BUMBO BABY SEATS RECALLED

CPSC: Kids Could Fall Out, Suffer Serious Head Injuries If Seats Are Used On Elevated Surfaces.


My first thought :

1) What parent would actually put their kid on a bumbo, on a high surface area.

My second thought:

2) Just another Recall due to poor commonsense or as some people say, The Duh Factor.

My third thought

3) I have been concerned at my children falling off of this Bumbo when on the floor. I would never even consider putting this on a Counter or a Chair... You are just asking for problems.


It is not surprising at all that this popular baby seat is also potentially dangerous and being recalled. Just recently my wife was nervous about putting our kids in the Bumbo due to her fear they can fall out. I admit, I got caught up with the hype of the Bumbo, but now I really just cannot stop thinking of what our Doctor Said. She said its just pure marketing and there is no need. If I recall, she may of also said there is more risk than reward due to potential accidents that can occur, but at the time was not published.

Just last week, I was alerted by seeing alot of Bumbos at discounted local stores in the New York City Area, selling them at half the price of the bigger retailers. This was really concerning to me. Why would this company sell the same product to these small 99 cent type of stores. Was their something that Bumbo knew about in which they just wanted to clear their wharehouse? Dont know, but perhaps.

My last thought is that I would NEVER put my baby on a Bumboo on high surfaces. This is just plain Commonsense. For the most part,many recalls occur due to people who perhaps do not use best judgement. And Last, always supervise, and NEVER leave the baby alone on the Bumbo( again, Commonsense people)


Article below. Your comments are welcomed

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the voluntary recall of about a million Bumbo "Baby Sitter" Seats, made by Bumbo International of South Africa. The CPSC says, "If the seat is placed on a table, countertop, chair, or other elevated surface, young children can arch their backs, flip out of the Bumbo seat, and fall onto the floor, posing a risk of serious head injuries."

The agency says it's had 28 reports of young children falling out of the seats, and sustaining injuries that included three skull fractures suffered when kids fell out of Bumbo seats that had been placed on tables.

The seats were sold by Target, Wal-Mart, Sears, Kmart, Toys R Us, Babies R Us, USA Babies, and various other toy and children's stores nationwide, as well as numerous online vendors, from August 2003 through October 2007, the CPSC says. They cost $40.

Consumers should never use the infant seat on a table, countertop, chair, or other elevated surface, the agency warns.

It adds that consumers can contact Bumbo to obtain warning label stickers and instructions, free of charge. The new warning label will state: "WARNING -- Prevent Falls; Never use on any elevated surface."

Consumers should use the Bumbo seat at ground level, but should never leave a child unattended when the youngster is in the seat, the CPSC points out.

Consumers can contact Bumbo International at (877) 932-8626 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.bumbosafety.com.

Kolcraft recalls 425,000 play yards

Here we go again. Kolcraft Enterprises, which makes a variety of products for babies and toddlers, is recalling about 425,000 Chinese-made infant play yards following the death of a 10-month old child, the U.S. Consumer Producer Safety Commission said Thursday.


The recall involves 12 different play yards that pose a strangulation risk because of the changing table restraint strap.

Included in the recall was Kolcraft's Contours 3-in-1 Play Yard, which includes a cradle that poses a suffocation risk

Click Here for Complete Kolcraft Recall Information from the U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission

Major Baby Crib Recall after 3 deaths

Take a good look if you have a baby in a crib.

What took so long to notice a defect in the cribs. This recall goes back from Jan 1998 - May 2007. Someone at the manufacturer was obviously sleeping for almost 10 years. Not good at all.

About 1 million Simplicity and Graco cribs have been recalled after three children became entrapped and suffocated. The recall was announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Friday, more than two years after a California lawyer says he alerted the federal agency about a 9-month-old who died in a faulty crib.

The cribs, which were made in China, were sold in department stores, children’s stores and mass merchandisers nationwide from January 1998 through May 2007 for between $100 and $300.


