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Buckyballs® High Powered Magnets Sets Recalled by Maxfield and Oberton Due to Violation of Federal Toy Standard

Name of Product: Buckyballs® High Powered Magnets Sets

Units: About 175,000

Importer: Maxfield and Oberton LLC, of New York, N.Y.

Hazard: The high powered magnets sets were labeled “Ages 13+” and do not meet the mandatory toy standard F963-08 (effective August 17, 2009) which requires that such powerful magnets are not sold for children [...]

Mall of America Recalls Plush Toy Due to Choking Hazard

Product: Sandy the Squirrel Plush Toys

Manufacturer: MOA Entertainment Co. LLC, of Bloomington, Minn.

Units: About 1200 produced, 11 sold

Hazard: Young children can remove and ingest the squirrel’s nose, which poses a choking hazard.

Incidents: None reported

Description: This recall involves the Sandy the Squirrel plush toy, which measures approximately 1 foot high [...]

Step2® Recalls to Repair Riding Toys Due to Risk of Injury

 Name of Product: Push Around and Whisper Ride Buggies

Units: About 2.5 million

Manufacturer: Step2 Company, of Streetsboro, Ohio

Hazard: A pin attaching to the yellow knob on the handle of the buggy can loosen, causing the handle to detach from the buggy. This poses a serious risk of injury to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: [...]

CPSC Issues Final Mandatory Rule on Infant Baby Walkers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted (5-0) to issue a final mandatory rule under section 104(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) for infant walkers.

The rule adopts the applicable voluntary industry standard, ASTM F 977-07, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Walkers, and adds the following [...]

Claire's Recalls Children's Metal Charm Bracelets Due to High Levels of Cadmium

Name of Product: “Best Friends” Charm Bracelet Sets

Units: About 19,000

Importer: Claire’s Boutiques Inc., of Hoffman Estates, Ill.

Manufacturer: Dae Yeon Industries Corp., of China

Hazard: The heart lock charms attached to the bracelets contain high levels of cadmium. Cadmium is toxic if ingested by children and can cause adverse health effects.

Incidents/Injuries: [...]

CPSC Issues Warning on Drop-Side Cribs: 32 Fatalities in Drop-Side Cribs in Last 9 Years

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of its commitment to ensure safe sleep for young children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is once again warning parents and caregivers about deadly hazards with drop-side cribs. In the last five years, CPSC has announced 11 recalls involving more than 7 million drop-side cribs due to [...]

Girls’ Vests with Drawstrings Recalled by MIM-PI USA Due to Strangulation Hazard

Name of Product: Girls’ hooded sleeveless vests

Units: About 80

Manufacturer: MIM-PI USA LLC, of Orlando, Fla.

Hazard: The garments have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and [...]

C&T International/Sorelle Recalls Cribs Due to Strangulation and Suffocation Hazards

Name of Product: Drop-Side Cribs

Units: About 170,000

Distributor: C&T International/Sorelle, of East Rutherford, New Jersey. Before 2003, the company also distributed under the name Golden Baby Inc.

Hazard: The cribs’ drop-side hardware can disengage from the tracks, causing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the drop-side partially detaches, it creates [...]

Klean Kanteen Recalls Water Bottle Spouts Due to Choking Hazard

Name of Product: Sport Cap 2.0 water bottle spouts

Units: About 1.2 million in the United States and 102,000 in Canada

Manufacturer: Klean Kanteen Inc., of Chico, Calif.

Hazard: The water bottle spouts can break or crack, posing a choking hazard to children and adults.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received six reports of incidents of [...]

Roberta Roller Rabbit Recalls Children’s Kimono Robes, Lounge and Slumber Short Sets Due To Violation of Federal Flammability Standard

Name of Product: Roberta Roller Rabbit Children’s Kimono Robe, Lounge Sets and Slumber Short Sets

Units: About 9,200

Importer: Roberta Roller Rabbit by Roberta Freymann, of New York, N.Y.

Hazard: The recalled sleepwear fails to meet the federal children’s sleepwear flammability standard, posing a burn hazard to children.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall [...]

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