The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Family Dollar Stores are announcing the recall of 1.8 million toy dart gun sets.
Two boys, a 9 year old and a 10 year old choked on the plastic toy darts after placing them in their mouths. The darts were inhaled and got stuck in the children’s throats. Both of these boys were playing with a friend and that friend’s toy with adults nearby. The darts weren’t shot into a mouth, as some might expect. They were chewed and swallowed. The suction (…)
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May 17
Today, Claire’s Boutiques is recalling children’s metal charm bracelets due to high levels of cadmium.
The “Best Friends” bracelets were sold as a three-bracelet set and have heart lock charms attached to them. The charms contain high levels of cadmium. Cadmium is toxic if ingested by children and can cause adverse health effects.
The bracelets were sold from February 2009 through January 2010 for about $12.
Consumers should immediately take the recalled bracelets away from (…)
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May 10
Do you have young children in your home? If so, be sure to child-proof your windows before letting the warm spring air waft through your house. Such measures are like installing baby gates – they keep your baby safe with little extra effort.
Window falls are common, particularly in spring and summer. And they are preventable. Just take a look at these news reports from the first few days of April:
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Pennsylvania boy, age 3, falls from a window and sustains head injuries.
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Oklahoma (…)
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Apr 9
HUD and CPSC now offer a solution to homeowners struggling with problem drywall manufactured in China.
The problem affects about 3,000 homeowners in 37 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
The first step is to use the identification protocol described here to make sure that your home is affected by this problem drywall and not other factors.
The current solution is to remove all possible problem drywall. This includes drywall dust and debris. Replace electrical components and (…)
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Apr 5
More Children’s Jewelry Found to Have High Levels of Cadmium
by CPSC Blogger
Hey, Mom! Take those “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” brand children’s Christmas and winter-themed bracelets away from your kids and throw them away.
That’s the latest safety alert from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The charms on the bracelets tested with very high levels of cadmium.
The bracelets, which were sold at dollar stores nationwide, were flagged by the Associated Press in a January story about cadmium in children’s jewelry products.
These bracelets (…)
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Mar 11