What Cribs have been recalled?

Friday's recalled Simplicity crib models include: Aspen 3 in 1, Aspen 4 in 1, Nursery-in-a-Box, Crib N Changer Combo, Chelsea and Pooh 4 in 1. The recalled cribs with the Graco logo are the Aspen 3 in 1, Ultra 3 in 1, Ultra 4 in 1, Ultra 5 in 1, Whitney and the Trio.
The cribs have one of the following model numbers: 4600, 4605, 4705, 5000, 8000, 8324, 8800, 8740, 8910, 8994, 8050, 8750, 8760 and 8996. The numbers are on the envelope attached to the mattress support and on the label attached to the headboard.

The company is offering free repairs for cribs with older hardware. For more information, consumers can contact Simplicity at 888-593-9274.

Full 4 minute video from The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission that will explain everything



Some important links for more information :

Click Here for Recall Information from the Manufacturer, Simplicity for Children


Click Here for the official U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Recall Release

Baby Bliss Gripe Water Recall

I would say this is a small recall but one that you should be aware of.

A liquid herbal supplement sold as a remedy for colic is being recalled this morning. Several bottles of Baby's Bliss Gripe Waterhave tested positive for a parasite. The supplement may be what made a 6-week-old baby in Minnesota sick. The recalled bottles were sold in 4-ounce containers with the code 26952V . The bottles have an expiration date of October 2008. You can call (877) 457-4955 for more information.

Various Thomas & Friends™ Wooden Railway Toys Recalled Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard

This product while it is not one that a a small child would play with, some of us may of been lucky enough to get " Hand me Downs " for a later date. This specific product The Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway Toy has been Recalled Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard.

So go to the toy chests, go to the closets to see if you have any of these recalled products.

Click Here for the official Release from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Fisher-Price Rainforest Infant Swings Recalled Due to Entrapment Hazard - May 30, 2007

NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 30, 2007
Release #07-197 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (888) 303-5631
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Fisher-Price Rainforest Infant Swings Recalled Due to Entrapment Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Rainforest Open Top Take-Along™ Swings

Units: About 112,000 (an additional 15,000 were sold worldwide)

Importer: Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, NY

Hazard: Infants can shift to one side of the swing and become caught between the frame and seat, posing an entrapment hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: Fisher-Price has received 60 reports of the infants becoming entrapped, resulting in cuts, bumps, bruises and red marks.

Description: This recall involves Portable Rainforest Take Along Swings with a palm tree mobile and two hanging plush toys. The swings are approximately 23-inches-high and have two carry handles on the left and right sides. Model numbers K7203, K7192 and K7195 are included in the recall. Model numbers are located under the right handle on the swing. No other collection of Rainforest swings or products are included in this recall.

Sold at: Discount department stores and toy stores nationwide from November 2006 to May 2007 for about $65.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the swing and contact Fisher-Price for instructions on how to return it to receive a voucher for a replacement product.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, call Fisher-Price toll-free at (888) 303-5631 anytime, or visit the firm’s Web site at http://www.service.mattel.com

Similac Baby Formula Voluntarily Recalled By Abbott Labs - May 26, 2007

On Friday, Abbott's Ross Products Division announced a voluntary recall of three lots, about 5000 cases of two-ounce bottles of Similac Special Care Ready-to-Feed Premature Infant Formula with Iron.

The recall is based on the fact that the formula does not contain as much iron as it indicates on the label.

Abbot states that premature infants who are fed this formula for more than a month after discharged from the hospital could have an increased risk of developing anemia.

Similac Special Care Premature Infant Formula is a highly specialized formula used by premature infants for a limited amount of time after discharge from the hospital. The impacted product is not used in hospital settings.

450,000 Evenflo car seat-carriers recalled - May 10, 2007

Embrace car seat-carriers have malfunctioning handle; 160 infant injuries reported.


