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Voluntary US recall of 44,000 pink security blankets

May 19, 2010 by Shawn Douglas  
Filed under Product News

A voluntary recall of 44,000 pink security blankets was announced Tuesday by the United States’ CPSC and company Rashti & Rashti.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in conjunction with importer Rashti and Rashti, announced a voluntary recall of approximately 44,000 Giraffe Security Blankets imported by company Rashti & Rashti.
The pink blankets feature a giraffe’s head [...]

US government set to publish general warning about baby slings

March 10, 2010 by Shawn Douglas  
Filed under News, Product News

The US government’s Consumer Product Safety Commission says it will publish a general warning this week about the dangers of using baby slings.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) of the United States will publish warnings this week about baby slings. The slings are popular because they allow mothers to carry their babies close to their [...]

More drop-side cribs recalled due to infant deaths

February 10, 2010 by Shawn Douglas  
Filed under News, Product News

Another batch of drop-side cribs has been recalled in the US due to three associated infant deaths.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced yesterday a recall of all Generation 2 Worldwide and “ChildESIGNS” drop-side cribs. The cribs have caused three infant suffocation deaths between 2002 and 2007.
Generation 2, the company that manufactured the cribs, closed [...]

447,000 Baby Seat Carriers Recalled

December 19, 2009 by Cathy Ribble  
Filed under News, Product News

A recall for 447,000 baby seat carriers manufactured by Dorel has been issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The company has received 77 reports of the child restraint handle fully or partially coming off.
“Because the child restraint handle to this seat can loosen and come off and that’s a fall hazard for infants,” said [...]

US and Canada issue recall and advisory concerning baby hammock

December 9, 2009 by Shawn Douglas  
Filed under News, Product News

The US has issued a product recall and Canada an advisory regarding the Amby Baby Motion Bed after the deaths of two infants in the US.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall on Tuesday of almost 24,000 Amby Baby Motion Beds, made by Amby Baby U.S.A. of Minneapolis.
The recall was prompted after [...]

US Government’s CPSC set to announce massive crib recall

November 23, 2009 by Shawn Douglas  
Filed under News, Product News

The US Government’s Consumer Product Safety Commission plans to announce on Tuesday an expansive recall on cribs with dropdown sides.
Both CBS News and ABC News in the U.S. have learned that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), an independent federal agency, will announce a recall on cribs with dropdown sides in what could be the [...]

Fingertip Amputations Reported, Maclaren Baby Strollers Recalled

November 9, 2009 by Cathy Ribble  
Filed under News

A pricey British stroller maker, Maclaren, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission are expected to release an official stroller recall tomorrow involving 1 million umbrella strollers sold in the United States.
The voluntary recall covers all Maclaren umbrella strollers sold in the United States from 1999 through 2009 and include the following models:  Volo, Triumph, [...]