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Retailers Recall 400,000 Simplicity Cribs
Plastic hardware that can break or deform is the reason behind a new recall of 400,000 Simplicity drop-side cribs. When the hardware doesn't work properly, the drop sides can detach,...
Safety 1st Reveals New Car Seat, New Crash Testing Method
Baby products manufacturer Dorel Juvenile Group recently unveiled a new car seat under their Safety 1st brand that features side impact head wings with unique air cushions. The side-impact head...
Cute Baby Clothes: Summer Sun Hats
Thanks to a generation of parents who had some pretty bad sunburns as kids, today's babies and toddlers are a lot more likely to be sporting sun protection clothing, loads...
Should Airlines Require Seats For Babies?
A recent news story about a scuffle on an airplane over a noisy child has some people suggesting that required seats for all kids under age 2 might help curb...
Texas Updates Booster Seat Law
Beginning Sept. 1, 2009, kids in Texas who are under 8 years old who are not yet 4'9" tall will be required by law to ride in a booster seat...
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Minnesota Car Seat Laws
Keeping your child safe in the car isn't just smart, it's the law. When does Minnesota law require your child to ride in a car seat, booster seat or seat belt? Find Minnesota's state car seat laws in this state by state list of child passenger safety and car seat laws.
Montana Car Seat Laws
Keeping your child safe in the car isn't just smart, it's the law. When does Montana law require your child to ride in a car seat, booster seat or seat belt? Find Montana's state car seat laws in this state by state list of child passenger safety and car seat laws.
Top Baby Bibs
Bibs are a necessary part of your baby or toddler's wardrobe! Here are some great bibs that will keep baby's clothes clean and look going doing it.
Life and Times Baby Book
Go beyond the traditional baby book with the Life and Times Baby Record Book. A review of this personalized baby book, which holds up to 20 years of milestones, memories and souvenirs, from your Guide to Baby Products.
Kalencom Potette Potty Chair
This travel potty chair makes it easy to continue potty training your child while traveling. Learn more about the Potette Plus potty chair from Kalencom in this review.
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US Consumer Product Safety Commission - Recent Child-Related Product Recalls
Aqua-Leisure Industries Recalls Inflatable Baby Floats Due to Drowning Hazard
The leg straps in the seat of the float can tear, causing children to unexpectedly fall into or under the water, posing a risk of drowning.
Simplicity Drop Side Cribs Recalled by Retailers Due to Risk of Death from Su...
The crib's plastic hardware can break or deform, causing the drop side to detach. When the drop side detaches, it creates space between the drop side and the crib mattress. Infants and toddlers can roll into this space and become entrapped which can lead to suffocation.
Body Boards Recalled by JGR Copa Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
The green surface coating of the screened logo "Big Lizard body boards" on the underside of the body board contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Children's Necklace and Bracelet Sets Recalled by D&D Distributing-Wholesale D...
Small parts can detach from the necklace and bracelet when the elastic string break, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Macy's Recalls Children's Hooded Sweatshirts Due to Strangulation Hazard
The sweatshirts have a drawstring sewn at the base of the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children.
Children's Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Winterbee Due To S...
The jackets have a drawstring through the hood, which can pose a strangulation hazard to children.
LaJobi Recalls Babi Italia Pinehurst and Bonavita Hudson Drop Side Cribs; Ris...
The lower spring pins on the footboard and headboard can pop out of the tracks located on the drop side causing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the drop side detaches, it creates a hazardous gap between the drop side and the crib mattress in which infants and toddlers can become entrapped and suffocate or fall from cribs.
LaJobi Recalls Bonavita "Cabana" Drop Side Cribs Due To Entrapment and Strang...
The wooden crib slats can detach or break creating a gap, which can pose an entrapment and strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers.
Children's Loungewear Recalled by Warm Biscuit Bedding Due to Violation of Fe...
The loungewear garments fail to meet children's sleepwear federal flammability standards which require sleepwear, including loungewear, to be either snug-fitting or flame resistant.
Outdoor Playset Gliders Recalled by Backyard Play Systems Due to Fall Hazard;...
The retaining rings used to secure the gliders to the playset can become loose or detached, posing a fall hazard to children.
Bugaboo Recalls Strollers Due to Risk of Brake Failure
One or both sides of the brakes can fail, causing a stroller to unexpectedly roll away on an incline. This can pose a risk of injury to the child occupant.
Outdoor Play Sets Sold Exclusively at Toys"R"Us Recalled by Step2 Due to Fall...
The triangular hangers that attach the swing's ropes to the upper rail of the play set can break, posing a fall hazard to children.
Trampolines Recalled by Skywalker Holdings; Enclosure Problems Can Result in ...
The straps supporting the top of the trampoline's enclosure to the poles can fail. The enclosure could drop if these straps break, posing a risk that a user could fall from the trampoline.
Girl's Hooded Sweatshirts Recalled by Ely and Walker Due to Strangulation Hazard
The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children.
Gothic Cabinet Craft Recalls Bunk Beds Due to Fall Hazard
The bunk beds do not have sufficient headboards, footboards, or guardrails and have gaps between parts of the upper bunk that could allow a child's body to pass through but not a child's head. These bunk beds pose a fall, entrapment, and strangulation hazard to children and violate the spacing requirements of the federal bunk bed safety standard.
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