RECALL ALERT: 800,000 Fisher-Price Baby Sleepers for possible Mold

"The government is warning consumers to inspect Fisher-Price Newborn Rock 'N Play Sleepers due to risk of exposure to mold for infants who use them.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday that its warning applies to 800,000 infant recliner seats, called sleepers, that were sold at stores nationwide and online since September 2009, with prices ranging between $50 and $85. The seats, designed for babies up to 25 pounds, feature a soft plastic seat held in a tubular metal rocking frame. The product has a removable fabric cover.

Mold can develop between the removable seat cushion and the hard plastic frame if the sleeper remains wet or is infrequently cleaned, the agency said. Mold is associated with respiratory illnesses and other infections, the warning said. Fisher-Price has received 600 reports of mold and 16 infants have been treated for respiratory issues, coughs and hives after they were in the Fisher-Price sleepers.

The agency said consumers should check for dark brown, gray or black spots that can indicate the presence of mold under the removable seat cushion. If mold is found, they are advised to immediately stop using the product and to contact Fisher-Price for cleaning instructions or further assistance.

Units currently in retail stores are not affected by the warning, but mold growth can occur after use of the infant sleepers."

Sources: AP and msnbc

ALERT: Tabletop Feeding Chairs Unsafe for Kids

The federal government is warning that several tabletop feeding chairs for babies and toddlers are unsafe.  According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, children could be hurt in certain versions of the "metoo" clip-on tabletop chairs imported by Colorado-based phil&teds USA Inc. The CPSC says numerous children — believed to be about a dozen — have been injured.

The chairs have metal clamps that attach to most table tops, such as a restaurant table. The CPSC says those clamps can easily come loose, causing the chair to detach and sending the child plummeting to the floor.

Fingers or hands can also be pinched or crushed when the chairs partially detach from a table, catching a child's fingers or hands between the clamp and a metal bar on the front of the chair.

The commission says the company refused to agree to a national recall that was acceptable to the agency. On its website, the company is offering rubberized grips to cover the chair's clamps. CPSC spokesman Scott Wolfson says the grip replacement kits being offered by phil&teds will not keep children safe in the seat.

"Even with those rubber boots, the chair can still slip off a table," said Wolfson. "We believe the company needs to come up with a free remedy that will prevent children from falling or having an amputation hazard if one side of the chair detaches."

Sources: msnbc.com

RECALL ALERT: Delta Cribs Again

The Consumer Product Safety Commission re-announced on Tuesday the recall of Delta Enterprise "Safety Peg" Drop-Side cribs after a second infant death associated with the crib.

The original 2008 recall included more than 985,000 drop-side cribs. CPSC said in the original recall that cribs where safety pegs were missing could cause entrapment and suffocation.
A major problem appears to be purchasing cribs second hand.
CPSC said the cribs were sold at major retail stores including Kmart, Target and Walmart between January 1995 and December 2005 for about $100.
Consumers should discontinue use until they have contacted Delta Enterprise Corp. and install a repair kit.



Sources: Delta cribs, msnbc 

CRIB RECALL: 26,000 Ikea Cribs

Consumers should immediately stop using IKEA SNIGLAR brand cribs which can entrap and suffocate children if the mattress support detaches, the U.S. and Canadian governments said on Thursday.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission and health Canada said in a joint statement that four of the bolts provided to secure the mattress support are not long enough and may collapse.
Although no incidents have been reported the statement urges parents to check immediately if the mattress support bolts extend through the nut. If not, consumers should contact IKEA for a free repair kit, the statement said.
About 20,000 of the non-drop-side, full-size cribs with model number 60091931 were sold in the United States and 6,000 in Canada.
The cribs were sold from October 2005 through June 2010 at IKEA stores throughout North America.

Source: USCPSC and msnbc/Reuters

RECALL: 800,000 Child Safety Seats

Federal safety regulators recalled nearly 800,000 child safety seats made by Dorel Juvenile Group (Cosco, Maxi-Cosi and Safety 1st).

The recall covers certain infant, convertible and booster child restraint systems that were made between May 2008 and April 2009. The seats were sold individually or as part of a "travel system" with a stroller. NHTSA said the harness locking and release button on the seats does not always return to its locked position. In the event of a crash, the child wouldn't be tightly fastened in, which could result in injuries, the agency said.

