November 2011 Recalls and Product Safety News (click the recall name to visit the Consumer Product Safety Commission website for further information and product pictures).
- Serious Head Injuries to Infants Continue Due to Falls from Bumbo Baby Seats Used on Elevated Surfaces; Injuries occurring despite previous recall warning; parents urged to use caution
- Collective Brands Recalls KEDS Girls’ Shoes Due to Laceration Hazard
- Children’s Animal Slippers Recalled Due to Choking Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Family Dollar Stores
- Toys Safer This Holiday Season Due to Stronger Safety Rules; Recalls and lead violations are down; 180,000 child injuries per year is too high
- Build-A-Bear Recalls Teddy Bear Swimwear Set Due to Strangulation Hazard
- CPSC Warns High-Powered Magnets and Children Make a Deadly Mix
- Boy Scouts of America Recalls Cub Scout Wind Tech Jackets Due to Strangulation Hazard
- Dutailier Group Recalls Drop-Side Cribs Due to Entrapment and Fall Hazards
- Battat Recalls Magnetic Sketchboards; Magnetic Pen Tip Poses Choking Hazards
- Kiddieland Recalls Disney-branded Fairies Plastic Trikes Due to Laceration Hazard
- Pool Safely’s 3rd Year at the Pool and Spa Expo; Multiple Award Winning Campaign Committed to Working with Industry on Long-term Safety
- Change Clocks, Change Batteries; Dead Batteries Can Lead to Deaths
Due to the serious risk of injury to babies, CPSC and Bumbo International Trust of South Africa (“Bumbo International”) are urging parents and caregivers to never place Bumbo Baby Seats on tables, countertops, chairs or other raised surfaces. Infants aged 3-10 months old have fallen out of the Bumbo seat and suffered skull fractures and other injuries.
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Collective Brands, Inc., of Topeka, Kan., is voluntarily recalling about 45,000 KEDS® “Know It All” girls’ shoes. Ornamental stars on the heel of the shoe may loosen, posing a laceration hazard.
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Family Dollar Services Inc., of Matthews, N.C., is voluntarily recalling about 160,000 Kidgets® Animal Sock Top slippers. The animal’s eyes can detach from the slippers, posing a choking hazard to young children.
It’s that time of year again, when parents, grandparents, and friends begin to prepare holiday toy shopping lists. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wants consumers to know that while safety should be at the top of everyone’s toy list, stronger federal rules are making a positive impact and restoring confidence in the safety of toys.
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, Build-A-Bear Workshop®, of St. Louis, is voluntarily recalling about 19,720 (in the United States) and 1,100 (in Canada) sets of swimwear with inflatable inner tube. The inner tube accessory can be pulled over a small child’s head, posing a strangulation hazard.
An increasing number of incident reports to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) indicate that high-powered magnets continue to be a safety risk to children. From toddlers to teens, children are swallowing these magnets and the consequences are severe.
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Boy Scouts of America, Charlotte, N.C., is voluntarily recalling about 5,400 Cub Scout Wind Tech jackets. The jackets have retractable cords with toggles at the hood/neck area and at the waist, which can pose a strangulation or entrapment hazard to children.
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Dutailier Group Inc., of Quebec, Canada, is voluntarily recalling about 440 drop-side cribs. The slats on the drop side can detach from the top and bottom rails creating a space between the slats. An infant or toddler’s body can become entrapped in the space, which can lead to strangulation and/or suffocation. A child can also fall out of the crib.
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, Battat Inc., of Plattsburgh, N.Y., is voluntarily recalling about 95,000 (in the United States) and 4,300 (in Canada) Toulouse-LapTrec magnetic sketchboards. The magnetic tip of the drawing pen can dislodge from the pen, posing a choking hazard to children.
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Kiddieland Toys Limited, of Scituate, Mass., is voluntarily recalling about 12,000 Disney Fairies Plastic Racing Trikes. The plastic fairy figures protrude from the top of the handle bar posing a laceration hazard if a child falls on them.
>Pool Safely: Simple Steps Save Lives, Consumer Product Safety Commission’s award-winning information and education campaign, returns to the International Pool and Spa Expo in Las Vegas on Nov 2. The campaign supports long-term safety changes and compliance with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act or VGB Act.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is reminding consumers when changing clocks this weekend to change the batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms, too. Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 6 this year.
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