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Fisher-Price Recalls Infant Toys with Inflatable Balls Due to Choking Hazard(Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT) The valve of the inflatable ball on these toys can come off and pose a choking hazard to young children.

Fisher-Price Recalls Healthy Care, Easy Clean and Close to Me High Chairs Due to Laceration Hazard (Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT) Children can fall on or against the pegs on the rear legs of the high chair resulting in injuries or lacerations. The pegs are used for high chair tray storage.

Fisher-Price Recalls Little People Wheelies Stand 'n Play Rampway Due to Choking Hazard (Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT) The wheels on the purple and the green cars can come off, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Fisher-Price Recalls Children's Trikes Due to Risk of Serious Injury (Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT) A child can strike, sit or fall on the protruding plastic ignition key resulting in serious injury, including genital bleeding.

Deaths Prompt CPSC, FDA Warning on Infant Sleep Positioners (Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:00:00 GMT) The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today warned consumers to stop using infant sleep positioners. Over the past 13 years, CPSC and the FDA have received 12 reports of infants between the ages of 1 month and 4 four months who died when they suffocated in sleep positioners or became trapped and suffocated between a sleep positioner and the side of a crib or bassinet.

CPSC Urges Parents to Inspect and Secure TVs, Furniture, and Appliances in Child-Proofing Efforts (Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:15:00 GMT) Many parents and caregivers may not be aware that one of the top hidden hazards in the homes where young children live or visit is unsecured and unstable TVs, furniture and appliances. Today, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging families to take a moment to inspect and secure these items to prevent any more tragedies.


Children's Mood Rings and Necklaces Recalled by D&D Distributing-Wholesale Due To Risk of Lead Exposure (Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:00:00 GMT) The metal rings and necklaces contain high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

Children's Hooded Jackets and Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled By Burlington Coat Factory Due to Strangulation Hazard (Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT) The hooded jackets and sweatshirts have drawstrings through the hood and/or waist which can pose a strangulation or entrapment hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets and sweatshirts.

Giant Starbuilders and Giant Stars Building Sets Recalled by Edushape Due to Choking Hazard (Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:00:00 GMT) Plastic knobs can break from the center of the star, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Chuck E. Cheese's Recalls Light-up Rings and Star Glasses Due to Ingestion Hazard (Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT) If crushed or pulled apart, the plastic casing can break into small pieces and possibly expose the batteries, posing an ingestion hazard to children. If ingested, the batteries may be damaging to either the stomach, intestine, esophagus or nasal mucus membrane.

Albee Baby Recalls C & T International/Sorelle Brand "Prescott" Cribs Due to Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards (Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:00:00 GMT) These cribs are re-labeled fixed-sided Simplicity cribs that contain tubular metal mattress-support frames recalled in April 2010. The mattress support frames can bend or detach, causing part of the mattress to drop, creating a space into which an infant or toddler can roll and become wedged, entrapped or fall out of the crib.

Fun Stuff Recalls Children's Toys Due to Choking Hazard (Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:00:00 GMT) The small balls on the end of the toy's arms can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. The toys were marketed for children age 3 and over. CPSC staff has designated these toys for children between the ages of 19 to 35 months!