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OKK Trading pacifiers recalled

I don’t have a lot of faith in products coming from LA-based OKK Trading. I have been following toy and baby product recalls for a couple of years now and their name pops up a couple times a year. This time there is a voluntary recall of there “Baby Necessities” 4-pack of pacifiers, they have a blue heart-shaped mouth guard .

If you are interested in tracking their sorted history look what comes up when you do a search for their name at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website. I think there must be some type of federal law stating that companies must post recall information for up to one full year from recall date because their website seems to be suffering from short term memory. In the future, if you find youself giving in to the bargain bin and find yourself with something from OKK Trading, toss it back – you’ll thank me later.

Sited and Related Articles:
USCPSC | Pacifiers Recalled by OKK Trading Due to Choking Hazard
OKK Trading | List of Recalled Items [*PDF]
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission | Search Query for OKK Trading
meta-DAD | Millions of Cheap Toys Recently Recalled

Tags: 0-1 year, 2-4 years, health alert, kids health, recall

Fisher Price 3-in-1 high chairs recalled

There has been one report of a seat back detaching and child falling out, resulting in a skull fracture with the Fisher Price 3-in-1 High Chair to Booster™ Seat. A recall does not get more dire than this, additionally, the seat back can detach if not fully snapped in place, posing a fall hazard and risk of serious injury to young children.

It seems if the size of the recall is big enough (this recall is for 24,000 units) it is deemed press worthy while other seemingly smaller ones fall under the news industry radar, except for some of the smaller newspapers and news outlets. This means that word-of-mouth becomes vital to getting the word out to people who may have recalled products in their possession, tell a neighbor, bring it up at the park or mommy and me class – you may prevent an accident from happening.

These highchairs were sold at Target from 2008-2009 for about a $100 bucks. Look for product number (P5369) on the side of the seat.

Sited & Related Articles:
USCPSC | Fisher-Price Recalls 3-in-1 High Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
Mattel Consumer Relations | Recall Information

Tags: 0-1 year, 2-4 years, health alert, recall

Two kids cosmetics recalled due to excessive lead

The High School Musical Manicure Kits and Lip Gloss Keychains have were recalled due to excessive levels of lead in these products.

This recall involves the pouch that contains the “High School Musical” manicure kit. The 7-1/2 inch by 4-3/4 inch plastic see-through pouch has a pink zipper with “High School Musical” printed in yellow gold with glitter and “Sharpay” printed in dark red on one side. Consumers should immediately take the recalled pouch used with the manicure kit away from children and mail it to Fantas-Eyes for a free replacement plus postage.

Fantas-Eyes
1 West 37th Street
New York, NY 10018

The metal clasp attached to the Lip Gloss Keychains contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects. This recall involves lip gloss with a metal clasp keychain attached to the cap by a chain. Markings on the lip gloss container read, “Lip Gloss,” “Brillant á lèvres,” “Fantasy Makers®” and “from the creators of Wet n Wild.”

Sited Links:
CPSC | High School Musical Manicure Kits Recalled by Fantas-Eyes
CPSC | Lip Gloss Keychains Recalled By Markwins Beauty Products

Tags: health alert, kids health, recall

Additional recalls for Simplicity and Infantino baby products

This is not the first time a Simplicity product has been recalled. Back in August ’08, their 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 Convertible “Close Sleepers” were recalled after a five month old Kansas girl was strangled to death by the space between the metal bar and the bed. In 2007, another four month old died after being entrapped in the metal bars of the bassinet.

Evidently, Simplicity went out of business and various companies bought up their inventory. In the current round of recalls, the Rainforest™ Portable Play Yards with the Fisher-Price logo on it (model numbers are 5310 RNF, 5310RNFC, and 5310RNFW) has one or more faulty rails which can collapse unexpectedly, posing a fall or entrapment hazard to young children.

Also, Infantino has expanded its original recall for their Infantino Lion and Lamb Grabby Rattles™ after receiving close to a dozen reports of the rattles tail falling off, thus posing a choking hazard to infants and young children. This recall represents around 131,000 rattles.

Although it did not manufacture or sell the play yards, Fisher-Price has voluntarily agreed to assist any consumers who own any of the 200k play yards in this recall. Regardless, it is most important for 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 play yards covered by this recall.

Sited and Related Links:
CPSC | Fisher-Price Recalls Simplicity’s Rainforest™ Portable Play Yards …
Meta-DAD | Simplicity Bassinets Potential Deathtrap for Infants
CPSC | Infantino Expands Recall of Infant Rattles Due to Choking Hazard
Consumer Reports | Third major recall of Simplicity includes 600,000 cribs

Tags: 0-1 year, health alert, kids health, recall

Lethal Snow Globes, Faulty Ski Bindings and Other Holiday Recalls

Now that the gift wrap has been thrown away and hopefully those sugar “highs” have passed, you think you have a moment to kick back on the couch and watch the kids fight over play with their new toys – wrong. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a six pack of recalls on items that may have sitting under your tree or in your kid’s room, so please read on.

