Latest Gear Recalls
Make sure you don't own these potentially harmful products.
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Courtesy of CPSC
Pottery Barn Kids Sweet Lambie Crib Bumpers
Date: May 29, 2013
Company/Brand: Pottery Barn Kids
The Danger: The thread in the decorative stitching on the bumper can loosen, posing an entanglement hazard to infants. The firm has received two reports of the decorative stitching coming loose and entangling children, including reports of the thread wrapping around a child's neck. No serious injuries have been reported.
Sold At: Pottery Barn Kids stores and catalogs and Pottery Barn Outlet stores nationwide, and online at potterybarnkids.com from April 2009 through July 2012 for between $129 and $149.
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Lea Industries Children's Beds
Date: May 21, 2013
Company/Brand: Lea Industries
The Danger: The bed's side mattress support rails can break, posing a fall hazard. There have been 22 reports of incidents involving the recalled beds in the U.S. since 2009 and one in Canada. Two injuries were reported. In a 2009 incident in Madison, Wisconsin, an 11-year-old girl was placing a fitted sheet on the top bunk when the child, mattress and bed supports collapsed on her 6-year-old sister in the bed below. The 6 year old was treated at a hospital emergency department for a head injury involving a cut to her face.
Sold At: Direct Buy stores and furniture stores nationwide, and online at amazon.com and various other websites from August 2008 through March 2013 for between $400 and $3,000.
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Powell Company Anywhere Lounger Bean Bag Chairs
Date: May 16, 2013
Company/Brand: Powell Company
The Danger: Bean bag chairs without a permanent zipper closure allow young children to unzip, ingest or inhale the small beads inside of the bean bag chair, posing a suffocation and strangulation hazard.
Sold At: Furniture stores nationwide including W.S. Badcock, Value City Furniture, Nebraska Furniture Mart and online at groupon.com from June 2012 to February 2013 for about $100.
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Courtesy of CPSC
Reed and Barton Gingham Bunny Forks and Spoons
Date: April 24, 2013
Company/Brand: Reed and Barton Corp.
The Danger: The pink coloring on the bunny's ears can come off, posing choking and ingestion hazards to babies. Reed and Barton has received one report of the pink coloring on the bunny's ears coming off the flatware. No injuries were reported.
Sold At: Reed and Barton factory stores and various gift shops nationwide and online at reedandbarton.com from September 2012 through January 2013 for between $15 and $40.
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Courtesy of CPSC
BabyHome USA High Chairs
Date: March 28, 2013
Company/Brand: BabyHome USA Inc.
The Danger: The front opening between the tray and seat bottom of the high chair can allow a child's body to pass through and become entrapped at the neck. This poses a strangulation hazard to young children when the child is not harnessed. No incidents or injuries have been reported.
Sold At: Juvenile product stores nationwide including USA Baby, Magic Beans and RC Willey and online at Amazon.com, Babiesrus.com and Diapers.com from March 2012 through February 2013 for about $150.
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iCandy World Cherry Model Strollers
Date: March 28, 2013
Company/Brand: iCandyAmerica inc.
The Danger: The opening between the bumper bar and seat bottom of the stroller can allow an infant's body to pass through and become entrapped at the neck, posing a strangulation hazard to young children when a child is not harnessed. No incidents or injuries have been reported.
Sold At: Buy Buy Baby and other juvenile product stores nationwide and online at buybuybaby.com and other online retailers from October 2009 through December 2012 for about $400.
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Bugaboo Cameleon3 Strollers
Date: March 27, 2013
Company/Brand: Bugaboo Americas
The Danger: The stroller's carrying handle can break and detach posing a fall hazard. Bugaboo has received 16 reports of carry handles breaking. No injuries have been reported.
Sold At: Buy Buy Baby, Toys R Us and other baby product stores nationwide, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, online at Bugaboo.com and other online retailers from September 2012 to March 2013 for between $889 and $1,600.
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Courtesy of CPSC
PT Domusindo Perdana Drop-Side Cribs
Date: March 26, 2013
Company/Brand: PT Domusindo Perdana
The Danger: The cribs' drop sides can malfunction, detach or otherwise fail, causing part of the drop side to fall out of position, creating a space into which an infant or toddler can roll and become wedged or entrapped, which can lead to strangulation or suffocation. A child can also fall out of the crib. Drop-side incidents can also occur due to incorrect assembly and with age-related wear and tear. CPSC and the firm are aware of three incidents involving drop side rails that malfunctioned or detached. No injuries were reported.
