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Childhood Product Safety Act

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Recalls and Product Safety News from the Consumer Product Safety Commission

The hammock can flip over, posing a serious fall hazard and strangulation hazard to infants who get entrapped in the seat's restraint straps while upside down.

The metal clasps on the handle of the accessory bags contain excessive levels of lead, which is toxic if ingested and can cause adverse health effects.

Yesterday, CPSC warned parents, caregivers and consumers to immediately stop using convertible "close-sleeper/bedside sleeper" bassinets manufactured by Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pa., due to a serious safety risk. Today, CPSC is announcing that six retailers have voluntarily agreed to recall the product and provide a refund or store credit to consumers who return the product to the store where purchased.

The wooden rattles, pacifier holders, and stroller toys contain small pieces including glued on mirrors and/or prisms that can detach, posing a choking hazard to infants. The head of the ladybug puzzle pieces also poses a choking hazard.

The sweatshirts and jackets have drawstrings through the hood which pose a strangulation hazard to young children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist drawstring in upper garments, such as jackets and sweatshirts.

The stroller's hinge locking mechanism poses a laceration hazard to the user folding and unfolding the strollers.

The internal heating element could overheat and drop molten metal through ventilation openings in the water dispenser?s base onto the countertop, posing a fire hazard. The internal heating element also poses a shock hazard to consumers who touch it through the vents.

The polariscopes can have a ground wire missing, posing a risk of electrical shock to the user.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging parents and caregivers to stop using convertible "close-sleeper/bedside sleeper" bassinets manufactured by Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pa. CPSC has learned of two strangulation deaths in the close-sleeper bassinets.

The glass reflector can separate from the fixture and fall, posing a risk of injury to consumers below the fixture.

 

 

 

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