Hasbro Inc. Issues Recall for ‘Nerf Blasters’
Hasbro Inc has issued a recall notice (here via CPSC) for ‘Nerf Blasters’ due to several injuries reported from consumers. Specifically the toy can pull at the skin of the user resulting in injury to the face/neck/chest. The recall is for a repair so owners should contact Hasbro Inc for a free repair kit.
Pottery Barn Kids Recalls Children’s Metal Water Bottles
Pottery Barn Kids is issuing a recall for their Metal Water Bottles with the following style numbers:
| Lavender | 5795141 |
| Pink | 5795166 |
| Pink | 9121591 |
| Navy | 5795158 |
| Navy | 9211583 |
| Green | 5795133 |
According to the recall notice the sip top on the water bottles can pull off, posing a choking hazard to young children. Parents are urged to immediately take the bottles away from their children. They can be returned for full refund at Pottery Barn Kids.
September is Baby Safety Month
Here are a few resources for Baby Safety Month 2008
- September is Baby Safety Month (JPMA.org)
- CPSC Focuses On Safety in the Nursery and Around the House for Baby Safety Month
- Baby Safety Month: A Calendar of Tips
- NHTSA’s Child Safety Seat Inspection Station Locator
‘Simplicity Bassinets’ Strangulation Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging parents and caregivers to stop using convertible “close-sleeper/bedside sleeper” bassinets manufactured by Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pa. CPSC has learned that on August 21, 2008, a 5-month-old girl from Shawnee, Kan. was strangled to death when she became entrapped between the bassinet’s metal bars. This is the second strangulation death CPSC has learned of in the co-sleeper bassinets. On September 29, 2007, a 4-month-old girl from Noel, Mo. became entrapped in the metal bars of the bassinet and died.
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.
The Simplicity 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 convertible bassinets contain metal bars spaced farther apart than 2 3/8 inches, which is the maximum distance allowed under the federal crib safety standard. The metal bars are covered by an adjustable fabric flap which is attached by velcro. The fabric is folded down when the bassinet is converted into a bed-side co-sleeping position. If the velcro is not properly re-secured when the flap is adjusted, an infant can slip through the opening and become entrapped in the metal bars and suffocate. This warning does not cover bassinets produced in recent months that have fabric permanently attached over the lower bar.
Due to the serious hazard these bassinets pose to babies, CPSC urges all consumers to share this safety warning with day care centers, consignment stores, family and friends to ensure that no child is placed to sleep in a Simplicity convertible bassinet covered by this warning.
The Commission voted, using its new authorities in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, to release this warning upon making a finding that the health and safety of the public require immediate notice.
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