Sold At: JCPenney.com and the JCPenney catalog from January 1998 through December 2008 for between $200 and $400.
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Toys R Us Imaginarium Activity Walkers
Date: March 13, 2013
Company/Brand: Toys R Us Inc,
The Danger: The small bolt and spacer that attaches each front wheel to the walker can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Sold At: Toys R Us stores nationwide and online at toysrus.com from August 2011 through January 2013 for about $30.
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Courtesy of CPSC
Mutsy USA EVO Strollers
Date: February 7, 2013
Company/Brand: Mutsy USA Inc.
The Danger: The opening between the grab bar and seat bottom of the stroller can allow an infant's body to pass through and become entrapped at the neck, posing a strangulation hazard to young children when a child is not harnessed. No incidents or injuries have been reported.
Sold At: Juvenile product stores nationwide and websites including amazon.com between April 2012 and December 2012 for about $400.
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Courtesy of CPSC
World Imports Bunk Beds
Date: January 31, 2013
Company/Brand: World Imports, LTD
The Danger: The openings between the metal rails of the end structures are greater than allowed in the standard and pose a risk of entrapment or asphyxiation hazard. No injuries or incidents have been reported.
Sold At: Independent juvenile and other furniture stores in the eastern United States between August 2009 to February 2012 for about $250 to $300.
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Courtesy of CPSC
Million Dollar Baby Dressers
Date: January 30, 2013
Company/Brand: Million Dollar Baby
The Danger: When a young child climbs up on open dresser drawers, the dresser becomes unstable and poses the risk of tip over and entrapment. CPSC and Million Dollar Baby have received two reports of deaths associated with these dressers. An 11-month-old boy from Tulsa, Okla. and a 20-month-old girl from Camarillo, Calif. were reported to have suffocated when their dressers tipped over, entrapping them between the dresser and the floor. The cause of the deaths has not been determined.
Sold At: The recalled dressers were sold at JCPenney and independent juvenile specialty stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, BabiesRUs.com, BabyUniverse.com and other online retailers from January 2006 through June 2010 for between $230 and $300.
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Courtesy of CPSC
Natart Chelsea Dressers
Date: January 30, 2013
Company/Brand: Gemme Juvenile Inc.
The Danger: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Gemme Juvenile Inc., of Princeville, Quebec, Canada is announcing a recall to retrofit 300 children's three-drawer dressers. If a young child climbs up open dresser drawers, the dresser can tip over and pose the risk of entrapment. CPSC and the Company have received a report of a two-year-old boy from Barrington, Ill. who reportedly suffocated when he climbed on or up an open lower drawer into the second dresser drawer, causing the dresser to fall and entrap him between the unit and the floor.
When the dresser drawers are pulled all the way out and then the additional weight of a young child is applied, the dresser's center of gravity can be altered and result in instability of the product and consequently tip over. A child can become injured in the fall or suffocate under the weight of the fallen dresser.
Sold At: The dressers were sold at Furniture Kidz and other independent juvenile specialty stores and at Baby.com from January 2005 to December 2010 for between $600 and $900.
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Courtesy of CPSC
Fisher-Price Newborn Rock 'n Play Sleeper
Date: January 8, 2013
Company/Brand: Fisher-Price, Inc.
The Danger: Mold can develop between the removable seat cushion and the hard plastic frame of the sleeper when it remains wet/moist or is infrequently cleaned, posing a risk of exposure to mold to infants sleeping in the product. The CPSC advises that mold has been associated with respiratory illnesses and other infections. Although mold is not present at the time of purchase, mold growth can occur after use of the product. Fisher-Price has received 600 reports of mold on the product. Sixteen consumers have reported that their infants have been treated for respiratory issues, coughs, and hives after sleeping in the product.
Sold At: Mass merchandise stores nationwide and online since September 2009 for between $50 and $85. Units currently in retail stores are not affected by this recall to inspect. Only products that show signs of mold after use by consumers are included in this announcement.
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Courtesy of CPSC
Bugaboo Cameleon and Donkey Model Strollers
Date: January 15, 2013
Company/Brand: Bugaboo Americas
The Danger: A button on the stroller's carrycot/seat carry handle can become disengaged and cause the handle to detach, posing fall and choking hazards to young children. Bugaboo has received 58 reports of carry handles detaching. No injuries have been reported.
