Unlike some of the children's toys and clothing recalled over the past year, which may be exclusively used with the supervision of adults, many of the items named in the children's furniture and baby gear recalls involve items that are inherently used to help children sleep or relax--- without the immediate supervision of an adult.
The following is a list of crib, furniture & baby gear recalls issued from January 2011 to October 2011 from the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission).
If the teething ring is punctured, bacteria and mold can grow inside the teether’s untreated liquid. This poses an ingestion hazard to infants and can lead to diarrhea and vomiting. The teething rings were sold at small children’s specialty stores nationwide and online at www.amazon. com from January 2008 through November 2010.
When folding and unfolding the stroller, a consumer’s finger can become caught in the hinge mechanism, posing amputation and laceration hazards. The strollers were sold at specialty juvenile stores nationwide from May 2008 through July 2010.
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 gap is created between the drop-side rail and the crib mattress in which infants and toddlers can become wedged or entrapped, posing risks of suffocation and strangulation. In addition, children can fall out of the crib when the drop-side rail falls unexpectedly or detaches from the crib. The crib was sold at the Land of Nod retail stores and online at www.landofnod.com from January 2003 through September 2004.
Small pieces of the plastic ball can detach as a result of children chewing on the teether/rattle, posing an ingestion hazard. The teethers/rattles were sold at mass merchandise and baby specialty stores nationwide between July 2009 and January 2011.
The cords can present a strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers if placed too close to a crib. The CPSC and the firm have received reports of two strangulation deaths of infants with the electrical cords of Summer Infant video baby monitors. The monitors were sold in more than 40 different models, including handheld, digital, and color video monitors, at major retailers, mass merchandisers, and juvenile product stores nationwide.
The battery in the handheld video monitor can overheat and rupture, posing a burn hazard to consumers. Sum- mer Infant has received five reports of ruptured batteries, including three incidents of minor property damage. No injuries were reported. The products were sold exclusive- ly at Babies R Us from September 2009 to May 2010.
If the cross-bracing rails are not fully locked into position, the bassinets can collapse, causing the infant to fall to the floor or fall within the bassinet and suffer injuries. CPSC and Burlington Basket Company have received 10 reports of incidents in which the recalled bassinets collapsed when the folding legs were not locked into place. Two infants re- ceived minor injuries as a result of these collapses, includ- ing a bruise to the head and a bruised shoulder. The bas- sinets were sold at Walmart and other mass merchandisers, department stores and juvenile product stores nationwide and online by various Web retailers, including Amazon. com, from January 2003 through August 2010.
The chair can tip over, posing a fall hazard. The chairs were sold online via national mass merchandisers and retailers from March 2010 to January 2011.
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, creat- ing a risk of entrapment and suffocation to a child in the crib. The cribs were sold at IKEA stores nationwide from October 2005 through June 2010.
A drawstring on the stroller can get wrapped around a child’s neck, posing a strangulation hazard. The recall involves 11 models of B.O.B.® single and double stroll- ers. The strollers were sold at REI, Buy Buy Baby and other stores nationwide and on the Web at Babiesrus.com, Target.com and Amazon.com between April 2002 and February 2011.
If the Jump Seat does not properly lock into place, the Jump Seat could disengage from the stroller allowing the child to fall out. The Jump Seats were sold at juvenile products stores, mass merchandisers, and department stores nationwide and on the Web from January 2008 through July 2010.
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, an unstable playpen can fall over onto a child, posing an entrapment hazard. The playpens were sold by AOSOM.com, Amazon.com, eBay.com and other online retailers from October 2008 through November 2010.
An electrical short circuit can occur in the nightlight’s wiring, posing a risk of fire or shock hazard to consumers. The item was sold at the Land of Nod stores in Illinois and Washington as well as the Land of Nod catalog and Web site from September 2004 through October 2010.
When the fabric liner is not used or is not securely at- tached, 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 edge of the mattress and the side of the sleeper, posing risks of suffocation. CPSC and Arm’s Reach have received 10 reports of infants fall- ing from the raised mattress into the bottom of the sleeper or becoming entrapped between the edge of the mattress and the side of the bed-side sleeper. No injuries have been reported. The bed-side sleeper was sold at Burlington Coat Factory, Babies R Us and other retail stores nation- wide from September 1997 through December 2001.
The pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards and pose a choking hazard to young children. Only “Stage 1” pacifiers are recalled. “Stage 1” and “Ortho” or “Bulb” is printed on the package. The recalled pacifiers have an oval-shaped mouth guard and “Pampers” molded on to the handle side of the mouth guard. The product comes two per package. The pacifiers were sold at retail stores nationwide from April 2010 through February 2011.
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 children. The manufacturer has received five reports of separated rails. No injuries have been reported. The products were sold at the ducduc New York showroom, online at www.ducduc- nyc.com, at specialty stores and through interior designers nationwide from January 2009 through February 2011.
