Posts tagged child

• Child’s Death Prompts Recall of Metal Futon Bunk Beds

  Chrissie Cole | June 16, 2011 1:22 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Big Lots, in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced a recall of more than 30,000 metal futon bunk beds due to an entrapment hazard. In March of 2010, a...

• Butterfly Push Toy Recalled Due to Choking Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | January 25, 2011 7:54 AM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Butterfly Push Toys distributed by Kang Sheng Group have been voluntarily recalled due to choking and aspiration hazards should the plastic balls come free from the toy. No incidents or injuries...

• Ceramic Banks Recalled by Oriental Trading Company

  Chrissie Cole | December 22, 2010 10:20 PM | 0 CommentsBoston, MA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Oriental Trading Company has issued a voluntary recall of ceramic banks, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), due to excessive levels of lead in the paint,...

• Tests Reveal Hazardous Chemicals On Toys

  Chrissie Cole | November 25, 2010 1:41 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: Toxic Substances
  

  The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) has released its 25th annual survey of toy safety just in time for holiday shopping. The survey, titled Trouble in Toyland, highlights potential...

• Rocking Horse Toys Recalled Due To Strangulation Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | November 10, 2010 7:56 AM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Rocking Horse Depot, working in cooperation with the CPSC, issued a voluntary recall of Rocking Horses due to a strangulation hazard to small children. To this date, the agency has received one...

• Graco Recalls Quattro And MetroLite Strollers

  Chrissie Cole | October 23, 2010 11:45 AM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Graco, working in consultation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), has issued a voluntary recall of more than two million strollers due to an entrapment and strangulation risk. To...

• Children's Projector Flashlights Recalled By Dollar Tree Stores

  Chrissie Cole | October 20, 2010 11:30 AM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Dollar Tree Stores, in cooperation with the CPSC, has issued a voluntary recall of Children’s Projector Flashlights because the batteries and/or bulb can overheat, posing a fire and burn...

• Two Brands Of Baby Strollers Recalled

  Chrissie Cole | October 09, 2010 7:31 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Two brands of jogging strollers have been recalled. The spacing between the grab bar and the seat bottom on the strollers allows an infant's body, but not head, to slide through, which can...

• Fisher Price Recalls Millions Of Toys And High Chairs

  Chrissie Cole | September 30, 2010 8:23 AM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Fisher Price, a subsidiary of Mattel, has announced a massive recall of more than 10 million toys, tricycles and high chairs because they are dangerous to children. Consumers should stop using...

• Similac Baby Formula Recalled Due To Beetle Contamination

  Chrissie Cole | September 23, 2010 8:08 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Several million cans of Similac baby formula was recalled by Abbott Laboratories after beetles were detected at the plant where the products were made and in the products. It’s unlikely,...