Sold At: Buy Buy Baby, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Toys R Us and other baby product stores nationwide, online at Bugaboo.com and other online retailers. The Bugaboo Cameleon was sold between September 2009 and June 2012 for about $980. The Bugaboo Donkey was sold from January 2011 through December 2012 for between $1,200 and $1,600.
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Courtesy of CPSC
Baby Matters Nap Nanny Recliners
Date: December 27, 2012
Company/Brand: Baby Matters, LLC
The Danger: CPSC is warning parents and caregivers that these baby recliners contain defects in the design, warnings and instructions, which pose a substantial risk of injury and death to infants. Four major national retailers -- Amazon.com, Buy Buy Baby, Diapers.com, and Toys R Us/Babies R Us -- have agreed to recall the Nap Nanny Generations One and Two, and the Chill™ model infant recliners.
In July 2010, CPSC and Baby Matters, LLC issued a joint recall news release that offered a discount coupon to Generation One owners toward the purchase of a newer model Nap Nanny. At the time, they offered improved instructions and warnings to consumers who owned the Generation Two model of Nap Nanny recliners.
At the time of the 2010 recall, CPSC was aware of one death that had occurred in a Nap Nanny recliner and 22 reports of infants hanging or falling out over the side of the Nap Nanny, even though most of the infants had been placed in the harness.
Subsequently, despite the improvements to the warnings and instructions, additional deaths using the Nap Nanny recliners were reported, including one in a Chill model. Since the 2010 recall, CPSC has received an additional 70 reports of children nearly falling out of the product.
Sold At: The Nap Nanny recliners were sold at toy and children's retail stores nationwide and online, including at www.napnanny.com. All models were priced around $130.
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Baby Jogger City Versa Strollers
Date: December 12, 2012
Company/Brand: Strollers
The Danger: The stroller frame can fail to lock in place and collapse while in use, posing a fall hazard to children in the stroller. Baby Jogger has received six reports of incidents with the stroller's frame failing to lock. No injuries have been reported.
Sold At: buybuy Baby and other juvenile product stores nationwide and online at buybuybaby.com, albeebaby.com, diapers.com and other online retailers from July 2012 through October 2012 for about $450.
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Courtesy of CPSC
Dream On Me Children's Bed Rails
Date: December 6, 2012
Company/Brand: Dream On Me Inc.
The Danger: The bed rail can separate from the mattress allowing a child's body to become entrapped if it slips between the rail and the mattress. This poses suffocation and strangulation hazards to children. No incidents or injuries have been reported.
Sold At: Small independent stores and online at amazon.com and wayfair.com from September 2011 through May 2012 for between $15 and $30.
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Courtesy of CPSC
Dream On Me Bath Seats
Date: December 6, 2012
Company/Brand: Bathing & Potty Training
The Danger: The bath seats fail to meet federal safety standards, including the requirements for stability. Specifically, the bath seats can tip over, posing a risk of drowning to babies. CPSC and Dream On Me have received five reports involving these bath seats, including a report of a near drowning involving a 12-month-old baby girl. The baby did not require medical treatment.
Sold At: Small retail stores and online retailers including Amazon.com and Wayfair.com from July 2012 through September 2012 for between $25 and $40.
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Courtesy of CPSC
Sportspower Limited Trampolines
Date: Updated January 30, 2013
Company/Brand: Sportspower Limited
The Danger: This recall is an expansion of the May 2012 recall of brown tetlon netting to now include black tetlon netting. This involves Sportspower BouncePro 14' Trampolines with model TR-1686-TPR. UPC code 687064045552 or 687064042100 is printed on the product's box. 'Sportspower BouncePro 14' is printed on a plate on the leg of the trampoline frame. The trampolines are surrounded by enclosure netting on the perimeter of the trampoline measuring about 6 feet high. The netting is designed to contain individuals bouncing on the trampoline.
Sold At: Walmart stores nationwide from February 2009 through February 2012 for about $275.
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Courtesy of CPSC
Sportspower Liquid Motion Waterslides
Date: November 28, 2012
Company/Brand: Sportspower Ltd.
The Danger: The warning labels on the children's waterslide are inadequate for weight limit and fail to tell consumers never to slide head first. This poses a risk of serious injuries to consumers, including neck injuries. Sportspower has received one report of a man who received a neck injury after sliding down the waterslide head first.
