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More recalls for you:

Various retailers have recalled approximately 22,500 Bugaboo Bee Strollers. One or both sides of the brakes can fail, causing a stroller to unexpectedly roll away on an incline. Obviously, this can pose a risk of injury to the child.
Bugaboo has received 121 reports of the stroller’s brakes failing. No injuries have been reported.

Bugaboo Bee strollers have item code 580210 on a label on the back of the seat and item code 50100 on a label on the plastic support under the seat. The strollers were sold in blue, dark khaki, pink, red, yellow, and black. “bugaboo® bee” is printed on the left side of the seat. They were sold at juvenile product retailers nationwide and on various Web sites from August 2007 through April 2009 for about $530.

Consumers should stop using the strollers immediately and contact Bugaboo to receive a free repair kit. To order the bracket kit, go to bugaboo.com and fill in the special order form or contact Bugaboo customer service.

For additional information, contact Bugaboo at (800) 460-2922 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, visit the firm’s Web site at bugaboo.com, or email the firm at bugaboobee-service@bugaboo.com.

To see this recall on CPSC’s web site please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09233.html.

Luv N’ Care, LTD Issues a Nationwide Recall of all Nuby Gel Filled Teethers and certain UPC Codes of Cottontails and Playschool Teethers. These products have been found to contain Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus circulans in the gel. These bacteria generally do not cause illness. However, the bacteria can affect children with weakened immune systems, causing stomach pain, vomiting, and diarrhea, if the teether is punctured and the liquid from the teether is ingested.

Consumers who have Nuby Gel Filled Teethers and Cottontails and Playschool Teethers should immediately stop using them, discard them or return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.

Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1-800-256-2399 ext. 3106.

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Here we go again, another baby gear recall:
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Kolcraft announced a voluntary recall of Kolcraft, Carter’s, Sesame Street, Jeep, Contours, Care Bear and Eric Carle Play Yards. This recall affects an estimated 1 million units.

The play yard’s side rail can fail to latch properly.
When a child pushes against the rail it can unlatch unexpectedly, and pose a fall hazard to children. There have been 347 reports of sides of the play yard collapsing unexpectedly, resulting in 21 injuries to young children, including bumps, scrapes, bruises and one concussion.
This recall involves the Kolcraft Travelin’ Tot play yards, as well as other similar play yards manufactured for Carter’s, Sesame Street, Jeep, Contours, Care Bare and Eric Carle, with model numbers listed below. Some of the units have a bassinet and/or changing table. Some of the models have a mobile, vibrating unit or a parent organizer. Model numbers are printed on a white sticker on one of the feet of the play yard.
Youc an see if you model number was recalled here.
The Play Yards were sold between January 2000 through January 2009 and cost between $50 and $160.
If you own one of these play yards, you should immediately stop using the play yard and contact Kolcraft for a free repair kit.
You can contact them toll-free at (866) 594-4208 or visit http://www.kolcraft.com/.

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We have another baby gear recall! Fisher Price and the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission have announced the recall of roughly 24,000 3-in-1 High Chair to Booster seats. The seat can fall backwards from high chair frame if the booster seat release is unlatched while the child is in the product. There has been one report of a seat back detaching and child falling out, resulting in a skull fracture.

There is also the risk that the seat back can detach if not fully snapped in place, posing a fall hazard and risk of serious injury to young children.
The chairs were sold exclusively at Target stores nationwide from December 2008 through March 2009 for about $100.

The product number (P5369) is printed on the side of the seat, on a label on the seat pad, and on the product’s packaging.
Owners should stop using the recalled high chairs immediately and contact Fisher-Price for instructions and a free repair kit.
For additional information, contact Fisher-Price at (800) 432-5437 anytime or visit the firm’s Web site at www.service.mattel.com.

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Today the U.S. Consumer Product Safety ommission has announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

The Evenflo ExerSaucer Triple Fun stationary activity centers made between October 2006 and December 2008. The model number is 6231711. Stage 3 position involves converting the product into an activity table. No other ExerSaucer models use end caps and, therefore, no other models are included in this recall.

The Evenflo Activity Centers have about 213,000 units in circulation across the country.
They have been recalled because when
used as an activity table, the cap on one end of the product can loosen and fall off, posing a fall hazard to a young child.
Evenflo has received 11 reports of dislodged end caps which resulted in nine minor injuries, including bumps and bruises. Evenflo has also received a report of a dislodged end cap that resulted in a child suffering a broken collarbone in Canada.

These were sold at mass merchandise stores nationwide, including Toys ‘R Us, Babies ‘R Us and Burlington Baby Depot, from October 2006 through February 2009 for about $120.

