recalls

CPSC votes unanimously on new tough crib standards. CPSC issues recall and discusses dangers of crib and play yard tents. CNN reports on one mother’s fight for safe cribs. Pottery Barn recalls all their dropside cribs. Have questions about drop-side… Read More

Check out the recent poster on recalls by Hugamonkey. A great visual..

What is a drop-side crib? A drop-side crib is a crib in which the side rail moves up and down on tracks to allow easier access to the child. The tracks can be in the end posts or attached to… Read More

“When you look at where we have been and where we are headed”, said CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum, only two weeks ago, “you can see why we are agency on the rise.” It seems that these words are beginning to… Read More

Today the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, along with Dorel Asia is announcing a voluntary recall to replace drop side and non-drop side cribs that pose suffocation and strangulation hazards to infants and toddlers. Consumers should immediately stop using the… Read More

Today is the birthday of my nephew, Leo. His mother, my cousin Amy, died in 2007 after a short but intense fight with cancer. I see Leo turning 13 and know how proud his mom would be of what an… Read More

Kids In Danger released The Illinois Parent Survey on Product Safety today. The survey found that when asked to list issues, parents reported home safety concerns most often above crime, traffic and outside injuries concerns. Yet, parental awareness may not… Read More

Here is a brief roundup of some news coming across our desk this week: A class action lawsuit on behalf of families whose children played with the CSI Fingerprinting Kit by Planet Toys has reached a tentative settlement. The suit… Read More

On Monday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall of 1 million Maclaren strollers sold in the last decade. The recall includes all single and double umbrella strollers, which pose a risk of fingertip laceration and amputation for… Read More

It being National Fire Prevention Week, we’d like to reemphasize the threat fire or burns can pose to your children and to offer some advice on protecting them. Many safety groups have great tips for avoiding fire and burn injuries…. Read More