Various companies are recalling more than 5 million sets of horizontal and vertical blinds, cellular shades, roller shades and Roman shades and blinds.

Companies issuing this voluntary recall include Vertical Land Inc., Lutron Electronics Co., Victoria Classics, Pottery Barn Kids, Williams-Sonoma Inc., Ikea Home Furnishings and Lewis Hyman Inc.

These blinds could pose a strangulation hazard to children. The Consumer Product Safety Commission reminds consumers to examine all blinds and shades in their homes. If looped pull cords are present or exposed inner cords are found on the back of blinds or shades and children are in the home or occasionally visit your home, please consider replacing them with blinds or shades that do not have exposed pull cords or inner cords.

For more information on this recall, visit the Consumer Product Safety Commission Web site at www.cpsc.gov.

Frigidaire is recalling about 200,000 Frigidaire and Kenmore Elite Smoothtop electric ranges.

The surface heating elements can turn on spontaneously without being switched on, or fail to turn off after being switched off or heat to different temperatures than selected.

This recall involves Frigidaire, Frigidaire Gallery, Frigidaire Professional and Kenmore Elite smoothtop electric ranges with rotary knobs and digital displays. The first five characters of the serial numbers for Frigidaire models range from VF122 to VF831, and the model numbers begin with: FEFBZ90GC, FEFLMC55GC, FEFLZ87GC, GLEF396AB, GLEF396AQ, GLEF396AS, GLEF396CQ, GLEF396CS, GLEFM397DB, GLEFM397DQ, GLEFM397DS, GLEFM97FPB, GLEFM97FPW, GLEFM97GPB, GLEFM97GPW, LEEFM389FE, PLEF398AC, PLEF398CC, PLEF398DC, PLEFM399DC, PLEFMZ99EC, PLEFMZ99GC, PLEFZ398EC and PLEFZ398GC.

The first five characters of the Kenmore models range from VF122 to VF334, and model numbers begin with: 790.99012, 790.99013, 790.99014 and 790.99019. The model and serial numbers can be found by opening the range drawer at the base of the unit.

Sears and other national chain and independent retailers sold the ranges from June 2001 through August 2009 for between $1,000 and $2,500.

Consumers should contact Frigidaire or Sears to schedule a free repair. Call Frigidaire at 1-800-449-9812 or visit the firm's recall Web site at www.smoothtoprangerecall.com. Consumers who purchased their products at Sears should call Sears at 1-800-449-9810.

Maytag Corp. announced that it expanded by 46,000 units a previous recall of Maytag, Magic Chef, Performa by Maytag and Crosley brand refrigerators.

An electrical failure in the relay -- the component that turns on the refrigerator's compressor -- can cause overheating and pose a serious fire hazard.

The recall includes Maytag, Magic Chef, Performa by Maytag and Crosley brand side-by-side and top freezer refrigerators. The affected refrigerators were manufactured in black, bisque, white and stainless steel. They have model and serial numbers printed on a label located on the top middle or left upper side of the refrigerator liner and have the following model and serial number combinations: Serial numbers ending with CN, CP, YY, YZ, CA, CC, CE, CG, ZB, ZD, ZF or ZH, and model numbers beginning with MZ, CT15G4, CTB152, CTL151, CTM152, CTN151, MTB195, MTB215, MTB245, MTF195, MTF215, PTB155, PTB175, PTB195 or PTB215.

Department and appliance stores and home builders nationwide sold the units from September 2000 through May 2004 for between about $350 and $1,600.

Consumers should immediately contact Maytag to determine if their refrigerator is included in the recall and if so, to schedule a free in-home repair. Consumers should not return the refrigerator to the retailer where it was purchased.

For more information, contact Maytag toll-free at 1-866-533-9817 or visit the firm's Web site at www.repair.maytag.com.