Sold At: Immediately stop using the recalled waterslides and contact Sportspower to receive new labels to affix to the waterslide. The labels warn consumers not to use the waterslide if they are older than 13 years of age and/or weigh more than 100 lbs. The labels also warn consumers never to slide head first. Contact Sportspower; toll-free at (888) 965-0565 , online at www.sportspowerltd.net or email customerservice@sportspowerltd.net for more information.
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Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Foam Pumpkin Turkey Craft Kit
Date: November 21, 2012
Company/Brand: Jo-Ann Stores Inc.
The Danger: Magnets holding the pumpkin shell pieces together can become loose, posing an ingestion hazard to young children. If swallowed, these magnets can link together inside a child's intestines and clamp onto body tissues, causing intestinal obstructions, perforations, sepsis and death. Internal injury from magnets can pose serious lifelong health effects. No incidents or injuries have been reported.
Sold At: The recalled products were sold exclusively at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores nationwide from August of 2012 to October of 2012 for approximately $8.
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Hunter Douglas Custom Cellular and Pleated Window Coverings
Date: November 21, 2012
Company/Brand: Hunter Douglas Fabrication Co.
The Danger: Some of the cords inside the breakaway cord stop were tied in a single knot which can prevent the cord stop from functioning as designed to break away. A child can become entangled in a cord loop and strangle. No incidents or injuries have been reported.
Sold At: Hunter Douglas dealers nationwide from January 2011 through August 2012. Custom shade prices vary widely based on size, style and dealer. Retail prices for these recalled shades range from $240 up.
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KidCo PeaPod Travel Tents
Date: November 16, 2012
Company/Brand: KidCo Inc.
The Danger: Infants and young children can roll off the edge of the inflatable air mattress, become entrapped between the mattress and the fabric sides of the tent, and suffocate. There have been six reports to the CPSC and three reports to Health Canada of children who became entrapped or experienced physical distress in the product. Two of the six reports included infants who were found crying underneath of the mattress that had not been inserted into the zippered pocket on the bottom of the tent. The CPSC is aware of a death of a 5-month-old boy in December 2011 in New York, who was found with his face pressed against the side wall of the tent. The cause of death was not determined.
Sold At: The travel tents were sold at independent juvenile specialty stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from January 2005 through the present for between $70 and $100.
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Courtesy of CPSC
LaJobi Avalon Glider Rockers and CNS/Katelyn Nursery Solution Glider Rockers
Date: November 8, 2012
Category: Cribs, Beds & Furniture
The Danger: The base of the glider rocker can crack or break, posing a fall hazard. CPSC and the firm have received 26 reports of the Avalon glider rockers breaking. In one incident, the occupant fell to the ground and sustained a minor injury. CPSC and the firm have received two reports of the CNS Box 2 glider rocker breaking with no injuries.
Sold At: The Avalon model was sold at Burlington and other mass retail stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Target.com and Walmart.com from December 2009 to October 2012 for about $170. The CNS Box 2 / Katelyn model was sold exclusively online at Walmart.com from November 2011 to October 2012 for about $135.
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Britax Boulevard, Pavilion, and Advocate Convertible Car Seats
Date: November 6, 2012
Company/Brand: Britax Child Safety, Inc.
The Danger: These seats were manufactured with a softer chest pad material that may be bitten or chewed into pieces by a child using the seat. If the child bites off a piece of the softer pad, it could be a choking hazard, resulting in injury or death.
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Courtesy of CPSC
Atico International Halloween Mini Projection Lights
Date: November 1, 2012
Company/Brand: Atico International USA Inc.
The Danger: The mini projection lights can overheat and melt, posing a burn hazard to consumers. Atico International USA has received two reports of incidents, including one minor burn injury.
Sold At: Five Below stores nationwide during September 2012 for $1.25.
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Trend Lab Children's Upholstered Chairs
Date: October 18, 2012
Company: Trend Lab, LLC
The Danger: Staples in the binding on the back of the chair may come loose, posing a laceration or choking hazard if swallowed. No incidents or injuries have been reported.
Sold at: Online at trend-lab.com, Amazon.com, BabiesRUs.com, Target.com, Walmart.com and Seussland.com, as well as in Buy Buy Baby and other specialty stores from November 2007 to August 2012 for about $100 to $140.
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Courtesy of CPSC
Dream On Me Bistro High Chairs
Date: October 18, 2012
Company: Dream On Me Inc.
