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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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Summer Infant Recalls to Repair Baby Bathers Due to Fall and Head Injury Hazard

Consumers should order free repair kit

 Name of Product: Mother’s Touch/Deluxe Baby Bathers

Units: About 2 million in the United States and an additional 65,000 in Canada

Manufacturer: Summer Infant Inc., of Woonsocket, R.I.

Hazard: When the bather is lifted and/or carried with an infant in it, its folding wire frame can suddenly disengage [...]

CareBears Pacifier Recalled by IDM Group Due to Choking Hazard

Name of product: CareBears™ Pacifiers

Units: About 119,000

Importer: IDM Group LLC, of New York

Manufacturer: Yi Wu Jiangyi Plastic Co., of China

Hazard: The pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards. The nipples can separate from the base, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The pacifiers and the [...]

Liberty Mountain Recalls VAUDE Kenta Child Carriers Due to Fall Hazard

Name of Product: Kenta and Kenta Plus child carriers

Units: About 300 in the United States and 100 in Canada

Importer: Liberty Mountain, of Salt Lake City, Utah

Manufacturer: VAUDE Sport GmbH & Company KG, of Germany

Hazard: The side strap’s seam can unravel and cause the strap to separate, posing a fall hazard [...]

Peg Perego Recalls Strollers Due to Risk of Entrapment and Strangulation; One Child Death Reported

A 6-month-old baby boy from Tarzana, Calif. died of strangulation after his head was trapped between the seat and the tray of his Peg Perego stroller in 2004. Another baby, a 7-month-old girl from New York, N.Y., nearly strangled when her head became trapped between the seat and the tray of her stroller in [...]

Kolcraft Recalls Contours Tandem Strollers Due to Fall and Choking Hazards

Name of product: Contours Options LT Tandem Strollers

Units: About 5,600

Importer: Kolcraft Enterprises Inc., of Chicago, Ill.

Hazard: The front wheel assembly can break, posing a fall hazard to the child in the stroller. In addition, for strollers manufactured in January and February 2012, the nuts that hold the stroller’s basket support screws [...]

Chicco Polly High Chairs Recalled Due to Laceration Hazard

Name of Product: Chicco Polly High Chair

Units: About 455,000 in the United States and 30,690 in Canada

Importer: Artsana USA Inc., of Lancaster, Pa.

Hazard: Children can fall on or against the pegs on the rear legs of the high chair, resulting in a bruising or laceration injury.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm is aware [...]

Old Navy Recalls Toddler Girl Aqua Socks Due to Slip and Fall Hazard

Name of Product: Old Navy Toddler Girl Aqua Socks

Units: About 34,000 in the U.S. and 3,800 in Canada

Retailer: Old Navy, of San Francisco, Calif.

Hazard: This style of Aqua Socks have less traction when worn on wet or smooth surfaces such as hardwood or tile, creating a slip and fall hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: [...]

Strollers Recalled by Kolcraft Due to Fingertip Amputation and Laceration Hazards

Name of Product: Contours Options three- and four-wheeled strollers

Units: About 36,000 in the United States and 270 in Canada

Importer: Kolcraft Enterprises Inc., of Chicago Ill.

Hazard: A child or consumer’s finger can become caught in the opening formed when locking and unlocking the hinge mechanism which is used to adjust the handlebars [...]

Evenflo Recalls Convertible High Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

Name of Product: Convertible high chairs

Units: About 35,000 in the United States

Distributor: Evenflo Inc., of Miamisburg, Ohio

Hazard: The activity tray on the high chair can unexpectedly detach and allow an unrestrained child to fall, posing a risk of injury to the child.

Incidents/Injuries: Evenflo has received 18 reports of trays that [...]

Manhattan Group Recalls Baby Rattles Due to Choking Hazard

This is something I totally would have bought my boys when they were younger.  Lucky for me, they’re too old for it.

Name of Product: Whoozit® Starry Time Rattle

Units: About 3,000 in the United States and 150 in Canada

Importer: Manhattan Group LLC, of Minneapolis, Minn.

Hazard: The clear spheres [...]