Children’s Bracelets 

We have another consumer alert to tell you about concerning a children’s product. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has just announced that Children's Bracelets are being recalled by Chandigarh Fashion Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard. This is a voluntary recall in cooperation with the CPSC. The name of the product is Children’s Bangles and as many as 1,200 units have been recalled.

The problem centers on the surface of the bracelets.  Apparently they contain high levels of lead, which violate the lead paint  standard.  The bracelets were sold in packets of 24. They are gold with stripes of various colors including red, maroon, black orange or green.

They were manufactured in India and imported by Chandigarh Fashion, Inc.

No incidents or injuries have been reported, but it is advised that the bracelets not be worn and be taken back to the store where purchased where a full refund can be given.

The products were sold at : Chandigarh Fashion stores in Flushing, N.Y. and Sonia Selections stores in Chicago, Ill. from May 2007 through August 2008 for about $2.

Parents, grandparents and anyone buying gifts for children must be diligent in choosing, safe toys for children. This can be accomplished by first doing some research on the toys you plan on buying to make sure they don’t pose a risk.

Attorney Jeffrey Killino’s focus is on keeping kids safe. He is no stranger to toxic toys. In 2007, he filed a class action lawsuit to compel Mattel to provide free testing of all children who played with lead toys.

Child injuries have the potential to be very serious and can leave a parent feeling helpless. If you believe your child has health problems associated with lead-based toys or other dangerous chemicals found in children’s products, please contact child injury attorney Jeffrey Killino at 877-875-2927 today.

Just last Fall I blogged about how the Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled more than two million drop-side cribs, manufactured by Stork Craft, Inc. because of a suffocation hazard. Now comes word of yet another major crib problem that could put children at risk.

Today the CPSC announced the recall of the Generation 2 World and ChildESIGNS. The recall is the third major recall in as many months and includes 500,000 units. The problem centers around two defects. The CPSC says gaps might actually trap children, causing them to suffocate or strangle. The other problem stems from plastic hardware that can break. If this happens, it can force the crib's side to detach and drop. It should be noted that this company is now defunct.

Over the past three years, three deaths have been reported to the CPSC involving the Generation 2 Worldwide and "ChildESIGNS" cribs. Back in the Summer of 2007, an 8 month old infant from Newark, Ohio because of suffocation associated with this particular crib brand. But two other deaths go back much further than that. In October of 2003 another infant was killed after suffocating. A year before that, a 6 month old from Virginia died in the same manner. What's even scarier is that we are just learning about the safety hazard and the deaths of three innocent children NOW.

The agency warns parents not to fix the problems but to contact the store where the crib was purchased.

Last month, the CPSC announced the recall of 20 models of Dorel Asia cribs. This particular brand also has drop down sides. This 635,000 unit recall was spurred after a 6 month old boy died. All these recalls have a common theme. They involve cribs with drop sides and many were manufactured in China.

The Killino law firm has extensive experience with Chinese products and is a leader in Chinese product lawsuits. In fact, my firm was responsible for causing a national recall of 450,000 tires manufactured in China, and filed a class action lawsuit to compel Mattel to provide free testing of all children who played with lead toys.

My focus is on keeping kids safe and I know that child injuries are very serious and can leave a parent feeling helpless. If you believe your child was injured as a result of a faulty or recalled consumer product please contact child injury attorney Jeffrey Killino at 877-875-2927 today.

Periodically, The Consumer Product Safety Commission issues recalls on various products, including children's products. Over the past few months, I've blogged about everything from defective cribs to unsafe high chairs deemed unsafe. But it's not everyday that the CPSC issues four separate recalls involving products used by kids.

On Tuesday, February 2, 2010 The CPSC recalled as many as 174,000 Children's Greeting Cards with bracelets because of a violation of lead paint standard. The product in question is Papyrus brand greeting cards with bracelets. The surface paint coating on the bracelets sold with greeting cards contain excessive levels of lead violating the federal lead paint standard and were made in china.


