Wood and Wire Toy Causes Strangulation Death of Young Child
Have you seen a toy like this?
Or, maybe one similar to this one?
There are big ones and small ones, but all have these crooked wires and wooden beads.
Maybe there’s one in your child’s daycare facility — in someone’s home or in a school setting. I have seen these types of toys in waiting rooms [...]
There is no excuse for manufacturers that let defective products reach the market.
Those are not my words. They are the subheading of an article, “Safety First?” in the September 2010 issue of Mechanical Engineering. I might change the headline to read “There are plenty of excuses but no good reasons for manufacturers that let defective products reach the market.”
The headline grabbed my attention because of the recent [...]
Drop-Side Cribs Banned
After several recalls over the past three years that have resulted in the recalls of 11 million drop-side cribs, the board of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted unanimously yesterday to outright ban the manufacture, sale, re-sale and distribution of drop-side cribs. It also announced requirements for stronger mattress support, crib hardware to be [...]
Britax Chaperone Car Seat Recall
If your child has a Britax Chaperone car seat, quit using it.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Britax voluntarily recalled its Chaperone infant car seats. About 23,000 have been sold throughout the U.S. at retailers and on the Britax website for about $230. They were manufactured between April 2009 and May 2010, so there are [...]
New Tires That Are Old = Invisible Hazard That Can Be Deadly for Your Family
Every food product I know of is required to have an expiration date prominently displayed. Why, then, aren’t tire manufacturers required to prominently display the manufacture date on tires?
Did you know that rubber breaks down over time, regardless of whether a tire has actually being used on a motor vehicle? Did you also know that, [...]
Danger – Exploding lids injuring kids – Aromatherapy Fountain & Bath Benefits Kits
Nobody wants to buy a toy for their child that explodes and send dangerous projectiles into their child’s body. But that is just what some Spa Factory Aromatherapy Fountain & Bath Benefits Kits have done. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has reannounced its recall of the kits that were sold from August 2008 until August [...]
Another Baby Sling Recalled – Risk of Suffocation
Sprout Stuff has recalled its popular baby sling in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) due to the risk of suffocation. One newborn baby has reportedly died due to suffocation in this specific sling. The CPSC issued a warning on March 12, 2010 about all baby slings. Several other slings have [...]
Is There A Link Between Paxil & Birth Defects?
I did not write the bulk of this post. I got this message from a lawyer I know in Dallas, Texas, Jeff Rasansky. Jeff Rasansky’s firm represents injured people in all kinds of cases. I am posting his message here because it is important to women who take Paxil and their families. THERE MAY BE [...]
Will Your Window Screens Keep Your Child IN? NO!
Window screens are designed to keep bugs out, but you cannot rely on them to keep your child indoors.
An adult pushing on a screen may conclude it would keep a child from falling out the window. Don’t count on it. Children have an amazing way of getting past barriers in ways beyond our imagination.
And, don’t [...]
Our children are safer in cars today.
Did you know that one reason our children are safer in cars today is because for many years lawyers have filed lawsuits against automobile manufacturers that forced them to make safer cars? We now have seatbelts, airbags (front and side), safety glass, and cars that don’t unexpectedly jump into reverse, to name a few, because [...]
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