My own recall experience 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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Name of Product: Blake Bed Frames
Units: About 1,600 units
Manufacturer: The Land of Nod, of Morton Grove, Ill.
Hazard: A child’s torso can become lodged in the gap between the footboard’s top rail and the mattress, posing an entrapment hazard to the child.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received one report of a child [...]
Name of Product: Drop-Side Cribs
Units: About 8,000
Importer: J. C. Penney Purchasing Corp., of Plano, Texas
Manufacturer: Yu Wei Co. Ltd., of Taipei, Taiwan
Hazard: The drop-side rails on the crib can malfunction, detach or unexpectedly fall down, causing part of the drop side to fall out of position. When this happens, a [...]
I used drop-side cribs with all of my kids. I guess I should count my blessings nothing ever happened, considering how many recalls there are of them.
Name of Product: Drop-side cribs
Units: About 2,300; about 800 in Canada
Manufacturer: Shermag Inc., of Quebec, Canada
Hazard: The drop-side rail hardware [...]
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 [...]
Children behind the futon or in the ladder area of the bunk bed can get entrapped when the futon and its metal frame are lowered from the seated to the flat position. This is what happened to a three-year old Burlington, Iowa boy who died when he became entrapped at the head and neck [...]
Name of Product: Full-Size and Portable Drop-Side Cribs
Units: About 22,000
Importer: Dream on Me, Inc. of Piscataway, N.J.
Hazard:
Full-Size Cribs: The drop-side rail hardware can break or fail, allowing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the drop-side rail partially detaches, it creates a space between the drop side [...]
Name of Product: Wooden bunk beds
Units: About 445,000 in the United States and 21,700 in Canada
Manufacturer: Dorel Asia SRL, of Barbados
Hazard: The wooden side rails that run from the headboard to the footboard and hold the bunk bed’s mattress in place can split and cause the bunk bed to collapse, posing [...]
Name of Product: Fixed-side cribs
Units: About 330
Manufacturer: ducduc llc, of New York, N.Y.
Hazard: The bottom rails on the crib sides can separate from the sides when the mattress is in the lowest position, causing the spindles to separate and the mattress to drop. This poses fall and entrapment hazards for young [...]
Name of Product: Bassinets
Units: About 500,000
Manufacturer: Burlington Basket Company, of Burlington, Iowa
Hazard: If the cross-bracing rails are not fully locked into position, the bassinets can collapse causing the infant to fall to the floor or fall within the bassinet and suffer injuries.
Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and Burlington Basket Company have received 10 [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted unanimously to approve new mandatory standards for full-size and non-full-size baby cribs as mandated by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The federal crib standards had not been updated in nearly 30 years and these new rules are expected to [...]
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A Note About Grape Tomatoes There have been a lot of recalls recently regarding grape tomatoes with possible salmonella contamination. While I attempt to list as many food product recalls as I can, based on what foods I consider children to eat, please be aware that it would be almost impossible for me to list them all. In regards to the grape tomato recalls, please remember that any foods or dishes made with grape tomatoes could also be contaminated.
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