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A Sad Reminder to Buy American
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 3, 2008
Release #08-323
Firm's Recall Hotline: (877) 494-2536
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Bayside Furnishings Recalls Youth Bed Toy Chests Sold at Costco After the Death of a 22-Month-Old Child
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: LaJolla Boat Bed and Pirates of the Caribbean Twin Trundle Beds
Units: About 9,350
Importer: Bayside Furnishings (a division of Whalen™), of San Diego, Calif.
Hazard: The lid supports on the toy chests fail to prevent the lid from closing too quickly, posing an entrapment and strangulation hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: CPSC received one report of a death involving a 22-month-old boy of Roseville, California. He strangled when the lid of the toy chest fell on the back of his head and entrapped his neck on the edge of the chest of a LaJolla Boat Bed.
Description: This recall involves two styles of Bayside youth beds: the LaJolla Boat Bed and the Pirates of the Caribbean Twin Trundle Bed. The preassembled toy chests are designed in the shape of a ship or boat’s “bow” and attached to the beds as a footboard. The LaJolla Boat Bed toy chest has a hardwood top and white wood base with a blue stripe. The Pirates Boat Bed toy chest has a hardwood top, wheel shape and brown wood base with decorative carvings.
Sold at: Costco and furniture retail stores nationwide and Costco.com from January 2006 through May 2008 for between $700 and $1,400.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop children from using the recalled toy chests and contact the firm for instructions on receiving a free repair kit with replacement lid supports.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Bayside at (877) 494-2536 anytime, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.baysidefurnishings.com to register online for the free repair kit.
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:23 pm Post subject: Infants Strangled to Death in Simplicity Bassinets Made in C
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 27, 2008
Release #08-378
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Infants Strangled to Death in Simplicity Bassinets: CPSC Urges Consumers To Stop Using Simplicity 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 Convertible “Close-Sleeper” Models
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging parents and caregivers to stop using convertible “close-sleeper/bedside sleeper” bassinets manufactured by Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pa. CPSC has learned that on August 21, 2008, a 5-month-old girl from Shawnee, Kan. was strangled to death when she became entrapped between the bassinet’s metal bars. This is the second strangulation death CPSC has learned of in the co-sleeper bassinets. On September 29, 2007, a 4-month-old girl from Noel, Mo. became entrapped in the metal bars of the bassinet and died.
CPSC is issuing this safety alert because SFCA Inc., the company which purchased all of Simplicity Inc.’s assets at public auction in April 2008, has refused to cooperate with the government and recall the products. SFCA maintains that it is not responsible for products previously manufactured by Simplicity Inc.
The Simplicity 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 convertible bassinets contain metal bars spaced farther apart than 2 3/8 inches, which is the maximum distance allowed under the federal crib safety standard. The metal bars are covered by an adjustable fabric flap which is attached by velcro. The fabric is folded down when the bassinet is converted into a bed-side co-sleeping position. If the velcro is not properly re-secured when the flap is adjusted, an infant can slip through the opening and become entrapped in the metal bars and suffocate. This warning does not cover bassinets produced in recent months that have fabric permanently attached over the lower bar.
Due to the serious hazard these bassinets pose to babies, CPSC urges 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 convertible bassinet covered by this warning.
The Commission voted, using its new authorities in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, to release this warning upon making a finding that the health and safety of the public require immediate notice.
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:47 am Post subject: FDA: Melamine found in baby formula made in China
FDA: Melamine found in baby formula made in China
Updated 3h 40m ago | Comments268 | Recommend53
By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY
The Food and Drug Administration is alerting Asian and ethnic markets across the USA that infant formula made in China may be contaminated.
The FDA is working with state health agencies across the country to make members of Chinese-American communities aware of the danger.
Chinese newspapers report that some infant formula has been linked to kidney problems and kidney stones in babies in China because the formula contains melamine — the same industrial contaminant from China that poisoned and killed thousands of U.S. dogs and cats last year.
Sanlu Group, the major Chinese dairy that produced the formula, has recalled 700 tons of the product, state Xinhua News Agency reported today.
No baby formula approved for use in the USA is manufactured in China, the FDA says. "We want to reassure the public that there's no contamination in the domestic supply of infant formula," says Janice Oliver, deputy of operations at the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
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In addition, no U.S. manufacturers or marketers of infant formula receive ingredients from China. "We contacted all of them," Oliver says.
The FDA is concerned that illegal infant formula may be sold in Asian and ethnic markets. It happened in 2004, when fake formula from China, which killed dozens of babies there, was found in at least one U.S. store. "None of this should be in the United States. We're not aware of anyone finding it here, but knowing that it happened once before, we want to get the word out," Oliver says.
Reports in the Chinese news media say that as many as 60 babies have been admitted to hospitals with kidney stones and that the illnesses have been linked to powdered formula.
Melamine, a byproduct of plastic manufacturing, can be used to mimic high-protein additives.
On Friday, China Health Ministry spokesman Mao Qunan said, "Those responsible will face serious punishment," according to the Xinhua news agency. The agency said investigators concluded the chemical was added when the milk was purchased from farmers but gave no other details. It said 78 "suspicious people" were summoned for questioning.
In March 2007, the discovery that pet food was causing kidney disease and death in dogs and cats across North America led to the largest pet food recall in U.S. history. Melamine and a related chemical, cyanuric acid, had been added to grain products in China to fraudulently increase their apparent protein content, making them appear to be gluten. The products were sold as gluten to U.S. and Canadian pet food manufacturers.
Veterinary pathologists established that the combination of melamine and cyanuric acid caused crystals to form in the urinary tracts of animals.
I live in Japan and the market here is full with Chinese products. But I choose to pay more for Japanese made products OR if possible American made ones like when I shop on military installations, especially when it comes to food.
I live in Japan and the market here is full with Chinese products. But I choose to pay more for Japanese made products OR if possible American made ones like when I shop on military installations, especially when it comes to food.
we wanted cheaper prices so we shopped till we dropped
It is true that US consumers, thanks to the Big Box stores like WALLY WORLD went for buy cheap stuff instead of quality American MAde products that they can use.
However, to say nothing is made in the USA is the lazy way out. There are millions of products Made in the USA, you just have to look for them. Use the Internet while you can and do the searches before you shop. _________________ Buy American
www.buydirectusa.com/shop/ http://tinyurl.com/bpdo5
DETAILS: The Special Forces Weapons and Accessories sets and SWAT Police Play Equipment sets include two toy guns and accessories. They Chinese-made sets were sold at Dollar General stores in 35 states from September through October last year for about $5 each.
WHY: The orange tips on the end of the toy guns’ barrels can easily be removed, posing a choking hazard to children. No injuries or incidents have been reported. The tips are designed to distinguish the toys from real guns.
Playmates Toys Recalls Children's Jewelry Sets
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Tuesday, Feb 2, 2010 @04:01pm CST
(Washington, DC) -- Playmates Toys has launched a voluntary recall of children's jewelry sets that were made in China.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said high levels of lead were found in a metal connector on a charm sold with Tiny Tink and Friends Children's Toy Jewelry Sets which were made in China.
Charms that have plastic tabs instead of metal rings are not included in the recall.
About 252-thousand of the sets were sold by retailers nationwide from November 2008 through November 2009.
The toys cost from six to eight dollars.
No injuries have been reported.
The CPC is urging parents to immediately take the toy away from children and contact Playmates Toys for a replacement part.
The California-based company has more information on the recall on its website at www.playmatestoys.com.
Consumers with questions can also call the company's hotline at 888-810-1133 during normal business hours.
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