The Danger: The front openings between the tray and seat bottom and on the side openings of the high chair between the armrest and seat bottom can allow a child's body to pass through and become entrapped at the neck. This poses a strangulation hazard to young children if the belt is not engaged. In addition, exposed springs between the seat and armrest on both sides of the high chair can create a pinch hazard to the child. No incidents or injuries have been reported.
Sold at: Americas Kids, Kid Pro USA and independent juvenile specialty stores and online at Toysrus.com between November 2011 and September 2012 for about $75.
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Courtesy of CPSC
Dream On Me Happy Swing II Infant Swings
Date: October 18, 2012
Company: Dream On Me Inc.
The Danger: The opening between the tray and seat or the grab bar and seat can allow a child's body to pass through and become entrapped at the neck, posing a strangulation hazard to young children if the belt is not engaged. No incidents or injuries have been reported.
Sold at: Juvenile products stores and CSN stores nationwide and online at Wayfair and Amazon.com from October 2010 through September 2012 for between about $80 and $130.
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Courtesy of CPSC
ADS Cyclone Swing Seats
Date: September 27, 2012
Company: ADS Inc.
The Danger: The plastic swing seats can break during use, posing a fall hazard to children. The firm has received two reports of incidents involving the swing seats breaking. No injuries have been reported.
Sold at: Online at the firm's websites SwingSetMall.com and PlaysetParts.com from May 2012 through June 2012 for about $15 without a rope and $30 with a rope.
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Courtesy of CPSC
H&M Children's Water Bottles
Date: September 18, 2012
Company: H&M Hennes & Mauritz
The Danger: The water bottle's spout can break off, posing a choking hazard to children. H&M has received one report of an incident in England of the water bottle spout breaking off in a child's mouth as the child was drinking from the bottle. No injuries have been reported.
Sold at: H&M stores with children's departments nationwide from July 2012 through August 2012 for about $5.
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Blind Xpress Window Blinds
Date: September 6, 2012
Company: Blind Xpress
The Danger: Blind Xpress custom vertical blinds have an adjustment cord that forms a loop that is not attached to the wall or floor. In some instances, this loop has a weighted device at the bottom. The custom horizontal blinds do not have inner cord stop devices to prevent the accessible inner cords from being pulled out. A child can become entangled in a cord loop and strangle. In 2009, a 2-year-old girl from Commerce Township, Mich. reportedly strangled in the loop of a vertical blind cord that was not attached to the wall or floor.
Sold at: The blinds were sold at various blind specialty stores in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana from January 1995 through December 2011 for between $16 and $380.
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Meijer Bicycles
Date: August 30, 2012
Company: Meijer Inc.
The Danger: Pedals on the bicycles can loosen or detach during use, posing a fall hazard to the rider. There are 29 reports of pedals detaching or coming loose during use, including 16 reports of minor injuries.
Sold at: Meijer stores in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky from March 2012 through August 2012 for between $60 to $300. Bicycles sold at Michigan Meijer stores in Cadillac, Gaylord, Petosky and Traverse City are not included in this recall.
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Courtesy of CPSC
Summer Infant Baby Bathers
Date: August 29, 2012
Company: Summer Infant Inc.
The danger: When the bather is lifted and/or carried with an infant in it, its folding wire frame can suddenly disengage from the side hinge, dropping the baby out of the bather, posing a fall hazard and a risk of serious head injury to infants. CPSC and Summer Infant have received seven reports of incidents in the U.S., including five reports of infants suffering head injuries from falls from the bathers. Four children between two weeks and two months old received skull fractures, including one that required intensive care for bleeding on the brain. The fifth child received a bump to the head requiring emergency room treatment.
Sold at: Mass merchandise stores nationwide and on the Web from September 2004 through November 2011 for between $15 and $30.
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CareBears Pacifiers
Date: August 23, 2012
Company: IDM Group LLC
The danger: About 119,000 pacifiers have been recalled. The pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards. The nipples can separate from the base, posing a choking hazard to young children. No incidents or injuries have been reported.
Sold at: Various discount and dollar stores, Walmart Puerto Rico, children's apparel stores and Consolidated Stores nationwide from October 2009 through June 2012 for about $1.
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Energizer Rotating Night Lights
Date: August 22, 2012
Company: Energizer
The danger: The night lights can overheat and smoke, posing a burn hazard to consumers. Energizer has received nine reports of the night lights overheating, including three reports of minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.
