Just a few weeks ago, I blogged about the biggest recall in U.S. history involving cribs. Now comes word from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) of yet another potentially dangerous children’s product being recalled. This time it’s a baby hammock. The name of the product in question is Amby Baby Motion Beds. At issue [...]
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As parents scramble to find that perfect gift for their kids this holiday season, a consumer group says one of the hottest toys on the market right now carries high amounts of a potentially hazardous substance. GoodGuide says during testing of the Zhu Zhu Hamsters toy, they found unsafe levels of antimony. The federal standard [...]
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It's happened again. There has been yet another crib recall. In fact it's the biggest crib recall in U.S. history and it is linked to four suffocation deaths. More than 2 million drop-side cribs made by Stork Craft Manufacturing of Canada are being recalled. Sales of the cribs in question date back to 1993 and nearly 150,000 [...]
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The holiday buying season is upon us and soon parents will be hitting the stores in droves, searching for all those cute, cuddly, fun and exciting toys for their kids-but buyer beware. Every year the consumer group W.A.T.C.H (world against toys causing harm) comes out with their list of the year’s worst toys and 2009 [...]
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Nearly a million of the "Travelin' Tot" series of infant play yards are being voluntarily recalled by Kolcraft. The company has received 347 reports of side rail collapses on the product, causing a fall hazard for children. So far, at least 21 children have been injured by the product. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission [...]
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400,000 cribs manufactured by Simplicity are being recalled because of a suffocation hazard. The company has had similar recalls in September when it recalled 600,000 cribs and in 2007 when it recalled 1 million cribs. The latest recall was spurred by the death of an 8 month old child who suffocated when some hardware broke [...]
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A Dallas, TX company is recalling over 5,000 bath tubs that were recently made. The company, Crane Plumbing LLC, is recalling the Crane Bath Tubs with a Whirlpool. It has been found that the drain in the bath tub presents a hazard that could potentially trap and drown an individual underwater. The rain can potentially [...]
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Over 20,000 stroller have been recalled after it was found that one or both of the brakes on the stroller fail. This causes the stroller to be unsecure on inclines. The stroller recalled is the Bugaboo Bee strollers which are made in Taiwan. There have been over 100 reports of brake failure, which helped prompt [...]
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Toy manufacturers have a certain responsibility that is important for parents and children. From a manufacturers perspective, a toy should be safe for the parents benefit, so that the parent can have a peace of mind when their child is playing with a specific. A toy should also be safe for the benefit of the [...]
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CARS children’s shoes have been recalled. These shoes were sold exclusively at Wal-Mart. The shoes were sold for infants and toddlers ranging from 4 to 11 years-of-age. The shoe is in the shape and look of a CARS character. The wheels of the shoes pose a risk of detaching. If they detach, they could pose [...]
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