The beaded curtains are prone to entanglement. When an adult or child plays with or runs through the beaded curtains, this poses the risk of entanglement and strangula- tion. The recall involves two styles of Justice-brand bead- ed door curtains: the diamond beaded curtain and the disco ball beaded curtain. Two reports of consumers becoming entangled have been reported. There are no reports of in- juries. The products were sold at Justice stores nationwide and online at www.shopjustice.com from August 2010 through March 2011.
The clip can break apart, posing a choking hazard to young children. The recall involves the Cheaper Keeper pacifier clip that attaches a pacifier to a child’s clothing. Sandbox Medical has received two reports that the clip broke apart during use. No injuries have been reported. The clip was sold at Sandbox Baby’s Web site, www.gum- dropperpacifier.com, from February 2011 through March 2011.
The wooden side rails that run from the headboard to the footboard and hold the bunk bed’s mattress in place can split and cause the bunk bed to collapse, posing a fall hazard to consumers. The CPSC and Dorel Asia have received 23 reports of the side rails cracking or breaking, including seven reports of minor bruises or abrasions. The beds were sold at Walmart, Kmart and Target stores and online at www.walmart.com, www.kmart.com and www.target.com from September 2004 through September 2008.
The stroller’s hinge mechanism poses a fingertip amputa- tion and laceration hazard to the child when the consumer is unfolding/opening the stroller. The re-announcement covers all Maclaren single and double umbrella strollers sold prior to November 2009. Maclaren has received a total of 149 reported incidents with the strollers includ- ing 37 reported injuries that occurred after the stroller was recalled in November 2009. The stroller was sold at ju- venile product and mass merchandise retailers nationwide from 1999 through November 2009.
On full-size cribs, the drop-side rail hardware can break or fail, allowing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the drop-side rail partially detaches, it creates a space between the drop side and the crib mattress. An infant or toddler’s body can become entrapped in the space, which can lead to strangulation and/or suffocation. A child can also fall out of the crib. On portable cribs, the drop-side rail hardware can break or fail, allowing the drop side to detach from the crib or fall unexpectedly. In addition, the portable crib mattress support hardware and the drop-side release latch can break easily, and the slats can loosen
or break and detach from the crib. Children can also cut themselves on exposed hardware inside the cribs. The CPSC and the firm know of 69 reports of incidents involv- ing the cribs. The cribs were sold at Toys R Us, Walmart, and Target stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com. The full-size cribs were sold from January 2006 to Decem- ber 2009. The portable cribs were sold from September 2007 to December 2009.
The opening between the armrest bar/snack tray and seat bottom of the stroller can allow an infant’s body to pass through and become entrapped at the neck, posing a strangulation hazard to young children when they are not harnessed. The strollers were sold at juvenile product and mass merchandise stores nationwide and online retailers, including Amazon.com, Costco.com and dmartstores.com from May 2009 to May 2011.
The expanded recall involves all Circo Booster Seats, including those sold as early as 2005. The plastic booster seats are blue with green trim and have a white plastic re- straint buckle. They attach to an adult chair to boost a child to a table. “Circo” and “Booster Seat” can be found on a green label located in the front of the booster seat. Since the initial recall, Target has received 10 additional reports of booster seat buckles opening unexpectedly, including three reports of bumps and/or bruises when a child fell for- ward out of the booster seat, hitting an object or the floor. These products were sold at Target stores nationwide from January 2005 through June 2009.
Children behind the futon or in the ladder area can become entrapped when the futon and its metal frame are lowered from the seated to the flat position. A three-year-old in Iowa became entrapped at the head and neck in March 2010. The weight of the futon’s metal frame prevented the child from breathing or escaping. An additional hazard is that the space between the last rung on the bunk bed’s ladder and the futon mattress is too small, which can allow a child’s body, but not head, to pass through, posing a head and neck entrapment risk. The recalled metal futon bunk beds were sold exclusively at Big Lots stores nationwide from January 2009 through April 2010.
The recall involves B-Nimble umbrella strollers manufactured on or after August 1, 2010. When the brake is not engaged, the stroller can move unexpectedly, posing a risk of injury to the child occupant. The strollers were sold at juvenile product and mass merchandise stores and online between September 2010 and June 2011.
The wood in the posts of the fort sections on the swing sets can weaken due to rotting, posing a fall hazard. The manufacturer has received more than 500 complaints reporting concern over weakened wood in the 2X4 plastic coated uprights. One report of a fall was received when the ladder failed, resulting in bruises and scratches. The sets were sold at Academy Sports (the Yukon); Mills and Menards (the Ventura/II) all in 2004; Mills (the Belmont) in 2004; Toys R Us (the Bellevue/II) from 2005 to 2007; and Walmart (the Tacoma/II, Durango/II and Sedona) from 2004 to 2007.