As a remedy Dorel will send registered owners a small tube of "food-grade lubricant" that is designed to prevent sticking and ensure that the harness button works properly.

NHTSA said consumers can continue to use the seats until the lubricant is applied, but the agency said caregivers should make sure harness is properly adjusted and locked.

Consumers who want more information about this recall should contact the manufacturer directly at 1 866-623-3139 or via email to harnessadjustment@djgusa.com.

Click here for the official recall release by nhtsa.gov


Click here for Dorel Juvenile's website for product model numbers

RECALL: Baby Monitors Recalled After Strangulation and Battery Burn

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today a recall for Summer Baby Monitors due to strangulation hazard and potential rechargeable battery burn.
Babies and toddlers have been victims of strangulation with power cords.

If you have a Summer monitor, please click here for model numbers and additional details.

Source: USCPSC

RECALL: Sassy Recalls 37,000 Teethers and Rattles

Sassy is recalling about 37,000 infant teethers/rattles because pieces can fall off and be consumed. Small pieces of a plastic ball can detach from the product, Refreshing Rings, when a child chews on it. Sassy has received one report of plastic from the ball detaching. No injuries have been reported, the company said.
The product, which is intended for children three months or older, has a red, water-filled ring on one end and a black and white polka dot ball on the other end. The two ends of the rattles/teethers are connected by a black and white, flexible plastic rod with three floating rings. The packaging contains the style number 80026.

Consumers should take the product away from children and contact the company for instructions on how to return the product for a free replacement toy.

Source: sassybaby.com

RECALL: Fisher-Price High Chairs, Trikes and Toys

Here is another recall for the day! Fisher-Price has recalled more than 10 million products, including high chairs for laceration hazards, trikes that may cause bleeding, and toys for chocking hazards. Unbelievable....

For details on the high chair recall, please click here

For details on trikes recall, please click here

For details on toys recall, please click here

RECALL: Sleep Positioners

Sleep positioners marketed with the promise of helping babies sleep safely are too dangerous to use and should not be sold, U.S. officials warned on Wednesday. "The deaths and dangerous situations resulting from the use of infant sleep positioners are a serious concern," Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Inez Tenenbaum said in a joint statement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

In the last 13 years, U.S. officials have received 12 reports of infants who suffocated because of sleep positioner products.
Sleep positioners sometimes are marketed with the claim that they can reduce gastroesophageal reflux disease, so-called "flat head syndrome", and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), but can suffocate babies and cause other harm, CPSC and FDA officials said in the statement.

Source: FDA and msnbc

Recall: Drop-side Cribs

Here we go again, more cribs recalled! This time they were distributed in the US between January 2000 and March 2010 under the names C&T International, Sorelle and Golden Baby.

Drop-side hardware can disengage from the tracks, causing the drop side to detach from the crib. It creates space between the drop side and the crib mattress. The bodies of infants and toddlers can become entrapped in the space, which can lead to strangulation and/or suffocation. Complete detachment of the drop sides can lead to falls from the crib. Infants and toddlers can then become entrapped, strangle or fall out of the crib. 

Over 100 incidents have been officially reported.

Please stop using those cribs immediately. Click here for model numbers.

 

Latest Recall from Infantino

A new recall for Infantino baby slings was announced Wednesday. The recall involves 1 million Infantino "SlingRider" and "Wendy Bellissimo" slings in the United States and 15,000 in Canada.

According to The Consumer Product Safety Commission, babies could suffocate in the soft fabric slings. The agency urged parents to immediately stop using the slings for babies under 4 months.

Please click here to find model and serial numbers affected.

Graco Harmony High Chairs Recalled

Graco has just announced a Harmony High Chair recall, affecting 1.2 million units manufactured between November 2003 and December 2009.

The screws holding the front legs of the high chair can loosen and fall out and/or the plastic bracket on the rear legs can crack causing the high chair to become unstable and tip over unexpectedly. This poses a fall hazard to children.

The high chairs are no longer in production.

Please check model numbers by clicking here.

Source: gracobaby.com