Posts tagged infant

• Rice and rice-based foods such as baby formula and energy bars can have high levels of arsenic

  Paul Napoli | February 19, 2012 7:32 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Consumers, especially mothers of infants and health conscious people, do not expect the food they buy to contain poisonous arsenic. However, rice and certain foods made with brown rice syrups,...

• Male Mice Exposed to BPA in the Womb Grow up to be Less Masculine and Undesirable to Females

  Paul Napoli | June 27, 2011 10:43 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Male Mice Exposed to BPA in the Womb Grow up to be Less Masculine and Undesirable to Females June 27, 2011 A new study has found that feeding bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical Americans suffer...

• FDA Issues Warning about SimplyThick after Two Infant Deaths

  Paul Napoli | June 03, 2011 8:46 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  FDA Issues Warning about SimplyThick after Two Infant Deaths June 2, 2011 Reports of illness in fifteen premature infants related to the use of SimplyThick, including two babies that have died so...

• Brooklyn Hospital Exposed Babies to Unnecessary Radiation

  Paul Napoli | March 01, 2011 1:57 AM | 2 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  February 28, 2011 Technicians at a New York hospital improperly X-rayed premature babies, exposing their whole bodies to dangerous radiation, reports The New York Times. The radiology department...

• Deaths of Two Infants Prompt Recall of 1.7 Million Corded Baby Monitors

  Paul Napoli | February 12, 2011 9:31 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  February 12, 2011 A major manufacturer of baby monitors has issued a recall for 1.7 million of their products because two infants died from strangulation with the electrical cord. The U.S....

• New Govt. Crib Safety Rules will make Nearly Every Crib in Use Today Illegal

  Paul Napoli | December 15, 2010 11:47 PM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  December 15, 2010 In a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) public meeting today, the agency voted unanimously to approve new regulations that set mandatory requirements for strength and...

• Car Seats Pose Laceration and Choking Risks

  Alan Ripka | November 05, 2010 2:35 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  On November 4, 2010, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, along with car seat manufacturer Britax Child Safety Inc., of Charlotte, N.C. has recalled around 23,000 Chaperone infant car...

• National Education Campaign on Crib Safety

  Chrissie Cole | October 22, 2010 1:34 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Safe Sleep for Babies, is a new crib safety video is a coordinated effort released by CPSC and three child safety organizations. The video intends to help new parents avoid entrapment,...

• Infant Deaths Prompt Government Warning to Stop Using Infant Sleep Positioners

  Paul Napoli | September 29, 2010 8:09 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  September 29, 2010 If you are a parent, healthcare professional or caregiver of an infant, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) want...

• 5 million containers of Similac infant formula recalled due to potential insect contamination

  Paul Napoli | September 23, 2010 1:47 AM | 1 CommentNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  September 22, 2010 Parents of infants using Similac infant formula should be aware that the manufacturer is recalling five million containers of the formula due to potential for beetles in the...