Death Prompts Recall of 21,000 Banzai Pool Slides sold by Walmart & Toys R Us

Recalled Banzai inflatable pool slideWalmart and Toys R Us have recalled 21,000 inflatable Banzai in-ground pool water slides, after a 29-year-old Colorado mother died in Andover, Mass. from a broken neck sustained after the slide partially deflated.

The victim hit her head at the bottom of the slide because it had partially deflated. fractured her neck going down the water slide which had been placed over the concrete edge of a pool.

Two other serious injuries have occurred in a similar manner: a 24-year-old man from Springfield, Mo. became a quadriplegic and a woman from Allentown, Pa. fractured her neck.Continue Reading

Toy Recall: Whoozit Starry Time Rattles by Manhattan Due to Choking Hazard

Recalled due to potential choking hazard : Whoozit Starry Time Rattle toy by Manhattan.Whoozit Starry Time Rattle has been recalled by Manhattan toys due to a potential choking hazard.

The clear spheres on the ends of the rattle can break and release numerous small parts, which pose a choking hazard to small children.

Manhattan Group has received two reports of rattles breaking, however, no injuries have been reported.Continue Reading

USA: Dorel Recalls 900,000 Safety 1st Push ‘N Snap Cabinet Locks

Recalled Safety 1st Push 'N Snap Cabinet Lock (1) Safety 1st have recalled 900,000 Push ‘N’ Snap Cabinet Locks because the locks can fail, allowing children gain access to potentially dangerous items that parents thought were safely beyond reach.

Dorel, the products importers, has received 200 reports of locks that did not adequately secure the cabinet, including reports of damaged locks. From the reported incidents there were 140 children between the ages of 9 months and 5 years who were able to disengage the locks and gain access to the cabinet’s contents.

In three of the reported incidents, the children who gained access swallowed or handled dishwashing detergent, window cleaner or oven cleaner, and were treated, observed and released from emergency treatment centres.Continue Reading

Safety Notice: Cosatto Albany 3 in 1 Cot Bed

Cosatto Albany 3 in 1 cotbed: important safety noticeCosatto have issued a safety notice regarding the importance of retaining and re-fitting the 2 pre-fitted security screws on the ALBANY 3 IN 1 Cot Bed.

When the cot bed is converted from a cot to a junior bed the 2 security screws need to be removed to allow each of the upper and lower bed end sections to separate.

However, if the junior bed is subsequently converted back to a cot – for a second child, for a friend or relative’s child, or any other reason – each of the security screws MUST be re-fitted.Continue Reading

USA & Canada Toy Recall: 4-in-1 Dramatic Play Theater by Guidecraft due to Tip-Over Hazard

Recalled Guidecraft  4-in1 Play TheaterGuidecraft together with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada have recalled its “4-in-1 Dramatic Play Theater” due to its potentential to unexpectedly tip-over, posing an entrapment hazard to young children.

The product was made in China. Around 1,800 units in the United States and 350 in Canada are affected.

So far, its distributor Guidecraft has received two reports of tip-over incidents, including one report of a child who suffered minor contusions and abrasions.Continue Reading

USA Toy Recall: Children’s Frog Masks Sold at Target – Due to Suffocation Hazard

Recalled Target Plush Frog MaskTarget and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have announced a voluntary recall of Children’s Frog Masks due to the risk of suffocation posed by the item.

These plush (soft toy) frog masks lack proper ventilation and when secured in place across a child’s face, it presents a suffocation hazard to the child.Continue Reading

Recall to Repair: Mothercare Swinging Cribs and Gliding Cribs

Recalled Mothercare CribMothercare has recalled a number of its swinging and gliding cribs due to “an issue with [the] bolts supplied”.

The affected products were produced between September 2010 and May 2011. The batch code labels of the affected cribs are dated between 01-09-10 and 31-05-11.Continue Reading

Recall: IKEA BUSA Children’s Folding Tent

BUSA children's folding tentIKEA has recalled its BUSA children’s folding tent due to the potential risk of lacerations.

The steel wire frame of the tent can break during use, this can cause sharp wire ends to protrude through the tent fabric, creating a risk of a laceration or puncture injury to a child playing with the tent.Continue Reading

USA Toy Recall: Chloe, Sophie & Audrey Soft Dolls sold at Pottery Barn Kids

Pottery Barn Kids, together with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada have recalled a range of softs dolls with the names Chloe, Sophie and Audrey, because of a potential strangulation hazard.

The hair on the Chloe and Sophie dolls may contain loops that are large enough to fit around a child’s head and neck, and the headband on the Audrey doll, if loosened, can form a loop that fits around a child’s head and neck. These loops can pose a strangulation hazard.Continue Reading

[USA] Recall to Repair: Phil & Teds Metoo Clip-On High Chair

Metoo Clip-On Table-Top high chairs have been recalled in the USA by Phil & Teds due to fall and amputation hazards.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commision (CPSC) have advised that the use of these clip-on high chairs should stop immediately. There have been 19 reports of the chairs falling, 5 of these incidents involved injuries to children.Continue Reading