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Weeplay Kids Recalls Infant Bodysuits Due to Choking Hazard

Name of Product: Carter’s Watch the Wear Bodysuits and Sleep ‘n Play Garments

Units: About 128,000

Importer/Manufacturer: Weeplay Kids LLC, of New York, N.Y.

Hazard: The snaps can detach from the fabric of the garment, posing a choking hazard to infants and young children.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received approximately 30 reports of snaps [...]

Britax Child Safety, Inc. announced that it is conducting a safety recall on its CHAPERONE™ Infant Car Seat

Both Britax recalls posted on this site are taken directly from press releases on the Britax web site.

Britax Child Safety, Inc. announced that it is conducting a safety recall on its CHAPERONE™ Infant Car Seat. The recall includes CHAPERONE Infant Car Seats with Model Numbers of E9L95P2, E9L95P3, E9L95P5, (Sold in [...]

Infant Rattles Recalled by Lee Carter Co. Due to Choking Hazard

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 [...]

Build-A-Bear Recalls Colorful Hearts Teddy Bears Due to Choking Hazard

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, [...]

Toys Distribution Inc. Recalls Rattles Due to Choking Hazard

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 [...]

Children’s Animal Slippers Recalled Due to Choking Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Family Dollar Stores

Name of Product: Kidgets® Animal Sock Top Slippers

Units: About 160,000

Distributor/Retailer: Family Dollar Services Inc., of Matthews, N.C.

Importer: BCNY International Inc., of Hicksville, N.Y.

Hazard: The animal’s eyes can detach from the slippers, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: Family Dollar has received one report of the eyes detaching from [...]

Battat Recalls Magnetic Sketchboards; Magnetic Pen Tip Poses Choking Hazards

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 [...]

Guidecraft Recalls Twist ‘n Sort Toys Due to Choking Hazard

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 [...]

Jogging Strollers Recalled by B.O.B. Trailers Due to Choking Hazard

Name of Product: B.O.B.® single and double strollers

Units: About 411,700 in the United States and 27,000 in Canada (357,000 units were recalled in February 2011 due to strangulation hazard posed by canopy drawstring)

Importer: B.O.B. Trailers Inc., of Boise, Idaho

Hazard: The stroller canopy’s embroidered logo’s backing patch can detach, posing a choking [...]

Musical Wooden Table Toys Recalled by Battat Due to Choking Hazard

Name of Product: Musical Wooden Table Toys

Units: About 14,000

Importer: Battat Inc., of Plattsburgh, N.Y.

Hazard: Small pegs on the xylophone toy can loosen and detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and Battat have received nine reports of loose and detached pegs. No injuries have been reported.

Description: This [...]

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