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Infantino Recalls to Replace SlingRider Baby Slings; Three Infant Deaths Reported

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC), in cooperation with Infantino LLC, of San Diego, Calif. are announcing a free replacement program for the Infantino “SlingRider” and “Wendy Bellissimo” infant slings. One million of these infant slings are being recalled in the United States and 15,000 are being recalled in Canada. CPSC advises consumers to immediately stop using these slings for infants younger than four months of age due to a risk of suffocation and contact Infantino for a free replacement product.

CPSC is aware of three reports of deaths that occurred in these slings in 2009; a 7-week-old infant in Philadelphia, Pa.; a 6-day-old infant in Salem, Ore.; and a 3-month-old infant in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The Infantino “SlingRider,” is a soft fabric baby carrier with a padded shoulder strap that is worn by parents and caregivers to carry an infant weighing up to 20 lbs. “Infantino” is printed on the plastic slider located on the strap. “Infantino,” “SlingRider” and the item number are printed on the instruction/warning label inside the baby sling carrier. “Wendy Bellissimo” branded sling carriers were sold exclusively at Babies “R” Us and have a sewn-in label on the inside of the sling strap that says in part “Wendy Bellissimo Media, Inc.” and lists Item numbers 3937500H7 and 3937501H7.

Infantino LLC sold the slings in the United States and Canada from January 2003 through March 2010 at Walmart, Burlington Coat Factory, Target, Babies “R” Us, BJ’s Wholesale, various baby and children’s stores and other retailers nationwide, and on the Web at Amazon.com, for between $25 and $30.

The product was manufactured in China and Thailand.

Consumers should stop using the recalled slings immediately and contact Infantino to receive a free replacement product, with a choice of a Wrap & Tie infant carrier, or a 2 in 1 Shopping Cart Cover, or a 3 in 1 Grow & Play Activity Gym. A Jittery Pals Rattle will also be provided. Contact Infantino toll-free at (866) 860-1361 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.infantino.com

Do not attempt to fix these carriers.

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Tiny Love Recalls Wind Chime Toys Due to Puncture and Laceration Hazards

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Wind Chime Toys

Units: About 600,000 in the United States and 200,000 in Canada

Distributor: Tiny Love Inc., of New York, N.Y. and the Maya Group Inc., of Huntington Beach, Calif.

Hazard: The wind chime toy can be pulled apart exposing sharp metal rods, posing puncture and laceration hazards to the baby.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received five reports of babies pulling apart the wind chimes exposing the sharp metal rods, including a report of a minor injury to a 24-month-old baby who punctured his cheek with the rods.

Description: This recall involves wind chime toys sold separately, with the Gymini Kick & Play Activity Gym and Tiny Smarts Gift Sets. The toy produces the sound of a wind chime. “Tiny Love” is printed on a tag on the toy.

Children’s “Big Rex and Friends” Cloth Books Recalled Due to Risk of Lead Exposure

Click the link below to find out more information about this recall.

The recall by Graco Children’s Products Inc. includes certain model numbers of its Passage, Alano and Spree Strollers and Travel Systems. The Atlanta company received seven reports of children placing their fingers in a stroller’s canopy hinge as the canopy was being opened or closed. Five children had their fingertips severed and two children received cuts on their fingertips.

See link below for more information or google “Graco Stroller Recall” and you will get a bunch of links with additional information as well.

Adventure Playsets Recall to Repair Backyard Swing Sets Due to Fall Hazard

Name of Product: Adventure Playsets Wooden Play Sets

Units: About 275,000 in the United States and 6,800 in Canada

Distributor: Adventure Playsets, of Amarillo, Texas

Hazard: The plastic coated lumber on the horizontal ladder (monkey bar/swing beam) can weaken over time due to rotting of the whitewood (spruce, pine and fir species), resulting in a fall hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: Adventure Playsets has received more than 1,400 reports of rotting ladders involving 16 injuries that resulted in nine emergency room visits. The injuries include two arm fractures, lacerations, scrapes, and bruises to children younger than 8 years old. Most of the reported injuries occurred when the swing came out of the monkey bar/ swing beam that had rotted.

Description: This recall involves wooden play sets with swings, slides and ladders. Each set has an overhead monkey bar ladder that acts as both the monkey bar and swing beam, and an end ladder coated with cranberry or green plastic. The instruction manual has the name “Adventure Playsets” and one of the following model numbers printed on the cover.

Maclaren USA Recalls to Repair Strollers Following Fingertip Amputations. Please click the link below for all of the details and the repair kit.

As I was sitting here today wondering what to post, I was chatting with my sister and she told me about this! Of course, when I had my first daughter I went out and got everything “baby” and tried it out. Now that I have two, I can’t even say that I ever popped one of my Baby Einstein DVD’s into the DVD player. Well…looks like I have something to do with them now.

Since they claim to make our kids smarter, which they can’t prove, they’re offering a refund to anyone who’s got up to 4 of their DVD’s at $15.99 each! Sweet!

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Drop-Side Natural Olympia Single, Drop-Side Dark Pine Olympia Single, White Olympia Lifetime, Black Olympia Lifetime, Drop-Side White Capri Single, Antique Walnut Capri 4 in 1 and Americana Pecan 4 in 1.

ENTRAPMENT AND STRANGULATION HAZARD
Wooden crib slats can break, creating a gap, which can pose an entrapment and strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers.

Consumers should IMMEDIATELY STOP using the recalled cribs and contact Jardine to arrange to receive a full credit toward the purchase of a new crib. Jardine will provide detailed instructions for purchasing cribs in retail stores and online.

Jardine previously recalled the following cribs in June 2008 and January 2009.

Berkley, Hilton, Positano, Spindle, Windsor, Olympia and Capri,Crib Model Numbers BC-23, BC-36B, BC-36G, BC-36P, BC-007, BC-010, BC-010C, BC-010HP, BC-010W, BC-017, BC-107C, BC-107CR, BC-110C, BC-110HP, BC-110W, DA617BC, DA620BC, DV730N, DV730W, DA770BC, DV830-N, DA715BC, DV830-W, 0108L00, 0113B00, 0113K00, 0303C00, 0303G00, 0303B00, 0308C00, 0309K00.

The previously recalled cribs were sold nationwide from January 2002 through January 2009.

For more information about this recall contact: Jardine at (800) 646-4106 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday to Friday, or visit Jardine’s web site at www.jardinecribrecall.com to register to receive a full credit toward the purchase of a new crib.

Visit www.recalls.gov or www.Babiesrus.com to view the press release related to this expanded recall.