According to the U.S. Product Safety Commission, four national retailers – Amazon.com, Buy Buy Baby, Diapers.com and Toys R Us/Babies R Us – have agreed to stop selling Nap Nanny baby recliners after the maker failed to take action in response to five infant deaths and dozens of reports of children injured by the recliners.…
More than 2 million toys deemed dangerous or in violation of safety laws were seized at U.S. ports this year, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. In four years, CPSC and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have seized more than 8.5 million units of about 2,400 different toys and children’s products for safety…
Each year the U.S. Public Interest Research Group visits national toy stores, malls and dollar stores from September through November, looking for potentially dangerous toys being sold. The independent consumer group also examines recall and other regulatory notices for its annual “Trouble in Toyland” report. Investigators focus on toys that pose a potential toxic, choking,…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Guangdong Vanward Electric Co. of China have announced the voluntary recall of about 37,000 Master Forge gas grills. Consumers should immediately stop using the grill, Model GD4825, which was sold nationwide at Lowe’s from November 2011 through May 2012. Improper installation of the hose connecting the gas tank…
About 560 Happy Swing II infant swings from Dream On Me Inc., a New Jersey company, are being recalled due to a strangulation risk, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced. Consumers should immediately stop using the swings and contact the company for a replacement. According to the CPSC, the opening between the swing’s tray…
Monster Beverage, maker of Monster Energy drinks, is in hot water following a lawsuit filed by the parents of a 14-year-old Maryland girl, who died after drinking two large cans within 24 hours. According to records sought and released by the mother of the girl, who died in December 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug…
Nearly 17,000 Club- and Med-style toddler chairs manufactured by Minnesota-based Trend Lab have been recalled because staples might come loose and cut or choke children. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said consumers should immediately take the chair away from children, inspect the binding for loose staples, then contact the firm for a repair kit…
Consumers who bought a Mother’s Touch/Deluxe Baby Bather, which were sold nationwide in stores and online, should immediately stop using the product and contact the manufacturer, Summer Infant Inc. of Woonsocket, R.I. The company, in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, is recalling the bathers after reports of four infants suffering skull fractures when…
The parents of a former high school football player have sued helmet manufacturer Ridell Inc., saying the shock-absorbing padding in the front of the helmet weakened with body heat and caused their son permanent disabilities. Ridell responded by saying that its helmet met all standards for testing at room temperature, though the standards may be…
Indiana stroller manufacturer Peg Perego announced a massive recall of nearly a quarter-million strollers made between January 2004 and September 2007, citing risks of entrapment and strangulation. Peg Perego is cooperating with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in recalling the strollers, which were made before voluntary industry standards were adopted in January 2008 that…