Sold at: Target stores nationwide from February 2010 through July 2012 for about $6.
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Babylicious Cloth Crib Fringe
Date: August 16, 2012
Company: Babylicious Products Inc.
The danger: The narrow fabric strip connecting individual fabric triangles presents a strangulation hazard to young children. No incidents or injuries have been reported.
Sold at: Online and at specialty children's product retailers from January 2006 through May 2012 for about $24.
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PBteen Beadboard Bunk Beds
Date: August 16, 2012
Company: PBteen, a division of Williams-Sonoma Inc.
The danger: The front upper horizontal panel on the bunk beds can crack or break, posing a risk of injury to the consumer. PBteen has received 13 reports of panels that have cracked or broken. No injuries have been reported.
Sold at: PBteen.com and through the PBteen catalog nationwide from January 2008 to April 2009 for the Sun Valley white and Sun Valley honey models, and October 2011 to February 2012 for the dark espresso, chestnut and white models. The bunk beds were sold for between $1,700 and $2,000.
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Bumbo Baby Seats
Date: August 15, 2012
Company: Bumbo International Trust
The danger: Babies can maneuver out of or fall from the Bumbo seat, posing a risk of serious injuries. CPSC and Bumbo International know of at least 50 incidents after the October 2007 voluntary recall in which babies fell from a Bumbo seat while it was being used on a raised surface. Nineteen of those incidents included reports of skull fractures. CPSC and Bumbo International are aware of an additional 34 post-recall reports of infants who fell out or maneuvered out of a Bumbo seat used on the floor or at an unknown elevation, resulting in injury. Two of these incidents involved reports of skull fractures, while others reported bumps, bruises, and other minor injuries.
Sold at: Sears, Target, Toys R Us (including Babies R Us), USA Babies, Walmart, and various other toy and children's stores nationwide, and various online sellers, from August 2003 through August 2012 for between $30 and $50.
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Kolcraft Contours Tandem Strollers
Date: July 24, 2012
Company: Kolcraft Enterprises Inc.
The danger: The front wheel assembly can break, posing a fall hazard to the child in the stroller. In addition, for strollers manufactured in January and February 2012, the nuts that hold the stroller's basket support screws in place can detach. Detached nuts can pose a choking hazard to young children. Kolcraft has received six reports of front caster wheels breaking and two reports of the basket's support screws and nuts detaching. No injuries have been reported.
Sold at: Burlington Coat Factory and juvenile product specialty stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Target.com and other online retailers between February 2012 and July 2012 for about $250.
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Peg Perego Strollers
Date: July 24, 2012
Company: Peg Perego USA Inc.
The danger: Entrapment and strangulation can occur, especially to infants younger than 12 months of age, when a child is not harnessed. An infant can pass through the opening between the stroller tray and seat bottom, but his/her head and neck can become entrapped by the tray. Infants who become entrapped at the neck are at risk of strangulation. A 6-month-old baby boy died of strangulation after his head was trapped between the seat and the tray of his Peg Perego stroller in 2004. Another baby, a 7-month-old girl nearly strangled when her head became trapped between the seat and the tray of her stroller in 2006.
Sold at: Various retailers nationwide, including Babies R Us and Buy Buy Baby from January 2004 through September 2010 for between $270 and $330 for the Pliko P-3 stroller and between $350 and $450 for the Venezia stroller. They were manufactured in Italy.
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Courtesy of CPSC
Downeast Children's Beach Chairs
Date: July 19, 2012
Company: Downeast Concepts Inc.
The danger: The recalled children's beach chairs have exposed, sharp metal rivets, posing a laceration hazard. The firm is aware of one injury to a 21-month-old girl who fell on the chair's metal rivets and cut her forehead and had to have stitches.
Sold at: Home Goods and other stores nationwide from June 2011 through June 2012 for between $13 and $25.
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Chicco Polly High Chairs
Date: July 11, 2012
Company: Artsana USA Inc.
The danger: Children can fall on or against the pegs on the rear legs of the high chair, resulting in a bruising or laceration injury. The firm is aware of 21 reports of incidents in which a child fell against the peg and received injuries, including four laceration injuries requiring medical closure (stitches, tape or glue) and one scratched cornea.
