On Friday, November 16, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that KidCo Inc., of Libertyville, IL is recalling about 220,000 units of PeaPod and PeaPod Plus Travel Beds. The recalled items were sold from January 2005 to November 2012 for $70 to $100
On Tuesday, October 23, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Dorel Juvenile Group, of Columbus, Indiana, is recalling about 97,000 units of Eddie Bauer Rocking Wood Bassinets. The bassinets were sold nationwide from December 2007 through January 2011 for about $150
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced that Pottery Barn Kids, a division of William-Sanoma Inc. of San Fransisco, CA, has issued a recall of certain of its dolls. The doll recall is based on a strangulation hazard presented by the hair on
The family and friends of a 17-month-old boy, Gabriel Josh-Cazir Pierre, are grieving over his tragic death. During Monday’s high temperatures, the toddler was left unattended and unnoticed in school transportation for close to seven hours. The facts revealed thus far suggest a number of
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved new mandatory standards to address the hazards of cribs. In the last five years alone, the CPSC has announced recalls of over 9 million drop-side cribs due to hazards of strangulation and suffocation. According to
In October 2010, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) announced a recall of about 2 million Graco strollers due to the risk of entrapment and strangulation. Reports surfaced that the manufacturer, Graco Children’s Products Inc., of Atlanta, Ga., received four reports of infant
On September 29, 2010, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers to stop using infant sleep positioners. In recent years, the government received 12 reports of infants (ages ranging from 1 month to 4
On August 24, 2010, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) announced a recall of Infant and Toddler Hammocks manufactured in Malaysia and sold in the U.S. by MamaLittleHelper LLC, of Frisco, Texas. The hammocks in question were deemed defective because the side-to-side shifting