A recent survey of day care centers around the country seems to reflect the long and tragic history of recalled children’s products. For one thing, the survey demonstrated that day care facilities are all too slow at recognizing and then removing recalled defective children’s products, many of which are extremely dangerous. The Recall of a…
Recently, Fisher-Price recalled their “Rock ‘n Play” device, which, despite the name, was a kind of baby hammock in which infants would lie down at a 30-degree angle and take a nap. Parents on both sides of the safety debate were outraged; some parents saw the device as a godsend for getting restless babies to…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) filed suit last week against Britax Child Safety, Inc., the company that manufacture BOB jogging strollers, because the company has refused to issue a recall on the stroller, even though there have been have at least 200 complaints from the public about the product since 2o12. The CPSC…
Should Parents Worry About a Moldy Teething Toy? There has been a lot of concern expressed by parents in recent days over one of the most popular infant teething toys in the world, Sophie the Giraffe, after parents have flooded social media with reports that the toy, which is made of 100% natural rubber from…
Disney Issues Infant Hoodie Recall For Choking Hazard Parents should check their infant child’s closets and dressers for infant hoodies that may be there. On Wednesday, The Walt Disney Company issued an infant hoodie recall for about 15,000 garments that were sold exclusively at Disney parks than their website because the hoodies may present a…
Fall, Laceration Hazards Lead to Stroller Recall When parents buy new equipment for their baby or small child, they buy it with the belief that the product has been checked out thoroughly and is safe for their child to use. However, once in a while, children’s products slip through the cracks and actually create more…
Use of Drug Leads to Baby Medicine Recall Last month, as you may recall, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an advisory regarding the use of several homeopathic teething products and some were pulled from the market. According to the FDA advisory, the agency recommended that parents and caregivers refrain from administering certain homeopathic…
Concern over Illness Leads to Teething Products Recall Over the weekend, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety alert warning consumers about homeopathic teething tablets and gels because they believe that products containing belladonna may present a serious health risk to infants and small children, especially in large or heavily concentrated doses. They warned…
Fire and Burn Hazard Leads to Baby Monitor Recall Nearly everything a new parent does is with the intent of keeping their baby safe. And one of the best investments new parents make to keep their child safe comes when they buy a baby monitor. By listening in on or watching the child, a parent…
Parents of very small children tend to be very careful, but they rightly assume that all of th products made for their new baby or toddler have been properly tested and are safe. However, one of the largest manufacturers of baby and children’s products has recalled a lot of its products because of the possibility…
