The baby world is buzzing with celebrity baby announcements, parenting studies, baby product recalls, and much more, so lets get to this week’s moose-sized baby roundup!

Digital Baby Buzz

• CoolMomPicks Turns Five – One of our favorite baby blogs CoolMomPicks.com turned 5 this week, so shoot over and tell the crew Happy Birthday! (CoolMomPicks.com & CMP on Facebook)
• Togetherville.com Acquired by Disney:  Online community for kids “Togetherville” of Menlo Park, CA is acquired by Disney for an undisclosed sum.(TechCrunch.com)

Studies

• Farm Kids and Asthma: Living on farms appears to help arm children against asthma (USA Today)
• Crib-Injury Statistics: New statistics from Nationwide Children’s Hospital shows that 10,000 infants receive crib-related injuries each year. (ABC News)

Celebrity Baby News

• Alyssa Milano is Pregnant – Congratulations to Alyssa Milano and husband David Bugliari with the big news about their pregnancy! (Twitter Announcement & LA Times Blog)
• Tonya Harding Welcomes Son – Notorious figure skating champion Tonya Harding welcomed a son on Saturday…a future hockey player perhaps? (CNN.com)

Baby Product Recalls

• B.O.B. Strollers Recalled – Popular jogging strollers by B.O.B. have been voluntarily recalled due to a strangulation hazard involved with a drawstring found on the canopy. (CPSC.gov & Warning Details on B.O.B. Website)
• IKEA Cribs Recalled -IKEA’s SNIGLAR cribs were recalled for repair due to mattress support collapse. (CPSC.gov & IKEA’s Website)

This is Bizarre, Baby

• Baby Born in Elevator – A 5-pound, eleven-ounce baby was born in an elevator  Lawrence Memorial Hospital last Friday. Any guesses on her nickname? (Kansas City Star)
• Breast Milk Ice Cream: An ice cream parlor in London recently began serving a new specialty ice cream called “Baby Gaga” including vanilla pods, lemon zest, and breast milk. (Daily Mail)

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Have a great weekend,
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.

Have fun and stay healthy,

Dr.MOZ

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.

Have fun and stay healthy,
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.

Have fun and stay healthy,
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.

Have fun and stay healthy,

Dr.MOZ

Plum Organics voluntarily recalled a small number of 4.22 oz Apple and Carrot Baby Food in Portable Pouches sold individually at Toys-R-Us and Babies-R-Us locations nationwide.  Please return any package of Plum Organics Apple and Carrot baby food with the numbers “890180001221” located at the bottom of the package. A mixing error was

blamed for the recall (increasing the risk of botulism), but no illnesses were reported at the time this post was released.

Have fun and stay healthy,
Dr.MOZ

And now for the latest in baby events from product recalls to celebrity baby news!

- Children’s and Infants’ Tylenol Recalls: A variety of Children’s and Infants’ Tylenol products have been recalled due to ingredients not meeting quality standards. (full product/lot list here)

- Unplug and Speak to your Kids: Jane Brody explains the importance of speaking to

children during the early developmental years (more at NY Times)

- Baby Daisy: Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men, Duckie in Pretty in Pink) and wife Lisa Joyner adopt a baby girl “Daisy” born on August 11th. (more at Houston Chronicle)

- Don’t Babysit the Neighbors?: A Michigan woman received a letter from the state Department of Human Services warning her not to continue  babysitting her neighbors’ kids for free. (more at AP)

- Powder Formula Recalled: Nationwide voluntary product recall of Neocate Infant Specialized Formula (more at PR Newswire)

Let me know what you think about the recent baby news by clicking on the comments bubble to open the text box below!

Have fun and stay healthy,
Dr.MOZ

Have fun and stay healthy,
Dr.MOZ

I received an FDA recall warning for a line of water-based face paints today that I thought everyone might be interested to know about it. Many children have experienced rashes, burning sensations, and swelling where the paints were applied, so you may want to review

the full listing if the package above looks familiar:

(fda.gov listing: 5.12.09) The Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to stop using certain cosmetic “Face Paint” items labeled as distributed by Oriental Trading Co., Omaha, Neb., due to adverse event reports of skin reactions in children. These items were distributed nationwide.

The FDA has learned of a cluster of adverse events in children exposed to various colors of the face paint. All exposures occurred on the same day at an organized event and included rashes, itchiness, burning sensation, and swelling where the face paints were applied. Significant microbial contamination was indicated in most of the products in testing by an FDA laboratory.

The following Face Paints manufactured by Shanghai Color Art Stationery Company Limited, Shanghai, China, are being voluntarily recalled by Fun Express Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oriental Trading Co.:

Blue (UPC = 8 8760048110 7), Purple (UPC = 8 8760048112 1), RedOrange (UPC = 8 8760048116 9), BlackGreen (UPC = 8 8760048120 6) (UPC = 8 8760048114 5), (UPC = 8 8760048118 3),

To report an adverse event related to the recalled face paints, visit the FDA’s reporting page or call them at 1-800-FDA-1088.

Have fun and stay healthy,
Dr.MOZ