Product Recalls for December 2012
Safe Kids is committed to keeping you informed about recalls of kids’ oriented products. While it is important to keep aware of all recalls, Safe Kids urges you to pay particular attention to ones in red, as they are associated with one or more deaths. (There is a recall and lawsuit related to the Nap Nanny infant recliners involving five infant deaths.) We also include important news about products and consumer concerns
RECALL UPDATE
CPSC 7/26/2010 - Baby Matters is voluntarily recalling Nap Nanny Recliners, due to entrapment, suffocation and fall hazards.
DECEMBER RECALLS
CPSC 12/27/2012 - Meijer is voluntarily recalling Falls Creek Kids Denim Jeans due to choking hazard. The snap on the front of the infant and toddler denim jeans may come loose and pose a choking hazard to young children.
CPSC 12/26/2012 - Honda is voluntarily recalling FourTrax ATV’s due to crash hazard.
FDA 12/26/2012 - GE Healthcare is voluntarily recalling the T-piece circuit used with GE Healthcare’s Giraffe and Panda resuscitation units due to inability to achieve maximum PIP (Peak Inspiratory Pressure), potentially harming patients.
CPSC 12/20/2012 - Sassy Inc. is voluntarily recalling Hug N' Tug Baby Toys due to choking hazard.
CPSC 12/18/2012 - Norco is voluntarily recalling Havoc bicycles due to risk of injury because the bicycle frame can crack.
CPSC 12/18/2012 - Wilier Triestina is voluntarily recalling bicycles due to fall hazard because the fork’s steerer tube can break.
CPSC 12/17/2012 - Dunecraft is voluntarily recalling Water Balz, Skulls, Orbs and Flower Toys due to serious ingestion hazard (See below).
CPSC 12/12/12 - Baby Jogger is voluntarily recalling City Versa Strollers due to fall hazard.
NHTSA 12/10/12 - Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is voluntarily recalling Thomas Built school buses due to risk of injury because of overheating.
CPSC 12/10/12 - Reiss Innovators is voluntarily recalling high-powered rare earth magnet sets, sold exclusively at Amazon.com.
FDA 12/10/2012 - Mister Snacks, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Sunbird Snacks Yogurt Raisins due to undeclared peanuts.
FDA 12/8/2012 - Freshway Foods is voluntarily recalling out-of-date sliced apples because of possible health risk.
FDA 12/7/2012 - Sugar Flowers Plus Inc is voluntarily recalling Cake Decors Pastillage (gumpaste) Flowers due to undeclared egg whites.
CPSC 12/6/12 - Dream On Me is voluntarily recalling children's bed rails due to suffocation and strangulation hazards.
CPSC 12/6/12 - Dream On Me is voluntarily recalling bath seats due to drowning hazard.
PRODUCT AND SAFETY NEWS
Safe Kids button battery safety tips
Electronic devices are part of daily life. It only takes a second for your toddler to get hold of one and put it in his mouth. Click to see a few easy tips to protect your kids from button battery-related injuries
Safe Kids Report on TV tip-overs
A report released today by Safe Kids Worldwide and SANUS revealed that every three weeks, a child dies from a television tipping over and nearly 13,000 more children are injured each year in the U.S. This represents a 31 percent increase in TV tip-over-related injuries over the last ten years.
CPSC warns parents about the dangers of TV and furniture tip-overs
The CPSC is urging parents of young children to anchor and stabilize their televisions, furniture, and appliances to prevent tip-over related incidents.
CPSC recalls Water Balz and similar projects
In a blog, “Kids Swallow the Darndest Things,” we reported the toys had “become an emerging safety issue for young kids. These brightly colored, one-inch balls look like marbles. But put them in contact with water and they expand to about 400 times their original size. That’s about the size of a racquetball. The problem is that while these toys are great for older children to play with, they can pose a potential danger for younger, curious siblings. If swallowed, Water Balz can expand in a child’s digestive system and cause blockages.”
CPSC sues manufacturer of Nap Nanny and Chill infant recliners after 5 infant deaths
In an effort to prevent children from suffering further harm, CPSC is suing Baby Matters, LLC after discussions with the company failed to reach an adequate voluntary recall plan. The risks of injury from the product include entrapment, suffocation, and fall hazards.
CPSC Holiday Tips
The CPSC warns that since 2009, the estimated number of holiday decoration-related injuries has increased at a rate of 1,000 per year, from 12,000 in 2009, to 13,000 in 2010, to 14,000 in 2011. Click to see their timely tips relating to trees, decorations, candles, lights, and fireplaces.
Now, Buckyballs manufacturers won’t sell product
After saying that it would discontinuing making the product Buckyballs, but would still sell existing inventory, manufacturer and seller Maxfield & Overton now says it will stop selling the product—which causes serious gastro-intestinal disorders in kids when swallowed in multiples—altogether. Namesake’s family also suing for using the inventor’s name, Buckminster.
