According to a research project conducted at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, a child under the age of three is injured in an accident involving baby products every eight minutes. That adds up to about 66,000 injuries a year, and this number has been rising over the
A second infant death has prompted a re-announcement of a recall by Delta Enterprise of “Safety Peg” cribs. This recall involves 985,000 Delta Enterprise cribs, sold at Kmart, Target, and Walmart stores between January 1995 and December 2005 for approximately $100. This recall was first announced in 2008 when
1.7 Million video baby monitors have been recalled due to electrical cords posing a potential strangulation hazard. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reports that Summer Infant, Inc. is working to recall all video baby monitor systems with electrical cords. Since 2004, there have been
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is fighting to place a ban on crib bumpers. Crib bumpers are pads that can be attached inside the crib to cushion babies from crib bars. Since 2008, there have been 14 infant deaths linked to crib bumper pads. Meanwhile, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety