The US Consumer Product Safety Commission in cooperation with Sprout Stuff of Texas has announced a recall of their infant ring slings. Sadly this is due to the wrongful death of a ten day old boy while in the Sprout Stuff ring sling.
Sprout Stuff is notifying the consumers directly.
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The deaths of two children have prompted Family Dollar Stores, Inc in conjunction with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to announce the recall of close to two million toy dart guns.
Family Dollar received reports of two asphyxiation deaths of a nine year old and ten year old boy. The soft pliable darts can be inhaled into the throat and prevent a person from breathing. Please click on the recall link for more information including pictures of the recalled product which was sold exclusively by Family Dollar from 2005 until 2009.
May 5
I thought about this topic as I was cleaning the out the filters and skimmer in my pool early this morning.
How much thought do you put into swimming pool safety this time of year?
With a house full of little swimmers, it is constantly on my mind. With temperatures starting to climb into the 90’s here in Jacksonville, FL the pool temperature is steadily going up. My kids think it is because daddy has the heater running (little do they know) but that is for another article.
It only takes a moment for a child or adult to drown in even the slightest bit of water. We should all make sure our pool safety fences are in good condition and that the self-locking mechanism device on the gate is operating properly. For those of you that have doors and windows equipped with alarms – check to see if they work just like you would for your smoke detector. You don’t want to find out after a swimming pool accident that it could have been easily avoided. Next, it’s time to consider swimming lessons for the little ones that have not developed gills yet. There are plenty of options out there from private to group lessons.
As far as the pool itself goes, you should have a qualified expert like your local pool company come out and make sure your safety devices such as the pressure relief valve on the drains are working. Who knows what kind of creature could have called your pool equipment home over the winter months.
There are many other things to consider but one of the most important is to not swim alone or let a non-swimmer have access to your pool without qualified supervision. We have all heard horrific stories of how fast a drowning can occur – Don’t let it happen on your watch or in your pool!
Apr 30
US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a recall of all full sized Simplicity cribs. Simplicity and its successor is no longer in business so information about the number of cribs involved is limited.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THESE CRIBS!
One death and 13 other incidents have been reported to CPSC. Infants can become entrapped, wedged or fall out of these cribs because the tubular support frame can bend or detach from the rest of the crib’s frame.
This recall link gives more onfo on the affected models and examples of the mattress support failures. You can also visit the Crib Information Center for more crib safety.
Please share this with anyone who may have infants sleeping in cribs.
Apr 14
Tabata USA in conjunction with the Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled the TUSA RS-670 Regulators. Scuba divers should immediately stop using this product and return the regulator to Tabata or an authorized dealer for a free inspection and replacement. Spread the word to fellow divers and local dive shops to help prevent any mishaps or drowning deaths.
Here’s the link to the recall.
Mar 25
The reports of three infants deaths have been brought to the attention of the CPSC. The infants died due to suffocation in these baby slings produced by Infantino, LLC out of San Diego. Our condolences go out to those three families and any others that may have suffered the same loss.
Obviously, you should immediately stop use of these baby slings. The recall uses 4 months of age and younger wording but I would err on the side of caution and stop using it altogether. Over a million slings are being recalled in the United States and fifteen thousand in Canada.
Here’s the link to the CPSC / Infantino recall .
Feb 23
Do you get the feeling that there is still more breaking news to come regarding quality control at Toyota? Is this the classic story of a big corporation relying on their bean counters to tell them what is the most economical decision instead of the right decision?
Regardless of the answers to the questions – if you own a recalled Toyota make sure you are bringing it into your local dealership so any and all safety issues can be addressed. What a mess!
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I saw this on the news last night and also received an e-mail from the
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) about the recent crib recall. Here’s the link to the recall. Three strangulations have been reported due to the faulty crib’s design. It urges parents to stop using the cribs immediately and do not attempt to fix them.
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Jan 25
Here’s a link to a lengthy NY Times article that attorney Charlie Douglas forwarded to me. His comment to me was that it was absolutely horrifying and I would agree after reading the recent article.
With advances in modern technology comes some unknown risk but to know that the risks have been knowingly hidden from the public is flat out wrong and immoral.
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