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: Beaded Curtains
Units: About 36,000
Importer: GMA Accessories Inc., of New York, N.Y.
Distributor: Tween Brands Inc., d/b/a Justice, of New Albany, Ohio
Hazard: The beaded curtains are prone to entanglement. When an adult or child plays with or runs through the beaded curtains, the risks of entanglement and strangulation are [...]
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: Infant Bed-Side Sleepers
Units: About 76,000
Manufacturer: Arm’s Reach Concepts Inc., of Oxnard, Calif.
Hazard: When the fabric liner is not used or is not securely attached, infants can fall from the raised mattress into the loose fabric at the bottom of the bed-side sleeper or can become entrapped between the [...]
Missing Safety Pegs Create Risk of Entrapment and Suffocation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Delta Enterprise Corp., of New York, N.Y. are re-announcing the 2008 recall of more than 985,000 drop-side cribs with “Crib Trigger Lock and Safety Peg” hardware. In January 2011, CPSC and Delta learned of [...]
Name of Product: Wooden Playpens
Units: About 5,000
Importer: AOSOM LLC, of Tualatin, Ore.
Hazard: The wooden playpen can break, split and/or crack at points where screws and other hardware are located. Small, broken wood pieces and hardware from the playpen can pose a risk of choking and laceration hazards to children. In addition, [...]
Name of Product: SNIGLAR cribs
Units: About 20,000 in the United States and 6,000 in Canada
Distributor: IKEA Home Furnishings, of Conshohocken, Pa.
Hazard: The four bolts provided with some SNIGLAR cribs to secure the mattress support are not long enough. This can cause the mattress support to detach and collapse, creating a risk [...]
The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Windbreaker Jackets
Units: About 10
Importer: MIKI HOUSE USA Inc. of New [...]
Hardware Linked to Deaths and Injuries
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers that “SafetyCraft” brand full-size and portable drop-side cribs manufactured or distributed by Generation 2 Worldwide of Dothan, Alabama, contain drop-side hardware that appears to be identical to Generation 2 Worldwide ChildESIGNS brand drop-side cribs recalled in February 2010. [...]
Name of Product: Rosebud drop-side cribs
Units: About 300
Manufacturer: Status Furniture, of Quebec, Canada (out of business)
Distributor/Retailer: The Land of Nod, of Northbrook, Ill.
Hazard: The drop-side rail hardware on the cribs can break or fail, allowing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the drop side detaches, a hazardous [...]
Name of Product: Bassettbaby drop-side cribs with external plastic hardware
Units: About 90,000
Manufacturer: Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc., of Bassett, Va.
Hazard: The cribs’ drop-side rail can malfunction, detach or otherwise fail, causing part of the drop side to detach from the crib. When a drop-side rail partially detaches, it creates a space between [...]
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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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