The CPSC also recalled two different brands children's hooded sweatshirts with drawstrings that can pose a strangulation hazard. The first recall is from New Mode Sportswear. More than 7.000 units were recalled and were distributed by the company from Garden Grove, CA. They were sold at various T-shirt outlets from January 2006 through July 2006 for about $6 and were manufactured in China.

The second involves children's jackets with Drawstrings manufactured by GTM Sportswear. In this case as many as 210,000 were recalled and came from a distribution plant in Manhattan, Kansas.  Again, they originated in China.
 

Finally we have a toy alert to tell you about. The CPSC has also recalled some children's toy jewelry sets sold by Playmates Toys. It seems the charms violate the total lead standard. The product in question are called Tiny Tink and Friends Children Toys Jewelry Sets. About 250,000 units were sold. 

The problem?  A cylindrical metal connector on a charm can contain levels of total lead in excess of 300 ppm, which is prohibited under federal law.

They were sold at various retailers nationwide from November 2008 through November 2009 for between $6 and $8 and yes the products were manufactured in China.

In 2007, my firm was responsible for causing a national recall of 450,000 tires manufactured in China, and filed a class action lawsuit to compel Mattel to provide free testing of all children who played with lead toys. As a child advocate with a focus on cases involving dangerous children's products, I have first hand experience when it comes to handling these types of cases.

My focus is on keeping kids safe and know child injuries are very serious and can leave a parent feeling helpless. If you believe your child was injured as a result of a faulty or recalled consumer product please contact child injury attorney Jeffrey Killino at 877-875-2927 today.

We have yet another recall to tell you about as well as a warning for parents.

Graco is recalling about one and a half million strollers due to fingertip amputation and laceration hazards.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. The specific products include Graco Passage, Alano and Spree Strollers as well as Travel Systems and were manufactured out of China.

The problem centers around the hinges on the stroller's canopy. Graco and the CPSC say they pose a fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to the child when the consumer is opening or closing the canopy.

Graco has received seven reports of children placing their fingers in the stroller's canopy hinge mechanism while the canopy was being opened or closed, resulting in five fingertip amputations and two fingertip lacerations.

The strollers were sold at various retail outlets including Burlington Coat Factory, Babies "R" Us, Toys "R" Us, Kmart, Sears and Target among others from October 2004 through December 2009.

Attorney Jeffrey Killino’s focus is on keeping kids safe and knows child injuries are very serious and can leave a parent feeling helpless. If you believe your child was injured as a result of a faulty or recalled consumer product please contact child injury attorney Jeffrey Killino at 877-875-2927 today.

We have yet another recall involving cribs to tell you about. Dorel Asia is recalling as many as 635,000 cribs because they pose strangulation and suffocation hazards. At least one infant has died and 10 injuries have been reported.

 
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Dorel Asia SRL, of Barbados announced the voluntary. It centers around drop side and non-drop side cribs.
 
The CPSC says the drop side hardware can fail causing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the drop side detaches it creates a space in which an infant or toddler can become entrapped and suffocate or strangle. In addition, the recalled cribs can pose a serious entrapment and strangulation hazard when a slat is damaged. This can occur while the crib is in use, in storage, being put together, taken apart or reassembled; or during shipping and handling.

The cribs were sold at K-Mart, Sears and Wal-Mart stores nationwide from January 2005 through December 2009 for between $120 and $700 and were manufactured in China and Vietnam.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cribs, find an alternative safe sleeping environment for your child, and contact Dorel Asia to receive a free replacement kit. Consumers should log on to www.dorel-asia.com to order the free replacement kit to prevent child entrapment in these cribs. The repair kits will be provided to owners within the next several weeks.

