Is Your Children’s Bedroom a Danger Zone?
Given the spate of dresser recalls, your children’s bedroom could be like a ship’s cabin adrift on high seas pounded with gale force winds. If their room is furnished with Ikea, Home Depot or Safavieh dressers, anchoring furnishings to prevent tip-over incidents—which have been linked to many deaths and countless injuries—may not be enough. The […]
Aquabeads Peel Top Layer Of Skin From Child’s Finger
Parents, if your child plays with aquabeads, there is a potential skin hazard. After playing with the stick-with-water bead toy, a child’s epidermis (top) layer of skin peeled from the top third of every finger. Not only is this condition painful, but it can lead to a serious infection. If your child has had a […]
IKEA recalls Infant Bibs Over Choking Fears
Ikea has recalled about 7,000 MATVRÅ Infant Bibs after it received two reports of the bibs detaching and potentially causing a choking hazard to infants. The Swedish furniture giant said in a Facebook post that, “All our products are tested and comply with applicable standards and legislation…In spite of this, we have received reports that […]
Warning: Does your kid’s lunchbox contain a Contigo Water Bottle?
Before your child goes to daycare or school, be sure to check the water bottle in their backpack or lunchbox: Contigo Kids Cleanable Water Bottles have been recalled because of a “potential choking hazard”. On August 27, Contigo, in conjunction with The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), has voluntarily recalled about 5.7 million water […]
Bubble Soccer or Concussion Balls?
Bubble Soccer has likely come to a park near you: players are encased in large plastic balls with their legs exposed, allowing them to move their legs freely. It’s a bit like Zorbing, a wildly popular activity that people enjoy worldwide: they step into a large plastic ball and roll down from top of a […]
Inclined Sleeper Deaths Are On The Rise
Parents, your baby may be at risk if you bought an inclined baby sleeper. On the heels of the huge Fisher-Price recall involving 4.7 million Rock ‘n Play sleepers that have now been linked with at least 50 deaths, another 700,000 inclined sleepers have been recalled—and the infant death toll is rising. Inclined Sleeper Recalls […]
Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper Recalled
After reports of infant deaths, the U.S. Consumer Product and Safety Commission (CPSC) on April 12, 2019 recalled about 4.7 million Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play sleepers. Tragically, at least 32 infant fatalities have linked to this product since Fisher-Price introduced the Rock ‘n Play sleeper in 2009. According to the CPSC, these deaths happened after […]
Safety 1st, Ready, Set, Walk! Walkers Can Cause Serious Injuries
Today, there is a growing list of consumers who have babies suffering serious injuries because of a fundamental flaw in the design of the infant walker in question: the Safety 1st Ready, Set, Walker from Walmart, Target, Babies R Us and other retailers. Infant Walker-Related Injuries: The Statistics According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, […]
Over 200,000 Britax Child Car Seats Recalled for Dangerous Defect in Seat Fasteners
Defects in cars, including their components and safety accessories, can pose serious hazards to consumers and often lead to recalls designed to prevent injuries and deaths. On August 11, 2015, for example, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall of 213,753 Britax Child Safety, Inc. (Britax) Advocate, Boulevard, and Marathon ClickTight Child […]
Batman Projection Watches Can Cause Serious Burn Injuries
Batman Projection Watches, which children can use to project 10 different images onto walls and other surfaces, are extremely popular with small children, many of whom wear them for extended periods, including while they are sleeping. But, parents need to be warned that these watches have caused serious chemical burns to some children due to […]