NEW YORK -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Evenflo Company Inc. announced a recall of Evenflo Embrace Infant car seat/carriers because of a malfunctioning handle Thursday.

Evenflo said that when used in the carrier mode the handle can unexpectedly release, causing the seat to rotate forward, causing the infant to fall.


450,000 Evenflo Embrace Infant car seat/carriers have been recalled due to a malfunctioning handles.
The units, manufactured in the U.S. and China, were sold nationwide through department and baby items stores from from December 2004 through September 2006, according to a release from NHTSA.

The announcement comes after Evenflo received 679 reports of handles unexpectedly releasing. The recall affects about 450,000 Evenflo Embrace Infant car seat/carriers made before April 8, 2006.

Evenflo reported 160 injuries to children including a skull fracture, two concussions, cuts, scrapes and bruises.

Evenflo is sending a notice to all registered owners of the car seats and carriers and will send a free repair kit to strengthen the handle latch, the release said.

The company instructs consumers not to use the handle until the unit has been repaired although the car seat can still be used, the company said through a release.

Consumers can contact the company through www.embracehandle.com.

The affected cars seats and carriers have model numbers beginning with 317, 320, 397, 398, 540, 548, 549, 550, 556, 597, 598 or 599.

Baby bibs sold at Wal-Mart recalled - May 3, 2007

The discovery of lead in the fabric of a brand of baby bibs sold at Wal-Mart Stores has resulted in a recall of the items, the company said.

The bibs, sold under the Baby Connection brand name, came in packs of two to seven bibs, with embroidered prints or images of Sesame Street characters. Some were sold as long ago as 2004. The bibs were made by Hamco Inc. exclusively for the Bentonville-based retailer.

Mia Masten, a Chicago-based spokeswoman for Wal-Mart, said the vinyl portion of the bibs exceeded the lead levels set by Illinois for children's products. She said the company had worked with the Illinois attorney general's office to pull the items and later decided to expand the recall nationwide.

Masten said about 60,000 of the bib bundles were sold in Illinois without any reported injuries.

Masten said officials with the world's largest retailer have been in contact with Hamco, but referred all questions about the products' manufacturing to Hamco.

Officials at Hamco, a subsidiary of Crown Crafts Inc. of Gonzales, La., said the company has no comment and referred questions to Wal-Mart.

The Illinois attorney general's office identified the bibs as being sold between June 2004 and the end of March of this year in Wal-Mart stores throughout the state. Tests on three styles of the bibs tested positive for lead more than 600 parts per million, Illinois' standard for lead in children's products, said Robyn Ziegler, a spokeswoman with the attorney general's office.

While Wal-Mart pulled the product from its shelves nationwide, Masten said only customers in Illinois would be eligible to receive refunds or replacements. It wasn't immediately clear why the refunds only covered Illinois.

Initially, Masten said the recall only pertained to Illinois. Later Wednesday, she said it was nationwide.

Wal-Mart's recall comes after a lawsuit over the bibs by the Center for Environmental Health, based in Oakland, Calif. Alexa Engelman, a researcher there, said the center became aware of the bibs in September. Engelman said a report by an independent laboratory test contracted by the center showed the bibs contained 16 times the amount of lead allowed in paint.

Lead, used as a stabilizer in vinyl plastic, can be "easily substituted" for other products, Engelman said.

Public health experts consider elevated levels of lead in blood a significant health hazard for children. Studies have repeatedly shown that childhood exposure to lead can lead to learning problems, reduced intelligence, hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder. There is no lead level that is considered safe in blood, and recent studies have shown adverse health effects even at very low levels.

The U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a statement Wednesday saying that the bibs were safe if in good condition. However, if a bib "deteriorates to the point that a baby could pull or bite off and swallow a piece of vinyl containing the lead, then the amounts of lead consumed could approach levels of concern," the agency said.

Those who purchased the bibs in Illinois can return them at their local Wal-Mart for a full refund or can receive a free replacement by calling (877) 373-3812.