Sold at: Retail stores including Babies R Us, Burlington Coat Factory, Buy Buy Baby, Shopko and Toys R Us, as well as online outlets including albeebaby.com, amazon.com, babyage.com, babysupermart.com, diapers.com and target.com from January 2005 through July 2012 for between $100 and $150.
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Troxel Flexible Flyer Swing Sets
Date: July 11, 2012
Company: The Troxel Company
The danger: The see saw seats can break away from the bolt fasteners during use, posing a fall hazard. The firm received 1,232 reports of see saw seats breaking resulting in 13 injuries to young children that included bumps, bruises, and lacerations.
Sold at: Walmart, Toys R Us, Academy, and at other specialty stores, and online retailers from December 2011 through May 2012 for between $130 and $280.
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Innovage Discovery Kids Lamps
Date: July 3, 2012
Company: Innovage LLC
The danger: The placement of internal wires near the circuit board can cause electrical short-circuiting and sparking, posing a fire and a burn hazard to consumers. Innovage has received 11 reports of short circuiting. This includes three reports of lamps catching fire, which led to property damage. No injuries have been reported.
Sold at: Bed Bath & Beyond, Bonton, JCPenney, Kohls, Office Max, Toys "R" Us stores nationwide as well as the online retailers Amazon, Ideeli, JCPenney, Kohls, Macy's, and Overstock from June 2010 through March 2012 for between $10 and $20.
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Courtesy of CPSC
Kolcraft Strollers
Date: June 14, 2012
Company: Kolcraft Enterprises Inc.
The danger: A child or consumer's finger can become caught in the opening formed when locking and unlocking the hinge mechanism which is used to adjust the handlebars on the strollers. This presents an amputation and laceration hazard to children and the adults handling the stroller. Kolcraft and CPSC have received five reports of injuries involving the hinge mechanism, including reports of three children whose fingertips were amputated and two adults whose fingers were either smashed or lacerated.
Sold at: Juvenile product specialty stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Target.com, and ToysRUs.com from January 2006 and June 2012 for between $150 and $160.
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Evenflo Convertible High Chairs
Date: June 5, 2012
Company: Evenflo Inc.
The danger: The activity tray on the high chair can unexpectedly detach and allow an unrestrained child to fall, posing a risk of injury to the child. Evenflo has received 18 reports of trays that detached, including eight reports of children who fell from the high chair and sustained bumps and bruises.
Sold at: Toys "R" Us and Walmart stores nationwide and online at Walmart.com and Wayfair.com between December 2011 and June 2012 for about $40.
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Safety 1st Toilet and Cabinet Locks
Date: May 17, 2012
Company: Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG) Inc.
The danger: Young children can unexpectedly disengage the toilet locks and gain access to water in the toilet, posing the risk of drowning. The cabinet locks are being recalled because young children can disengage the lock, posing the risk of injury from dangerous or unsafe items stored in the cabinet. DJG has received 110 reports of toilet locks that did not adequately secure the lid, including eight reports of children, under the age of two, who were able to disengage or break the lock. In addition, DJG has received 278 reports of cabinet locks that did not adequately secure the cabinet, including 71 reports of children between the ages of eight months and five years old who were able to disengage the cabinet locks. In one of the reported incidents, a 13-month-old boy swallowed small, toxic beads from a craft kit. The child was admitted to the hospital, observed overnight and released the next day.
Sold at: Bed, Bath and Beyond, Burlington Coat Factory, Great Beginnings, Home Depot, Target and Walmart from January 2005 through April 2010 for between $8 and $20 for the toilet locks, and from January 2000 through March 2009 for between $2 and $11 for the cabinet locks. Amazon.com sold both locks through April 2012.
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Courtesy of CPSC
Tots in Mind Crib Tents
Date: May 16, 2012
Company: Tots in Mind, Inc.
The danger: The crib tents and play yard tents can present an entrapment and strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers if the dome portion inverts inside the crib or play yard, or if the product becomes partially detached from the crib or play yard. Tots in Mind recalled the play yard tents in July 2010 and offered a repair kit that is no longer available. The company is no longer in business and has stopped all sales.
Sold at: Since Tots in Mind, Inc. is out of business, retailers who sold these products have stepped up to offer refunds or store credit to consumers. The recalled products were sold at numerous retail stores including Bed Bath & Beyond/Buy Buy Baby, Burlington Coat Factory, Toys R Us/Babies R Us, Walmart and online on websites including Amazon.com, for between $60 and $85.
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