US Consumer Product Safety Commission - Recent Child-Related Product Recalls

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

The toys can break into small pieces with sharp points, posing choking and lacerations hazards to children.

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

The Slalom Glider is a playground slide that lacks a transition platform on the top and sides of the chute. Children can fall when moving from the ladder to the slide and when descending the chute.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

The front wheel can break at the axle hub, causing the stroller to tip and posing a fall hazard.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

The snaps can detach from the fabric of the garment, posing a choking hazard to infants and young children.

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:30:00 GMT

The rattle's handle is small enough to fit into a child's throat, posing a choking hazard and violating federal rattle standards.

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:30:00 GMT

The surface paints on the action figures contain excessive levels of lead which is prohibited under federal law.

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:00:00 GMT

The bicycle trailer's hitch mechanisms can crack and break, causing the trailer to detach from the bicycle. This poses an injury hazard to children in the bicycle trailer.

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT

A child's torso can become lodged in the gap between the footboard's top rail and the mattress, posing an entrapment hazard to the child.

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Product testing demonstrated that these helmets do not comply with CPSC safety standards for impact resistance. Consumers could suffer impact head injuries in a fall.

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:00:00 GMT

The yellow surface paint on the metal frame of the children's chairs and stools contains excessive levels of lead which is prohibited under federal law.

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:00:00 GMT

The high chair's restraint buckle can open unexpectedly, posing a fall hazard to the child.

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:30:00 GMT

The connections of the posts to the top rails of the canopy can come apart, allowing components of the canopy to fall and posing an impact hazard to consumers.

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:00:00 GMT

The pajamas fail to meet the federal flammability standards for children's sleepwear posing a risk of burn injury to children.

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:00:00 GMT

These children's robes fail to meet the federal flammability standards for children's sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injury to children.

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:45:00 GMT

The teddy bear's eyes could loosen and fall out, posing a choking hazard to children.