The following Dorel Asia cribs are involved in the recall:

• Model Number (Front Rail): Description
• WM1633 (Drop side): 3-1 Sleigh Crib - Cherry
• WM1633-0 (Drop side): 3-1 Sleigh Crib - Cherry (no castors)
• WM1676BC (Fixed): 4-1 Bethany James Crib - Walnut
• WM1676BCR-DC (Fixed): 2-1 Crib -Walnut
• WM2163 (Fixed): 4-1 Crib - Manhattan Walnut
• WM2163DC (Fixed): 4-1 Crib - Manhattan Walnut
• WM1633-0-DC (Fixed): 3-1 Sleigh Crib (no castors)
• GP004B3EGR (Drop side): 3-1 Convertible - Espresso
• GP004B3WGR (Drop side): 3-1 Convertible - White
• GP006BCEGR (Drop side): Single - Espresso
• GP006BCWGR (Drop side: Single - White
• DA1615B3 (Drop side): 3-1 Convertible Crib - Natural
• DAKM5132 (Drop side): 3-1 Convertible Crib - White
• DASE5005 (Drop side): Cottage Hill Single Crib - White
• DASE5009 (Drop side): Vintage Estate 3-1 Sleigh Crib - Cherry
• DA0504KMC-1N (Drop side): 3-1 Heritage Crib - Natural
• DA0504KMC-1W (Drop side): 3-1 Heritage Crib - White
• DA1614B3 (Drop side): 3-1 Lexington Crib - Cherry
• DAKM5152 (Drop side): Single Jenny Lind Crib - Walnut
• DASE5015 (Drop side): 3-1 Convertible - Toffee 
  

Attorney Jeffrey Killino’s focus is on keeping kids safe and knows child injuries are very serious and can leave a parent feeling helpless. If you believe your child was injured as a result of a faulty or recalled consumer product please contact crib recall and child injury attorney Jeffrey Killino at 877-875-2927 today.

We have an alert to tell you about. An investigation is underway by U.S product safety officials following a disclosure that links a toxic substance to children’s jewelry imported from China. The investigation comes about following an article by the Associated Press which tested and documented how some Chinese Manufacturers replaced cadmium for lead in cheap charm bracelets and pendants being sold throughout the United States.

As a known carcinogen, Cadmium like lead, can hinder brain development in young children and now the feds are promising to remedy the situation in a very swift manner.

Unfortunately, the risk to children is dangerous, especially since they don’t even have to swallow an item to be exposed. Babies and toddlers can get persistent, low-level doses by regularly sucking or biting jewelry with a high cadmium content.

The Associated Press investigation showed that some of the most troubling test results were for bracelet charms sold at Walmart, at the jewelry chain Claire's and at a dollar store. High amounts of cadmium also were detected in "The Princess and The Frog" movie-themed pendants.

Attorney Jeffrey Killino is no stranger to unsafe toys that contain lead, manufactured outside the United States. He filed a class action lawsuit to compel Mattel to provide free testing of all children who played with lead toys back in 2007. He was also responsible for causing a national recall of 450,000 tires manufactured in China.

Jeffrey Killino’s focus is on keeping kids safe and knows child injuries are very serious and can leave a parent feeling helpless. If you believe your child was injured as a result of a faulty, recalled or defective consumer product please contact child injury attorney Jeffrey Killino at 877-875-2927 today.

We have another product warning for parents with small children to tell you about. Today, the Consumer Product Safety Commission and IKEA announced a voluntary recall of a certain type of highchair. The recall centers around LEOPARD Highchairs. The company says the snap locks used to secure the seat to the frame can break and allow the seat and child to drop through the frame, posing a fall hazard to young children. Another problem includes the detached snap locks which can pose a choking hazard to young children. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately.  

About 600 units were sold at IKEA stores nationwide from October 2009 through November 2009.

The LEOPARD Highchairs were manufactured in Italy and distributed out of Conshohocken, PA.
 
IKEA has received 11 reports worldwide of failing snap locks, including one report of a child falling through the frame and suffering bruised legs. In addition, the firm has one report of a child mouthing a detached snap lock. No incidents have been reported in the United States.

Consumers should immediately stop using the highchairs and return them to any IKEA store for a full refund.

Attorney Jeffrey Killino’s focus is on keeping kids safe and knows child injuries are very serious and can leave a parent feeling helpless. If you believe your child was injured as a result of a faulty or recalled consumer product please contact child injury attorney Jeffrey Killino at 877-875-2927 today.