Consumers should immediately stop using the activity table in Stage 3 and contact Evenflo to receive a free replacement end cap. The product may continue to be used in Stages 1 and 2 without changes. For additional information, contact Evenflo at (800) 233-5921 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit their web site at www.exersaucertriplefun.com.

For more information on recalled baby gear items click on the category “recalls” on the right of the screen.

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Delta Enterprise Corp. has recalled nearly 1.6 million drop side cribs after two babies suffocated when the drop side detached. The recall includes cribs with two different kinds of broken hardware, including 985,000 “Crib Trigger Lock with Safety Peg” drop side hardware, and 600,000 “Crib Trigger Lock with Spring Peg” drop side hardware.

Although neither of these cribs are currently being sold at stores, please check the cribs you already own to make sure they’re not included. Also, make sure you pass this along to friends, neighbors, your day care and churches with child care.

Delta’s “Crib Trigger Lock with Safety Peg” hardware models were sold from January 1995 to September 2007 at major retailers. Model numbers, located on the mattress support board label, include: 4320, 4340, 4500, 4520, 4530, 4532, 4540, 4542, 4550, 4551, 4580, 4600, 4620, 4624 (production dates 01/06 thru 11/07), 4640, 4660, 4720, 4735, 4742, 4750 (production dates 01/95 thru 12/00), 4760, 4770, 4780, 4790, 4820, 4840, 4850, 4860, 4880, 4890, 4892, 4900, 4910, 4920, 4925-2, 4925-6, 4930, 4940, 4943, 4944, 4947, 4948, 4949, 4950, 4958, 4963, 4968, 4969, 4980.

Delta’s “Crib Trigger Lock with Spring Peg” hardware models were sold at major retailers from January 2000 to January 2007. Model numbers, located on the mattress support board label, include: 4340, 4343, 4520, 4600, 4620, 4624, 4625, 4629, 4660, 4665, 4720, 4750, 4751, 4850, 4855, 4857, 4880, 4920, 4925-2, 4925-2B, 4925-6, 4980, and 8605.

If you have any of these cribs, stop using them immediately and contact Delta to receive a free repair kit. You can call Delta at (800) 816-5304 or log on www.cribrecallcenter.com to order the free repair kit. Once you’ve repaired the crib with new safety pegs, your child can continue to use this crib.

For more information on Safety Peg cribs, visit cpsc.gov.
Check out other recalls by clicking the “recalls” button under the category section on the right side of the page.

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has ordered retailers to stop selling bedside sleeper bassinets that have been linked to two infant deaths, according to the Washington Post. The “close-sleeper/bedside sleeper” bassinets were made by Simplicity Inc. of Reading, Penn. The agency’s safety alert was prompted by the death of a 6-month-old Kansas girl, who died from strangulation Aug. 21 after getting caught in the product’s metal bars, the newspaper said.

Some 900,000 of the 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 convertible bassinets may be in use today. Their metal bars are spaced farther apart than 2 3/8 inches, which is the maximum allowed by federal law, and this poses a great hazard. CPSC is issuing this safety alert because SFCA Inc., the company which purchased all of Simplicity Inc.’s assets at public auction in April 2008, has refused to cooperate with the government and recall the products! SFCA maintains that it is not responsible for products previously manufactured by Simplicity Inc. This warning does not cover bassinets produced in recent months that have fabric permanently attached over the lower bar.

Most stores have stopped selling them, but please pass this warning to every parent, day care center or consignment shop you know. It is a huge shame that we are only hearing about this a year after the first baby died. Perhaps another baby wouldn’t have died if this information became public.

For more information check out the Consumer Product Safety Commission web site here.

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On February 1, 2008, Evenflo announced a voluntary safety recall of the Discovery Infant Car Seat models 390, 391, 534,and 552. These seats have been sold since April 2005 and have sold over one million units. The recall results from tests performed by Evenflo in conjunction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

The recall is in effect because the car seat could become separated from its base in high impact side collisions. Evenflo will provide these car seat owners with a free supplemental dual-hook fastener that keeps the seat better attached to the base. If you own one of these models, call Evenflo at 800-356-2229 or visit www.evenflo.com/Discovery for more information or to get your replacement part.

More recalls can be found here.

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More baby gear recalls!
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled about 28,000 Infantino® Lion Teethers. The plastic nose on the lion can detach and pose a choking hazard to young children. Infantino has received eight reports of this happening, including one where a child gagged on the bitten-off nose. These were manufactured for Infantino in China.

These teethers were sold nationwide from June 2006 through December 2007 for about $5 each. If your child has one of these teethers, take it away immediately and contact them for a replacement or a product of equal value. If you need more information or want to report your recalled product, call Infantino at (888) 808-3111, or visit the web site at www.service.infantino.com.

