I’ve documented quite a few troubling CPSC recalls on the baby blog through the years, but this could be the first time that I’ve seen products designed to keep children safe being recalled. In total, over 45,000 of these dangerous Prime-Line products have been sold in

hardware stores across the country. Please take a moment to ensure that you aren’t using one of these recalled “safety” products.

• Child Safety Latches and Outlet Covers Recalled by Prime-Line: Screw breaks can allow unintended access. -> (full product recall details here)

• Prime-Line Products Recalls Child Bathtub Non-Slip Pads: Recalled due to fall hazard. -> (full product recall details here)

Visit each recall’s link (above) for detailed product information including “sell dates”, distributors, and model numbers.

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Dr.MOZ

The CPSC announced two new product recalls that parents should be aware of including (a) Baby Jogger brand Jump Seats due to fall hazards, and (b) Circo beaded door curtains (sold exclusively at Target) posing a strangulation hazard. If either of these

products look familiar, please visit the CPSC links above to learn more.

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Dr.MOZ

have a bad habit of spontaneously breaking in half.

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A collection CPSC recall warnings were released, so I wanted to help spread the word because they include nearly 100,000 dangerous baby products and toys. Recent recalls include:

• Phil & Teds Sport V2 and Classic V1 Strollers Recalled to Repair (Amputation and Laceration Hazards):  The three-wheel, single-seat jogging strollers have a metal frame, cloth seat and a canopy. The sport v2 model stroller was sold in red, orange, green, black, charcoal, navy and in graffiti print. When folding and unfolding the stroller, a consumer’s finger can become caught in the hinge mechanism, posing amputation and laceration hazards.  (see more about specific models)

• Family Dollar Stores Recalls Remote Controlled Toy Tanks (Burn Hazard): This recalled product is the Authentic Heroes Target Practice Tank play set, a remote-controlled green toy tank attached by a cable to a grey battery-powered controller. The controller is marked “Target Practice Tank Play Set.” The tank’s controller can overheat and melt, posing a burn hazard to consumers. (see more about specific models)

• Butterfly Push Toys Recalled (Choking Hazard): The recalled toy is plastic with a 21-inch long handle hooked like a cane. At the end of the handle is a butterfly with two movable 1 1/2-inch balls in each wing. The plastic balls on the butterfly’s wings can break, causing small metal balls inside to come free. These metal balls pose choking and aspiration hazards to young children. (see more about specific models)

Thanks for stopping by the baby blog and don’t forget to let other parents know about the recent recalls!

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Dr.MOZ

Do you ever find yourself wondering about the safety of meat or produce purchased at the store? One day we’re cautioned about eggs and the next we are told to check our potentially deadly celery to ensure it’s not from a particular processing plant.  Wouldn’t it

be nice if we could scan the produce in your refrigerator to check it’s history, or better yet…scan it at the store before we bought it? Thanks to a new service HarvestMark and forward-thinking retailers like Kroger, you’ll soon be able to trace produce all the way back to the farm! Here’s how it works:

1. Packed: HarvestMark stickers are placed on each piece of produce. Important information like the farm’s location and harvest date is saved to code on the sticker before leaving the farm.
2. Shipped: Products are shipped from farms and processing plants to retailers around the world.
3. Customer Scanned: iPhone users download a free app and scan any product they see with a HarvestMark logo, or type the provided code at the HavestMark website when they get home.

HarvestMark is currently being advertised as an easy way to trace a food’s origination, check for potential recalls, and provide recipe ideas, but I could see this kind of technology going a lot further. What parent wouldn’t also want to know about the food’s nutritional information, or if it was grown with pesticides?

HarvestMark’s food tracing technology is still early in development, but perhaps they’ll extend the same tracking system to regularly recalled products like strollers and cribs in the near future as well. What do you think parents, would your family find a food/product tracing system like HarvestMark useful?

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Dr.MOZ

> tip thanks to Springwise!

…and now we go to our Chief Infant Correspondent to bring us this week’s baby news.

• Baby IKEA: Inspired by the Swedish furniture store, parents in the UK named their baby girl “IKEA” . You might think this was unusual, but Nancy.cc gives us the stats to see just how many baby IKEAs are out there. (more at Nancy.cc)
• Acetaminophen Tied to Asthma:  A large cross-sectional study showed that the use of acetaminophen was associated with asthma in 13- and 14-year-olds. (more at MedPage Today)
• New Dad Jailed: A 31-year-old Utah man became a brand new dad, groped a nurse in the hospital, and was sentenced 180 days in jail. (more at Standard-Examiner)
• Baby Tweets: Congratulations to Alanis Morissette (@morissette) and Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH). Each announced their baby news on Twitter, and Neil Patrick Harris is expecting twice the fun with twins!
• Skinny Jeans for Toddlers:  You read that correctly…the baby industry has finally gone off the deep end and followed the denim diaper craze with skinny jeans for toddlers. (more at TIME)
• Baby Monitors Recalled: Levana baby monitors recently announced a recall due to overheating and smoking monitors (more at CPSC)

Thanks for visiting Dr.MOZ’s baby blog for this week’s baby news! Let me know if I missed anything news worthy by sharing it in the comments box below.

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Dr.MOZ

Am I alone, or is it shocking to anyone else that crib manufacturers can’t yet design safe cribs? Over 2 million cribs were recalled today (see list below) which makes me wonder, how hard could it possibly be to fuse four walls to a bottom base without creating a

deathtrap for children?