Four styles of the children’s task lamps are included in this recall with the names Stripped, Sports, Dot, or Flower Dot and have a label with the UPC number on the bottom. The lamps can overheat, causing the adhesive inside the lamp socket to melt and migrate into the bulb area of the socket. The cooled glue can adhere to the light bulb base and make the bulb dif- ficult to remove, which can result in a broken light bulb, posing a risk of laceration to consumers. Melted flammable glue that migrates onto the electrical components of the lamp poses a risk of fire. Target has received six reports of glue on the lamp socket melting and migrating into the bulb area of the socket. No injuries have been reported. The products were sold at Target stores nationwide and Target.com from January 2011 to April 2011.
This recall involves Prime-Line child safety drawer and cabinet latches and outlet covers with rotating receptacle covers. These products were sold under the brand name Child Safe. Prime-Line has received four reports of screws breaking. No injuries have been reported. They were sold at Ace Hardware, Bostwic-Braun, Cal-Do-It Centers, Do-It-Best, Friedman Brothers, Menards, Orgill, the Andersons Inc. and True Value stores nationwide between October 2010 and June 2011. Outlet covers were sold at Ace Hardware, Cimarron Lumber & Supply, Do-It-Best, Friedman Brothers, Handy Hardware, Menards and W.E. Aubuchon stores nationwide between October 2009 and June 2011.
The recalled items are whale-shaped, white, vinyl, non-slip bathtub pads with textured surfaces and adhesive backings and are used to help prevent children from slipping and falling in bathtubs. Some pads do not stick to the bathtub surface, posing a fall hazard. Prime-Line has received one report of pad failure. No injuries were reported. The products were sold at Ace Hardware and Menards stores nationwide between May 24, 2010 and June 13, 2011.
The brake mechanism on the strollers can fail, posing an injury hazard. Eight incidents have been reported globally; none in North America. No injuries have been reported. They were sold online at philandteds.com, pishposhbaby.com, allbeebaby.com and at Babies R Us and specialty juvenile retailers in the United States and Canada from August 2010 through June 2011.
The firm and the CPSC have received 19 reports of the chairs falling from different table surfaces, including five reports with injuries. Two reports of injuries involved children’s fingers being severely pinched, lacerated, crushed or amputated. The three other reports of injury involved bruising after a chair detached suddenly and a child struck the table or floor. The products were sold at Buy Buy Baby, Target, Toys R Us and their online sites, philandteds.com, Amazon.com, and other online retailers. In addition they were purchased at independent juvenile specialty stores from May 2006 to May 2011.
The sling-style swing sets can crack or split prematurely, posing a fall hazard to consumers. The firm has received five reports of the sling-style swing sets breaking during use, including reports of minor injuries involving bruises and scrapes. The products were sold exclusively at Toys R Us stores nationwide from January 2011 through May 2011.
The recall involves upper guardrails on twin-over-twin bunk beds and twin-over-double bed loft designs. The guard rails on the upper bunks can crack and cause the mattress and its support rails to collapse, posing a fall haz- ard. The firm has received two reports of cracked guard rails causing the mattresses and support rails to collapse. No injuries were reported. The products were sold by fur- niture dealers nationwide from October 2010 to June 2011.
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 gap is created between the drop-side rail and the crib mattress in which infants and toddlers can become wedged or entrapped, posing risks
of suffocation and strangulation. Children can also fall out of the rib when the drop-side rail fails unexpectedly or detaches from the crib. Drop-side rail failures can also occur due to incorrect assembly or with age-related wear and tear. The CPSC and firm became aware of 21 inci- dents involving Shermag drop-side cribs. No injuries have been reported. The cribs were sold at the Land of Nod and other baby specialty stores from September 2004 through December 2008.
The stroller canopy’s embroidered logo’s backing patch can detach, posing a choking hazard to babies and young children. The firm has received six reports of children mouthing the detached patch. Gagging and choking were reported in two incidents. The backing was removed from the children’s mouths without injury. In each of the cases the children were seated in an infant car seat attached to the stroller. The products were sold at REI, Babies R Us and other children’s product stores and sporting goods stores nationwide and on Amazon.com between November 1998 and October 2011.
The carriers were sold with bolts that attach the carrier’s main frame to the metal stand. Missing bolts cause the carrier to disconnect from the stand and fall backwards, posing a fall hazard to the child in the carrier. The carriers were sold at outdoor stores nationwide including Champaign Surplus in Champaign, IL, and Skinny Skis in Jackson, WY. In addition, they were sold at Base Camp stores in Montana and online at www.amazon.com, www.skinny-skis.com, www.thebasecamp.com and www.MadAthlete. com from January 2011 through July 2011.
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