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Name of Product: Infant Rattles Units: About 25,000 Importer/Distributor: Lee Carter Co., of San Francisco, Calif. Hazard: The rattle’s handle is small enough to fit into a child’s throat, posing a choking hazard and violating federal rattle standards. Incidents/Injuries: None reported Description: The recalled rattles are made out of multi-colored, woven plastic and have [...]  Tags: baby rattles, choking hazard, infant toys, Lee Carter Co. Category → Baby, Choking, Toys  Leave a comment  Name of Product: Super Luchamania Action Figures Units: About 7,000 packs Importer/Distributor: Lee Carter Co., of San Francisco, Calif. Hazard: The surface paints on the action figures contain excessive levels of lead which is prohibited under federal law. Incidents/Injuries: None reported Description: The recalled Mexican wrestling Super Luchamania action figures were sold in packs [...] Tags: action figures, lead exposure, lead paint, Lee Carter Co., Mexican wrestling, Super Luchamania, wrestling Category → Lead, Toys Leave a comment Imagine how many heartbroken kids there will be with this recall… and how many parents will have to explain that Santa made a toy that could hurt them? (I guess you could always blame the elves.) In my case, I should be grateful this wasn’t a few years ago, [...] Tags: Build-A-Bear, choking hazard, Colorful Hearts Teddy Bear, hearts, teddy bear Category → Choking, Too Cute To Be Dangerous, Toys Leave a comment Name of Product: Baby Rattles Units: About 50 Distributor: Toys Distribution Inc., of Los Angeles, Calif. Manufacturer: Winning Key (WK) Manufacturing and Topwin Toys (HK), of China Hazard: The recalled rattles can break into small parts, posing a choking hazard to young children and violating the federal safety requirements for rattles. In addition, the [...] Tags: baby rattles, choking hazard, HANDBELL TOYS, JUNYI, Topwin Toys, Toys Distribution, Winning Key (WK) Manufacturing, XIN DA MEI Category → Baby, Choking, Toys Leave a comment This article was recently posted on the CPSC web site. I’m glad to see that toys are safer this year, but there’s still a lot of work to do. Recalls and lead violations are down; 180,000 child injuries per year is too high It’s that time of year again, when parents, grandparents, and friends [...] Name of Product: Swimwear Set With Inflatable Inner Tube Units: About 19,720 units in the United States and 1,100 units in Canada Importer: Build-A-Bear Workshop®, of St. Louis Hazard: The inner tube accessory can be pulled over a small child’s head, posing a strangulation hazard. Incidents/Injuries: Build-A-Bear received one report of an incident in [...] Name of Product: Toulouse-LapTrec magnetic sketchboards Units: About 95,000 in the United States and 4,300 in Canada Importer: Battat Inc., of Plattsburgh, N.Y. Manufacturers: Rainbow Force Plastic Products, of China Hazard: The magnetic tip of the drawing pen can dislodge from the pen, posing a choking hazard to children. Incidents/Injuries: Battat has received 19 [...] Okay, I’m no expert, but even I could have figured this one out. There aren’t any nose openings, so how exactly are you supposed to breathe while wearing one of these? Name of Product: Children’s Frog Masks Units: About 3,400 Importer: Target Corp., of Minneapolis, Minn. Hazard: The plush frog masks [...] Tags: animal, animal mask, Children’s Frog Masks, frog, suffocation hazard, Target Category → Hazards, Suffocation, Target, Toys Leave a comment Name of Product: Twist and Sort Toys Units: About 760 Manufacturer: Guidecraft Inc., of Winthrop, Minn. Hazard: The small pegs on three of the four posts can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Description: This recall involves Twist ‘n Sort wooden toys. The toy has a square base, four [...] Tags: choking hazard, Guidecraft, Twist and Sort, Twist ‘n Sort, wooden toys Category → Choking, Toys Leave a comment Name of Product: BUSA children’s folding tent Units: About 58,000; 51,000 in the United States and 7,000 in Canada Importer: IKEA North America Service, of Conshohocken, Pa. Hazard: The steel wire frame of the tent can break, producing sharp wire ends that can protrude through the tent fabric, posing a laceration or puncture hazard. [...] Tags: BUSA children’s folding tent, Ikea, laceration hazard, puncture hazard Category → Laceration, Puncture Hazard, Toys Leave a comment |
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