Safe Kids reports on the fiscal cliff and suggests budget priorities
Safe Kids released a report on the effects of the fiscal cliff on child injury prevention and sent the White House, Office of Management and Budget, our budget priorities relating to federal agencies and programs that are especially important to the federal government's role in child injury prevention. Consumer products and recalls play a major role in both.
NOVEMBER RECALLS
CPSC 11/28/2012 - Sportspower is voluntarily recalling children’s waterslides due to injury hazard; sold exclusively at Menards.
CPSC 11/28/2012 - Sportspower is voluntarily recalling trampolines due to injury hazard; sold exclusively at Sports Authority.
CPSC 11/27/2012 - Step2 is voluntarily recalling children's riding toys due to fall hazard; there have been 4 reports of incidents,including one minor concussion, associated with the toy.
FDA 11/21/2012 - Legendary Baking of Denver, Colorado is voluntarily recalling Private Selection 9-Inch pies labeled as "Apple Lattice," because the pies may contain undeclared eggs.
CPSC 11/21/2012 - Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft is voluntarily recalling the foam pumpkin turkey craft kit due to risk of magnet ingestion hazard.
CPSC 11/21/2012 - Hunter Douglas is voluntarily recalling custom cellular and pleated window coverings due to strangulation hazard.
CPSC 11/20/2012 - Elephantito is voluntarily recalling Girl's pajamas due to violation of federal flammability standard.
CPSC 11/20/2012 - Boden is voluntarily recalling Children's pajamas due to violation of federal flammability standards.
FDA 11/17/2012 - Focus Products Group International is voluntarily recalling Cocoa Latte Hot Drink Makers due to possible lead risk.
CPSC 11/16/2012 - KidCo Inc. is voluntarily recalling its PeaPod and PeaPod Plus sleep tents for travel because of an entrapment/suffocation hazard. Infants and young children can roll off the edge of the inflatable air mattress, become entrapped between the mattress and the fabric sides of the tent, and suffocate. The CPSC and Health Canada are aware of the death of a five-month-old boy who died from suffocation and at least nine cases.
NHTSA 11/15/2012 - Volkswagen is voluntarily recalling certain Beetle vehicles equipped with leather sport seats. If the right front passenger seat gets wet, the occupant control module may not properly detect the presence of a child restraint installed in the seat.
CPSC 11/15/2012 - American Honda is voluntarily recalling portable generator due to fire and burn risk.
FDA 11/15/2012 - Publix Super Markets is voluntarily recalling cake products because of possible contamination from Listeria.
CPSC 11/14/2012 - Green Gear Cycling Inc. is voluntarily recalling its Tikit Folding Bicycles because of a fall hazard due to a defective handlebar stem.
CPSC 11/13/2012 - Rec-Out is voluntarily recalling its folding camping chairs because of the presence of mold.
CPSC 11/13/2012 - Pramac America is voluntarily recalling its Powermate generators due to a fire hazard caused by fuel leakage.
FDA 11/12/2012 - Jimmy Dean is voluntarily recalling a partial production run of its french toast and sausage sandwiches because of undeclared egg and soy.
FDA 11/09/2012 - Frito-Lay is voluntarily recalling its Grandma’s Peanut Butter Sandwich Crème cookies and the Mini Peanut Butter Sandwich Crème cookies because of undeclared milk and egg.
FDA 11/08/2012 - Nestle is voluntarily recalling its Nesquick chocolate powder because of Salmonella contamination.
CPSC 11/08/2012 - Diamondback Bicycles is recalling its 2012 Diamondback Steilacoom RCX bikes because of a fall or crash hazard which may occur because of the use of incorrect hardware.
CPSC 11/08/2012 - Monessen Hearth Systems is voluntarily recalling its Signature Command Controlled Direct and B-Vent gas fireplaces because of a fire risk which occurs when the product does not light from a remote control unit.
CPSC 11/08/2012 - LaJobi is voluntarily recalling its Graco-branded Avalon rocking chair (Glider rockers) because of a defective “glider.”
FDA 11/06/2012 - Kroger is voluntarily recalling its deluxe vanilla ice cream because of undeclared allergens (pecans).
CPSC 11/02/2012 - Champion Power Equipment is voluntarily recalling its portable generators as a fire hazard because of fuel leakage. Exclusively sold at Costco.
NHTSA 11/02/2012 - Britax is voluntarily recalling its Advocate, Boulevard and Pavilion child seats because the padding is soft and can be pulled off by a child. A child can choke if he/she eats the material.
CPSC 11/01/2012 - Atico International is voluntarily recalling its Halloween Mini Projection Lights because of a burn hazard due to overheating. Exclusive sold at Five-Below stores.
FDA 11/01/2012 - Bolthouse Farms and Safeway are recalling carrot chips because of a potential Salmonella danger.
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