Virginia Child Injury Lawyer » Toys R Us http://virginiachildinjurylawyer.com Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:37:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Possible Botulism in Baby Food = Recall http://virginiachildinjurylawyer.com/possible-botsulism-in-baby-food-recall http://virginiachildinjurylawyer.com/possible-botsulism-in-baby-food-recall#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:28:07 +0000 srohrstaff http://virginiachildinjurylawyer.com/?p=264 Plum Organics recalled its Apple & Carrot baby food today.  The recalled baby food is Apple & Carrot Baby Food in Portable Pouches, UPC code 890180001221, with a “Best By” code typed in black that reads MAY2110.  The product is sold nationwide at Toys-R-Us and Babies-R-Us.

Here’s a picture of the label:

The company’s recall letter did not use the word “botulism”, but merely said that its investigation revealed that the formulation was incorrect.  While I approve of the company’s swift action in recalling its contaminated baby food, a recall is serious business but the letter didn’t sound too alarming to me.  I’m glad I read elsewhere about the real problem, because botulism can kill people.

]]> http://virginiachildinjurylawyer.com/possible-botsulism-in-baby-food-recall/feed 0 Toys R Us Trade-In Program Ends September 20, 2009 http://virginiachildinjurylawyer.com/toys-r-us-trade-in-program-ends-september-20-2009 http://virginiachildinjurylawyer.com/toys-r-us-trade-in-program-ends-september-20-2009#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:20:34 +0000 srohrstaff http://virginiachildinjurylawyer.com/?p=139 Toys R Us launched a program to get used cribs and other children’s equipment out of the chain of commerce.  If you bring a used crib, car seat and other baby products to a Toys R Us and trade it in on a purchase in the same category, Toys R Us will give you a 20% discount on the new item. 

The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued 563 product recalls in 2008, up from 472 the year before and 402 in 2005, including cribs and play yards and and children’s jewelry.  And, did you know that car seats have an expiration date on them?  Materials can deteriorate over time, making them potentially less safe in a crash. 

Toys R Us encourages daycare centers that want to make trade-ins in bulk to call ahead of time to be sure of merchandise availability.

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