Salmonella in food flavoring- which means a lot of your food
by Karen on 3/09/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Do you use Herb-ox bouillon cubes, Trader Joe’s creamy ranch dressing, eat honey mustard pretzels from National Pretzel, or other dips and chips? Chances are you might find it on the list that the FDA has recalled recently. The FDA reported that salmonella has been found in the Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP) paste at Basic [...]
Recall: Scooby, Tweety and Batman utensils from Peachtree
by Karen on 3/02/10 | 0 Comment(s)
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Peachtree Playthings, today announced a voluntary recall of Children’s Fork and Spoon Sets by Peachtree Playthings. The recall is because the middle two prongs of the plastic fork can detach, posing a choking hazard to children. The company has received one report of a middle prong [...]
Recall: The Princess and The Frog Necklaces
by Karen on 1/31/10 | 2 Comment(s)
Cute movie, sickening necklaces. Truly sickening. 55,000 necklaces, made by FAF inc, have been recalled since they contain high levels of cadmium. Cadmium is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects. The necklaces were sold at Walmart for $5 and were manufactured in China (who would have guessed?!)
Consumers should return [...]
Recall: Graco stroller canopy hinge mechanism
by Karen on 1/20/10 | 0 Comment(s)
There is a recall of approximately 1.5 million Graco strollers because of fingertip amputations and lacerations caused by a hinge mechanism in the stroller canopy. If you have one of these strollers, stop using it. The danger presents itself when you are opening or closing the canopy. The recall involves Graco Passage™, Alano™ and Spree™ [...]
Recall: Cribs sold at K-Mart, Sears and Wal-Mart
by Karen on 1/19/10 | 0 Comment(s)
I’m sorry to report that there is another recall on cribs, this time it is for cribs sold at K-Mart, Sears, and Wal-Mart between January 2005 through December 2009. The recall is for drop-side and non-drop side cribs. They are a strangulation hazard to babies, resulting in one tragic death and ten injuries. This recall [...]
Recall: Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, St. Joseph Aspirin and Rolaids
by Karen on 1/19/10 | 3 Comment(s)
Holy Cow! Is there anything left in my medicine cabinet that hasn’t been recalled?! Oh, Thank God my Tums will still work!
Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, St. Joseph Aspirin, Rolaids Recall
Containers’ Moldy Odor to Blame for Recall of 60 Million Over-the-Counter Products
Jan. 15, 2010 — Because of a sickening smell in some containers, 54 million packages of [...]
Recall: Happy Baby Happy Tot
by Karen on 1/14/10 | 1 Comment(s)
Nurture, Inc., is voluntarily recalling select HAPPYTOT Stage 4 and HAPPYBABY Stage 1 and Stage 2 pouch products with date codes expiring between November 2010 and January 2011. These products are being recalled due to a packaging defect that could cause the pouches to swell or leak. Swollen or leaking pouches could indicate that the [...]
Recall: Cloth Book- Big Rex and Friends
by Karen on 1/08/10 | 0 Comment(s)
We have a few Priddy Books in our home- and so I was keenly interested in this recall. It only pertains to the book, “Big Rex and Friends”. This is a cloth book with a black and white striped border with a red dinosaur on the cover. The words “Big Rex and Friends” are printed [...]
Recalls: Play Yards and Kendamaspot Wooden Toys
by Karen on 12/31/09 | 0 Comment(s)
Safety 1st Disney Care Center™ Play Yard and Eddie Bauer Complete Care Play Yard are being recalled. This recall is for about 213,000 play yards.
Hazard: The one piece metal bars supporting the floorboard of the bassinet attachment can come out of the fabric sleeves and create an uneven sleeping surface, posing a risk of [...]
Recalls: Vicks and infant car seats
by Karen on 12/21/09 | 0 Comment(s)
Here we are again, more recalls and more victims. The infant car carriers are very troublesome: the handle you use to transport your baby safely is the very thing that can come off. We are talking infants falling! Yes, those newborns with the most vulnerable skulls. Shame on Safety 1st, Cosco, Eddie Bauer and Disney: [...]
Roman Shades and Roll-Up Blinds recall
by Karen on 12/17/09 | 0 Comment(s)
This recall is for ALL roman shades and ALL roll-up blinds. I can only imagine this numbers in the millions and millions! About five million Roman shades and about three million roll-up blinds are sold each year.
The recall is due to 5 deaths and 16 near strangulations from Roman shades since 2006 and 3 deaths [...]
2.1 Million Cribs Recalled- Biggest Ever
by Karen on 11/23/09 | 0 Comment(s)
This is the biggest crib recall in US history. More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled. Tragically, four infants have died from suffocation. From the Associated Press:
WASHINGTON (AP) –
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said late Monday the recall involves 1.2 million cribs in the United States and almost [...]
Get your Maclaren Hinge Covers in Brooklyn
by Karen on 11/13/09 | 0 Comment(s)
By now, you have probably heard about the massive recall on Maclaren Strollers. The fix for the hinge (which has been reported to have severed 12 childrens’ fingers) is a fabric cover that hides the hinge. To get yours you can:
Call Maclaren USA toll-free at (877) 688-2326 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET [...]
Massive Maclaren Stroller Recall
by Karen on 11/09/09 | 0 Comment(s)
Yes, massive it will be. News all over the blogs this morning is that Maclaren plans to recall 1 million strollers, between 1999 and 2009, after receiving 12 reports of hinges on the stroller that amputated childrens’ fingertips. There were a total of 15 reports of finger injuries. This recall involves all Maclaren single and [...]
