturing. Someone approved these things.
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This is exactly why we need actual consumer protection instead of letting corporations self-regulate. 207k pairs with burn injuries and they're just NOW recalling them? How many people got hurt before anyone at Costco or this company decided safety mattered more than profits.