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• Are Zhu Zhu Pets Toxic?

  
  The Toy Report — Authority: 120
  There have been reports popping up that Zhu Zhu pets are toxic and a Zhu Zhu pets recall might be at hand.  This is all based around a report by a website called Good Guide that the Zhu Zhu pets, specifically a Mr Squiggles that they tested, has amounts of tin and antimony in it. It it true that Zhu Zhu pets ...
  3 days ago

• Trouble in Toyland, Short Kids, A School that Could Rock the 21st Century

  
  The Mother of All Parenting Blogs — Authority: 405
  Newswire Trouble in Toyland Innocent companies can get hurt by the backlash that happens following a recall. Thats one of the key findings to emerge from a study of the highly publicized 2007 toy recalls .Toy companies who were not affected by the recalls had their sales dropby 25 percent as consumers ...
  6 days ago

• Trouble in Toyland: Parents Still Need to be Vigilant about Toys

  
  Non-Toxic Kids — Authority: 463
  Last week I had the honor to be part of the Vermont Public Interest Groups release of the Trouble in Toyland report . Every year, VPIRG and USPIRG tests several toys for safety, and offers tips and information for parents about how to keep kids safe from toxic, harmful and unsafe toys. I read a statement at the ...
  1 week ago

• Another Melissa and Doug Recall in Canada for Barium (Is it in U.S. toys?)

  
  Non-Toxic Kids — Authority: 463
  Just a day after I post a reader comment about the high lead levels caused by Melissa and Doug toys, a new recall of 3 Melissa and Doug toys was released by Health Canada. I was tipped off to this by reader and blogger Alicia Bayer, who outlined the story for us in this post. Remember my post last year about ...
  2 weeks ago

• Baby Hammocks Recalled by Three Sisters Toys Due to Fall and Strangulation Hazards

  
  US Recall News — Authority: 425
  THE HAMMOCK CAN FLIP OVER, POSING A SERIOUS FALL HAZARD AND STRANGULATION HAZARD TO INFANTS WHO BECOME ENTRAPPED IN THE SEATS RESTRAINT STRAPS WHILE UPSIDE DOWN. Stay up to date on: product recalls . Baby Hammocks Recalled by Three Sisters Toys Due to Fall and Strangulation Hazards
  2 weeks ago

• RECALL: 641,000 Pacifiers

  
  aPARENTly Speaking — Authority: 122
  Got a pacifier? Might want to check that thing. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety folks just recalled 641,000 “ Bobby Chupete” Pacifiers . Seems these $1 binkies have a mouth guard that’s so small, it poses a choking hazard for babies and tots. If you’ve got one, take it away from your child and contact the ...
  2 weeks ago

• RECALL: Strollers That Amputated Babies’ Fingertips

  
  aPARENTly Speaking — Authority: 122
  Oh ouch. U.S. Consumer Product Safety people and Maclaren Strollers just recalled a million strollers after discovering that flaws in the hinge mechanism were amputating babies’ fingertips. Maclaren received 15 reports of children getting their fingers caught in the hinges when the stroller was being closed or ...
  4 weeks ago

• Adventure Playsets Recall to Repair Backyard Swing Sets Due to Fall Hazard

  
  US Recall News — Authority: 425
  THE PLASTIC COATED LUMBER ON THE HORIZONTAL LADDER (MONKEY BAR/SWING BEAM) CAN WEAKEN OVER TIME DUE TO ROTTING OF THE WHITEWOOD. Stay up to date on: product recalls . Adventure Playsets Recall to Repair Backyard Swing Sets Due to Fall Hazard
  4 weeks ago

• Children’s Art Easels Recalled by MacPherson’s Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

  
  US Recall News — Authority: 425
  THIS RECALL INVOLVES A CHILDREN’S ART EASEL WHICH HAS A CHALKBOARD SURFACE ON ONE SIDE AND A WHITE BOARD SURFACE ON THE OTHER SIDE. Stay up to date on: product recalls . Children’s Art Easels Recalled by MacPherson’s Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
  4 weeks ago

• RECALL: Adventure Playsets’ Rotten Monkeybars

  
  aPARENTly Speaking — Authority: 122
  You know those colorful, wooden playground sets in every suburban backyard? Yeah, there’s a problem. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission just recalled 275,000 of them after receiving more than 1,400 reports of rotting, horizontal ladders and beams. Among the injuries, nine bad enough to send children to ...
  4 weeks ago

• HALLOWEEN Recall: Molten Flashlights

  
  aPARENTly Speaking — Authority: 122
  OK, this is scary. If you bought your kids Halloween Flashlights, thinking that would keep them safe while trick-or-treating, check the brand. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Target just recalled 610,000 of these flashlights - both the mini kind and those sold with stencils - because they overheat and ...
  5 weeks ago

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