Product Recalls - Latest Newsworthy Product Recalls
Gina Cody
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) maintains of database of recalled products at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerel.html that may be searched by date and product type. A listing of the five latest product recalls under infant/child products (not including toys) is as follows:
- Baby Matters Recalls Nap Nanny® Recliners Due to Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards; One Infant Death Reported
A voluntary recall of 30,000 Nap Nanny® portable baby recliners was announced in June 2010. CPSC is investigating a report of a 4-month-old girl from Royal Oak, Mich. who died in a Nap Nanny® that was being used in a crib. According to preliminary reports, the infant was in her harness and found hanging over the side of the product, caught between the Nap Nanny® and the crib bumper.
- Near Strangulation Prompts Recall of Roman and Roller Shades by Smith+Noble
Smith+Noble has added its name to the retailers joining the voluntary recall announced in December 2009 of all roman shades and roll-up blinds. The recall is for about 1.3 million products - 1,160,000 Roman Shades and 115,000 Roller Shades
Roman Shades: Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the shade or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck. Roller Shades: Strangulation can occur if the shade's continuous loop cord is not attached to the wall with the tension device provided and a child's neck becomes entangled in the free-standing loop.
While there have been no reported injuries due to Roman Shades, CPSC and Smith+Noble have received a report of a 5-year-old boy in Tacoma, Washington who became entangled in an unsecured continuous loop bead cord on a roller shade in May 2009. No medical treatment was required.
- Pacifiers Recalled by Antonio Flores Due to Choking Hazard
About 44,900 Kariño Baby Pacifiers were recalled because they failed to meet federal safety standards. The nipple can separate from the base easily, the pacifier handle is too long, the mouth guard is too small and there are no ventilation holes on the mouth guard. The pacifier could pose a choking and aspiration hazard to young children. No incidents or injuries have been reported.
- Child's Death Prompts Recall to Repair Portable Playard Tent by Tots in Mind Due to Strangulation Hazard
A voluntary recall of about 20,000 (and 85 in Canada) Cozy Indoor Outdoor Portable Playard Tents Plus Cabana Kits was announced because the clips that attach the tent to the top of the playard can break or be removed by a child. A child can lift the tent and become entrapped at the neck between the rigid playard frame and the metal base rod of the tent, posing a strangulation hazard.
CPSC is aware of a death of a 2-year-old boy in December 2008 in Vinalhaven, Maine. The boy was found hanging with his neck entrapped between the playard frame and the metal base rod of the tent that had been partially tied by pieces of nylon rope and partially attached by clips. The tent was tied to the playard because the child was able to pop off the clips. Apparently, the child became entrapped while attempting to climb out of the playard. In three other incidents, children were able to remove one or more clips and place their necks between the tent and the playard. The children were not injured.
- Pottery Barn Kids Recalls to Repair Drop-Side Cribs Due to Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards
A voluntary recall of about 82,000 Pottery Barn Kids drop-side cribs because the cribs' drop-sides can detach when hardware breaks, creating a space into which a young child can become entrapped, which can lead to suffocation. A child can also fall out of the crib. Drop side incidents also occur due to incorrect assembly and with age-related wear and tear.
CPSC and Pottery Barn Kids have received 36 reports of drop sides that have malfunctioned or detached, resulting in seven minor injuries when children fell out of the cribs or got their legs caught between the mattress and the drop side. One child became entrapped at the head between the drop side and crib mattress but was freed without injury. This recall involves all Pottery Barn Kids drop-side cribs regardless of the model number.
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