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall of about 2,000 Stokke Xplory Baby Strollers. A bolt that attaches each front wheel to the stroller can loosen, causing one of the front wheels to fall off, posing a fall hazard to young children. There has been 14 reports in the United States of one of the front wheels falling off, including one incident where a child toppled out of the stroller. There were also 244 reports outside of the United States of one of the front wheels falling off.

These strollers were manufactured in China and have serial numbers between 1 and 28,097 and with grey handles. The serial number is located under the foot plate. Strollers with white handles are not included in this recall. These were sold from September 2003 through December 2006 for about $770. Parents should stop using the strollers immediately and contact Stokke to arrange for a free replacement of the front wheels.

You can contact Stokke toll-free at (877) 978-6553 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at www.stokkeusa.com

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Can you handle another recall? I am not surprised when any new baby gear is recalled now, there has been so many just this year alone!
Whether you are ready for another one or not, here it comes. Graco just announced a recall of their infant car seats today. The recall is of the standalone SnugRide seats manufactured between Aug. 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007 and could have been sold as late as just last week.

The recall is because the backing of the seat pad may pull away from the seams, exposing the pad filling that could pose a potential choking hazard. This recall does not affect SnugRide models sold as part of a travel system or those made before August 2006, because the design is different.
If you are unsure if your snugride is part of the recall check the model number and manufactured date on the back of the car seat.
The model numbers that are affected are: 8609FOF2, 8609FOF3, 8616FOF2, 8616FOF3, 8643DDH2, 8643DDH3, 8643CDR2, 8643DH03, 8643SUP2, 8643SUP3, 8643JOS2, 8643JOS3, 8643MDW3, 8643PWC3, 8643SFJ3, 8645FMT2, 8645FMT3, 8645GLM3, 8645GLN3, 8645HEM2, 8645HEM3, 8645MYC2, 8646SML3, 8645MYC3, 8645MRG3, 8645PKR2, 8645SNY2, 8646SND2, 8645THR2, 8645THR3, 8646FIE2, 8646FIE3, 8646GRT3 and 8646RRY3.

The company said customers should not return the seat to the retailer. Consumers can get a replacement seat pad by calling 800-345-4109 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, or go to www.gracobaby.com.

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Will this ever end? Now there is more new baby gear recalls that came out yesterday from Mattel toys. Mattel recalled 172,000 Mexican-made Laugh & Learn 2-in-1 Learning Kitchen toys on Tuesday after several children choked on small, detachable parts.

The Laugh and Learn Kitchen Toys are pretend kitchens. The product number L5067 is stamped on several locations on the toy.
The toy kitchens were sold at retail and toy stores nationwide from May 2007 through October 2007 for about $70.
If you have one of these toy kitchen sets, you should take it away from your child and contact Fisher-Price for a free repair kit, you can call them at (888) 812-7187.
Are these recalls affecting your purchases this holiday season?

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Just yesterday I was thinking about what we would need for this new baby. Being that we have twins and we have saved everything except L’s clothes which were handed down to my sister and Aunt, we shouldn’t have to buy too much. Then I started thinking about all the baby stuff that has come out since we had our kids, crib aquariums with remotes, miracle blanket swaddlers and the bumbo seat were all things that I would like this time around. Now the very popular bumbo seat has been recalled.

One million of these seats sold at stores like Babies R Us, Target and Walmart are being recalled because of twenty eight reports of young children falling out of the seats.
“Consumers should contact Bumbo to obtain new warning label stickers and instructions for the recalled baby seats and should never use the infant seat on a table, countertop, chair or other elevated surface, the agency said.” They will resell this product when they properly package it along with new warning labels.

I think part of this problem is adults leaving their child unattended while placing this on a table or countertop. I can see why you may place the baby in the seat on a table to feed them, but why would you walk away from your baby? That really is the hazard, not the seat.

These chairs are for infants six weeks old to 12 months or 22lbs. You can get more information on this recall here.

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More recalls for the parents out there. Kolcraft just recalled thousands of play yards, due to the death of a infant. Check it out and make sure you do not have one of these pack n plays.

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Vinyl bibs sold at Toys R Us and Babies R Us may be recalled. These bibs are testing three times higher for lead then allowed and include drawings of baseball bats, soccer balls, and “Winnie the Poo” characters. They cost less than $5 each and are sold under brand names such as “Especially for Baby” and “Koala Baby”.

Although there has been no formal recall annoncement of these bibs yet, I would discard these if you have any in your home, especially if they are ripped or torn.

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Another recall from Mattel! Check it out here.