Regarding Christmas decorations, there are two recalls – one with an obvious design flaw and the other one maybe not so obvious. We should all know this from 9th grade Science class, if you have a big enough snow globe in the sun for too long it will magnify the sun’s rays and potentially ignite a fire. Hallmark’s Jumbo Snowman Snow Globe (Stock #1XAG5093, measuring 11 by 12 by 17 inches) for a suggested retail price of $99.95, has been recalled due to a potential risk of fire.

Gardner’s Supply Company has voluntarily recalled their Candle Powered Christmas Pyramid (*pictured above). The candle carousels generate heat which rotate the fan blade and can cause the center platform to spin. The candle holder placement on the base of the carousels is too close to the structure, allowing the candle flame to come in contact and ignite different parts of the carousel, including the fans, trees and deer, posing a fire hazard.

Munire Furniture Company is in trouble again this year, they had a sizable recall a few months ago for there Majestic, Flat Top, Essex, Brighton/Sussex, and Captiva Cribs. Now it is there 4-in-1 Newport Rubbed Black Convertible Crib and matching furniture. The red paint beneath the black rubbed paint has been found to have excessive amounts of lead in it. There has been one report of a child ingesting the paint and being diagnosed with lead poisoning. The combined number of units involved in the two sets of Munire recalls is 34,000 so if you have anything with the Munire name on it in you nursery or kid’s room, please read this twice.

In the sports arena there are two additional recalls. Foursquare Outerwear, of Irvine, CA, made a classic fashion faux pas by More »

Tags: classic toys, furnishing, health alert, holidays, kids health, kids room, recall, toys

Delta Recalls Prompt Crib Warning to Parents

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has urged parents and caregivers to closely inspect the hardware and stability of their cribs to ensure all parts are in place and secure. This press release is on the heels of two seperate recalls for Delta Cribs (Delta Enterprise, Inc.) today due to an infant death.

These two recalls involve a number of models and represent a total of 1.5 million cribs that were sold between 1995-2007. This is a sizable recall, to say the least. The CPSC believes the performance requirements can be strengthened to deal with the problems identified by their Early Warning System so they are scheduling to vote to issue an Advanced Notice of Proposed (ANPR) rulemaking to examine and assess potential design and durability issues and possible mandatory performance requirements to prevent future entrapments and strangulations to children. Essentially, they are going to make efforts to evaluate cribs before they hit the market so more infant deaths do not occur due to faulty design or manufacturing practices.

As issued by the CPSC, here are safety tips for reviewing you child’s crib;

• Parents should not use any crib with missing, broken or loose parts.
• Hardware should be inspected from time to time and tightened to keep the crib sturdy.
• When using a drop side crib parents should check to make sure the drop side or any other moving part operates smoothly on its track.
• Always check all sides and corners of the crib for disengagement. Any disengagement can create a gap and entrap a child.
• Do not try to repair any side of the crib without manufacturer approved hardware or with tape, wire or rope.
• Putting a broken side up against the wall does not solve the problem and can often make it worse.
• Do not to use any crib with missing, broken, or loose parts.
• Make sure to tighten hardware from time to time to keep the crib sturdy.
• When using a drop side crib parents should check to make sure the drop side or any other moving part operates smoothly.
• Always check all sides and corners of the crib for disengagement. Any disengagement can create a gap and entrap a child.
• Do not try to repair any side of the crib, especially with tape, wire or rope.

Parents and Caregivers are advised to immediately stop using the Delta cribs that are missing a safety peg (described in the recall press release) on any leg of the crib and contact Delta to receive a free, easy-to-install repair kit.

The kit will include safety pegs in a bold color and warning labels to be affixed to the mattress board. Consumers with cribs that have all safety pegs installed may continue to use the cribs; however, it is recommended that these consumers contact Delta for the repair kit for future assembly purposes.

If you do not have a Delta crib, but have a drop side crib of another brand it may be prudent to check it for any compromises. Also, please spread the word of this recall and share it with you neighbors, daycare, and family members.

Call Delta toll-free at (1-800-816-5304) anytime after 5pm today or log on CribRecallCenter.Com to order the free replacement kit.

Sited Links;
CPSC Press Release | Infant Death Prompts Recall To Repair 600,000 Drop Side Cribs…
CPSC Press Release | Defects Identified by CPSC Early Warning System Prompt…
CPSC Press Release | Infant Death Prompts Recall to Repair 985,000 Delta
Delta Childrens Products | Crib Recall Center

Tags: 0-1 year, baby health, health alert, recall