Nearly half of these cribs were manufactured 10 years ago. This means that hundreds of thousands of kids slept in these cribs for a decade before they were finally recalled.

• Bonavita, Babi Italia and ISSI Drop-Side Cribs Recalled (about 306,000 units)
• Bexco Enterprises, Inc., d.b.a. Million Dollar Baby Cribs Recalled (about 156,000 units)
• Simmons Juvenile Products Cribs Recalled (about 50,000 units)
• Jardine Drop-Side Cribs Recalled (about 130,000 units)
• Evenflo Recalls Drop-Side Cribs (about 750,000 units)
• Delta Recalls to Repair Drop-Side Cribs (about 747,000 units)
• Child Craft Brand Drop-Side Cribs Recalled (number unknown)
• Child Craft brand “Crib ‘N’ Double Bed” full size stationary-side cribs with dowel (about 40,000-50,000 units)

I’ll admit that I’ve run out of useful things to say about this topic after covering recalls on millions of cribs through the years and would love to hear what you think. Are we sacrificing safety for style, or is this the result of a major product testing/certification problem? Some feel we need to ban drop-side cribs, but truth be told…we can’t even depend on stationary-side cribs (see today’s Child Craft recall). Thanks for visiting baby fans, and don’t forget to leave your comments in the text box below!

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Dr.MOZ

Most of my recall notices are posted at Dr.MOZ’s Twitter page, but I wanted to supply an image for today’s warning because I know a lot of you are using Klean Kanteen products. In cooperation with the CPSC, Klean Kanteen announced a Sport Cap 2.0 recall which has

received six consumer reports relating to breaking or cracking after being dropped. This could pose a possible choking or ingestion hazard, so Klean Kanteen (manufacturer note) and the CPSC (official posting) ask that you stop using the affected spout and join their replacement program to receive a new spout.

As shown above, the Sport Cap 2.0 water bottle spouts are made of black plastic and have an attachment loop. “Klean Kanteen” is stamped into the side of the cap. Potentially dangerous spouts are “polished/shiny” (see above), but their replacement spouts which are safe to use are “matt/dull” and can be identified in stores by a round silver sticker on the packaging. Thanks to Klean Kanteen’s proactive response, no injuries have been reported.

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Two recall warnings were released by the CPSC today, so I wanted to help spread the word because the crib is responsible for three infant deaths. Please follow the links below to learn more if either product looks familiar.

• Generation 2 Worldwide and “ChildESIGNS” drop side crib brands recalled (Three Infant Deaths Reported): Due to the fact that Generation 2 went out of business in 2005, CPSC has limited information about the cribs. Although CPSC does not know the total number of units distributed or the years of production, it is believed that there were more than 500,000 of these cribs sold to consumers. (see more)
• Innovage LLC recalls Discovery Kids lamps due to fire and burn hazards: A defect in the lamp’s printed circuit board can cause an electrical short, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers. This recall involves the Discovery Kids(tm) Animated Marine Lamp with model number 1627121 or 1628626 and the Animated Safari Lamp with model number 1627124 or 1628626. (see more)

That’s it for today everyone. Please let me know if you have additional recall information from the last 48 hours by posting it in the comment box below.

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Dr.MOZ

There was yet another stroller recall in today’s involved the Ruby, Onyx, and Topaz models of CYBEX umbrella strollers. The stroller’s hinge mechanism poses a fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to the child when the consumer is folding and unfolding the stroller.

Owners of these strollers in the US and Canada are urged to stop using the strollers and contact Regal Lager to receive a free hinge cover.

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Dr.MOZ

Although I’d prefer to highlight quality baby products, the CPSC has released two major recalls in the last 24 hours which shouldn’t be overlooked including:

• Graco Recalls Strollers (1.5 million units, due to fingertip amputation and laceration hazards): The hinges on the stroller’s canopy pose a fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to the child when the consumer is opening or closing the canopy. This recall involves Graco Passage™, Alano™, and Spree™ Strollers and Travel Systems with the following model numbers and specific hinge mechanisms (recalled models)
• Dorel Asia Cribs Recalled (635,000 units, due to strangulation and suffocation hazard): One infant death reported, 10 injuries to infant. The drop side hardware can fail causing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the drop side detaches it creates a space in which an infant or toddler can become entrapped and suffocate or strangle.  (recalled models)

Be sure to check the model numbers if you use Graco strollers or Dorel Asia cribs because there were far too many recalled styles to fit into our graphic above.

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Dr.MOZ

Two recalls were released by the CPSC today, so I wanted to give them a quick post because one covers 213,000 units sold in some of the largest retailers in the country. Today’s recall warnings include:

• Wooden Toys Recalled by Kendamaspot: Violation of lead paint ban -> 300 units sold through Kendamaspot’s website and cultural festivals in Washington state from July 08 – Apr 09.

• Safety 1st Disney Care Center™ Play Yard and Eddie Bauer Complete Care Play Yard by Dorel Juvenile group: Risk of suffocation or positional asphyxiation -> 213,000 units sold at Babies “R” Us, Kmart, Sears, Target and Walmart from Jan 07 through Oct 09 for $100 to $130.

There were far too many play yards to fit into the graphic, so please click on the links to view the entire list of products.

Have fun and stay healthy,

Dr.MOZ