Categories

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.

My Mommy Blog

Baby Seats Recalled for Repair by Bumbo International Due to Fall Hazard

Consumers should order free repair kit

Name of Product: Bumbo Baby Seats

Units: About 4 million in the U.S. Note: In October 2007, 1 million Bumbo seats were voluntarily recalled to provide additional warnings against use on raised surfaces.

Manufacturer: Bumbo International Trust, of South Africa

Hazard: Babies can maneuver out of or fall [...]

Target Recalls Bunny Sippy Cups Due to Injury Hazard

Name of Product: Target Home Bunny Sippy Cup

Units: Approximately 264,000

Importer: Target Corporation; Minneapolis, Minn.

Hazard: The ear on the bunny sippy cup can poke a child in the eye area while using the cup for drinking, posing an injury hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: Target has received six reports of incidents where the plastic ear [...]

Target Recalls Circo Childrens’ Travel Cases Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

Name of Product: Circo 17” Children’s Travel Cases

Units: About 139,000 units

Importer: Target Corporation, of Minneapolis, Minn.

Hazard: The surface coating on the travel cases contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported

Description: The Circo brand label is found on the fabric handle attached to the [...]

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 [...]

Kiddieland Recalls Disney-branded Fairies Plastic Trikes Due to Laceration Hazard

Name of Product: Disney Fairies Plastic Racing Trikes

Units: About 12,000 (9,000 Disney Princess Trikes were recalled in April 2011*)

Manufacturer: Kiddieland Toys Limited, of Scituate, Mass. (Note: Disney licensed their brand name to Kiddieland.)

Hazard: The plastic fairy figures protrude from the top of the handle bar posing a laceration hazard if a [...]

Target Recall Children’s Frog Masks Due to Suffocation Hazard

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 [...]

Target Expands Recall of Step Stools with Storage Due to Fall Hazard

Name of Product: Step Stools with Storage

Units: About 341,000 (206,000 were recalled on August 4, 2011)

Importer: Target Corporation, of Minneapolis, Minn.

Hazard: The wooden step stools can break apart or collapse under the weight of the user, posing a fall hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: Target has received 27 reports of the stools breaking or [...]

Table-Top Clip-on Chair Recalled by phil&teds USA Due to Fall and Amputation Hazards

Name of Product: “metoo” Clip-on Chair

Units: 54,000 (these were the subject of a product safety alert issued May 6, 2011)

Importer: phil&teds USA Inc, of Fort Collins, Co.

Hazard: Missing or worn clamp pads allow the chairs to detach from a variety of different table surfaces, posing a fall hazard. In addition, when [...]

Target Recalls Step Stools with Storage Due to Fall Hazard

Name of Product: Step Stools with Storage

Units: About 206,000

Importer: Target Corporation, of Minneapolis, Minn.

Hazard: The wooden step stools can break apart or collapse under the weight of the user, posing a fall hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: Target has received 26 reports of the stools breaking or collapsing. Fourteen incidents involved children, seven involved [...]

Bravo Sports Recalls Disney-Branded Pogo Sticks Due to Fall and Laceration Hazards

Name of Product: Pogo sticks

Units: About 159,000

Distributor: Bravo Sports of Santa Fe Springs, Calif

Note: Disney licensed its brand name to Bravo Sports

Hazard: The bottom rubber tip attached to the pogo stick frame can wear out prematurely, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Also, the end caps on the handlebars can [...]