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I didn't know it until I started this web site, but I had a recalled product in my home. Read about my recall experience with MEGA Brands.

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Cost Plus Inc. Recalls Wooden Animal Drum Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

Name of Product: Wooden animal drum

Units: About 1,000

Importer: Cost Plus Inc. of Oakland, Calif.

Hazard: The paint used on the drum is in excess of the maximum allowable level of 90 ppm, a violation of the federal lead paint standard.

Incidents/Injuries: None

Description: The recalled toy is a wooden hexagon drum with [...]

Children’s Sleepwear Recalled by Sage Creek Organics Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard

Name of Product: Sage Creek Organics children’s sleepwear

Units: About 600

Importer: Sage Creek Organics, of Tarzana, Calif.

Hazard: The garments fail to meet the federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear posing a risk of burn injury to children. The garments are being recalled because they do not meet the tight-fitting sizing requirements.

Incidents/Injuries: [...]

Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades by The Shade Store

Name of Product: Roman shades

Units: About 45,000 Roman shades

Manufacturer: The Shade Store, of Port Chester, N.Y.

Hazard: Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around [...]

Swing Sets Recalled by Adventure Playsets due to Fall Hazard

Name of Product: Adventure Playsets Wooden Swing Sets

Units: Approximately 240,000; a number of these products were recalled in November 2009 for a similar hazard, which listed 275,000 playsets in the U.S. and 6,800 in Canada.

Manufacturer: Adventure Playsets, of Pittsburg, KS

Hazard: The wood in the posts of the fort sections on the [...]

Safety Alert: Only New, Safer Cribs will be Available for Consumer Purchase on June 28, 2011

 Now that it’s official, I am reposting this just in case you missed it the first time I posted it on 6/17/11.

CPSC votes to grant extension of time to comply with new rules to crib rental companies

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In less than two weeks, a new generation of safer cribs will [...]

Eagle Produce, LLC Recalls Cantaloupe Due To Possible Health Risk

Contact: Consumer: Eagle Produce, LLC 480-323-6177

Media: Paul Fleming Eagle Produce, LLC 480-323-6177 pfleming@eagleproduce.com

Eagle Produce, LLC of Scottsdale, Arizona has announced a limited recall of certain cantaloupes shipped from Arizona to upstate New York in late May, due to their potential to be contaminated with salmonella. Although no illnesses have been reported, Eagle Produce [...]

Rugby Children’s Pain & Fever Concentrated Drops Recalled Due To Failure to Meet Child-Resistant Closure Requirement

Name of Product: Children’s Pain & Fever Concentrated Drops

Units: About 898,000

Manufacturer: Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc., of Aquebogue, N.Y

Distributed by: Rugby Laboratories, Inc., of Duluth, Georgia

Hazard: This over the counter medicine contains acetaminophen which calls for child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. Although the original bottle has child-resistant [...]

GAMMA Sports Recalls Children’s Tennis Racquets Due to Risk of Lead Exposure

Name of Product: Quick Kids Junior Tennis Racquets

Units: About 2,000

Manufacturer: GAMMA Sports, of Pittsburgh, Pa.

Hazard: The orange grip tape on the tennis racket’s handle contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported

Description: This recall involves Quick [...]

Target Recalls Infant Girls Sandals Due to Choking Hazard

Name of Product: Circo Aloma Infant Girls Sandals

Units: About 51,700

Importer: Target, of Minneapolis, Minn.

Hazard: The decorative plastic flowers can detach, posing a choking hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: Target has received eight reports of the decorative flowers detaching from the sandals. No injuries have been reported.

Description: The recalled infant girls sandals are white [...]

Britax Recalls B-Nimble Strollers Due to Risk of Brake Failure

Name of Product: B-Nimble Strollers

Units: About 20,000 in the United States and 800 in Canada

Importer: Britax Child Safety Inc., of Charlotte, N.C.

Hazard: An audible click heard when the brake pedal is pressed can give a false impression that the brake is fully engaged when it is not. When the brake is [...]