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Toy Recalls
Current US Consumer Product Safety Commission Press Releases Aqua-Leisure Industries Recalls Inflatable Baby Floats Due to Drowning Hazard The leg straps in the seat of the float can tear, causing children to unexpectedly fall into or under the water, posing a risk of drowning. Simplicity Drop Side Cribs Recalled by Retailers Due to Risk of Death from Suffocation The crib's plastic hardware can break or deform, causing the drop side to detach. When the drop side detaches, it creates space between the drop side and the crib mattress. Infants and toddlers can roll into this space and become entrapped which can lead to suffocation. Body Boards Recalled by JGR Copa Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard The green surface coating of the screened logo "Big Lizard body boards" on the underside of the body board contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. Children's Necklace and Bracelet Sets Recalled by D&D Distributing-Wholesale Due To Choking Hazard Small parts can detach from the necklace and bracelet when the elastic string break, posing a choking hazard to young children. Macy's Recalls Children's Hooded Sweatshirts Due to Strangulation Hazard The sweatshirts have a drawstring sewn at the base of the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children. Children's Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Winterbee Due To Strangulation Hazard The jackets have a drawstring through the hood, which can pose a strangulation hazard to children. LaJobi Recalls Babi Italia Pinehurst and Bonavita Hudson Drop Side Cribs; Risk of Entrapment and Suffocation The lower spring pins on the footboard and headboard can pop out of the tracks located on the drop side causing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the drop side detaches, it creates a hazardous gap between the drop side and the crib mattress in which infants and toddlers can become entrapped and suffocate or fall from cribs. LaJobi Recalls Bonavita "Cabana" Drop Side Cribs Due To Entrapment and Strangulation Hazards The wooden crib slats can detach or break creating a gap, which can pose an entrapment and strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers. Children's Loungewear Recalled by Warm Biscuit Bedding Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standards The loungewear garments fail to meet children's sleepwear federal flammability standards which require sleepwear, including loungewear, to be either snug-fitting or flame resistant. Outdoor Playset Gliders Recalled by Backyard Play Systems Due to Fall Hazard; Repair Kit Provided The retaining rings used to secure the gliders to the playset can become loose or detached, posing a fall hazard to children. Bugaboo Recalls Strollers Due to Risk of Brake Failure One or both sides of the brakes can fail, causing a stroller to unexpectedly roll away on an incline. This can pose a risk of injury to the child occupant. Outdoor Play Sets Sold Exclusively at Toys"R"Us Recalled by Step2 Due to Fall Hazard; Swings Can Break The triangular hangers that attach the swing's ropes to the upper rail of the play set can break, posing a fall hazard to children. Trampolines Recalled by Skywalker Holdings; Enclosure Problems Can Result in Fall Hazard The straps supporting the top of the trampoline's enclosure to the poles can fail. The enclosure could drop if these straps break, posing a risk that a user could fall from the trampoline. Girl's Hooded Sweatshirts Recalled by Ely and Walker Due to Strangulation Hazard The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children. Gothic Cabinet Craft Recalls Bunk Beds Due to Fall Hazard The bunk beds do not have sufficient headboards, footboards, or guardrails and have gaps between parts of the upper bunk that could allow a child's body to pass through but not a child's head. These bunk beds pose a fall, entrapment, and strangulation hazard to children and violate the spacing requirements of the federal bunk bed safety standard. Related Articles Regarding Toy Safety Toys in the News: September 2007 Keep the Lead Out Is "Made In China" the Kiss of Death? Toys in the News: August 2007 Play Goes Green Making It in the USA UPDATE: TIA's Member Code of Conduct |
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