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It was 11:00pm last night when my husband and I were tending to our teething child. While we were attempting to put her to sleep we quickly became distracted by the news broadcasting in our living room. As we tuned in, we alarmingly saw that a new toy was being recalled, a toy our child loved to play with. We were happy to learn about this recall, but at the same time we were sickened by the news. What if my child wasn’t teething and we were all soundly asleep? We would have never learned about this recall and my child would continuously risk her life while she happily played with a contaminated toy; a toy we gave her to play with. This kept me awake all night. I laid in bed thinking about all of the toys we have and wondered if any of them have been recalled - we just did not know about it.
T.V time in our house is limited, since we like to veer away from the distraction. Plus, we ultimately choose a movie or a children’s series to watch when we decide to turn on the television. What do you have to do, watch the news everyday and all day to learn about what recalls are being displayed? What about parents like us who do not watch the news as often? How are we going to learn about these unsafe and deadly toys we give our children to play with? Did you know that there have been millions of recalled toys in just the last few months? How are you supposed to know if that toy is in your child’s hands? After doing research on this, I became emotional. There are so many items out there that are an extreme hazard to our children. Have you ever let your child play with your car keys? Did you know that each time you insert your keys into the ignition they are striking lead parts that contaminate your keys? All of these questions made me post this onto our site this morning. Maybe if we all come together and find different ways to educate parents of the recalls we can save more children from suffering. I hope this list touches homes across the world to help keep our children safe. I promise you and our children that I will stay on top of this list daily. Please help me help our children by spreading the newest recall news to parents you know. Below you will find the all recalls listed for the month of April. If you would like the recall list for January, February or March, email me at rockabyeproducts@yahoo.com and I will send you the complete list. I will update the recall list with the newest recalls daily. For more information on the recalls, you can call the following hotlines: CPSC Recall hotline: (800) 628-2722 CPSC Media hotline: (800) 504-7908 The product recall information below is provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. For more information or a complete listing of consumer recalls, visit www.cpsc.gov Hooded Youth Sweatshirts and Jackets Released April 2, 2008 Hazard: The garments have a drawstring through the hood, which can pose a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist by drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets and sweatshirts. Description: This recall involves the Youth Hooded Sweatshirt (item # 11037Y-39) and the Youth Insulated Bomber with Hood (item # 1113Y-39). The item number is found in a label located underneath the care label. The sweatshirts have a camouflage design and “Photoflauge™” is printed on them. Sold at: Various retail stores nationwide from July 2007 through December 2007 for between $20 and $30. Manufactured in: Manufacturer: Brents-Riordan Inc. LLC, of What to do: Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings to eliminate the hazard or return the sweatshirts to either the place of purchase or Brents-Riordan for a full refund. For additional information, contact the company toll-free at (866) 835-6357 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.brentsinc.com PICTURED BELOW:
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Children’s Sunglasses Released April 3, 2008 Hazard: Surface paint in the orange lettering on the temples of the sunglasses contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. Description: The recalled children’s sunglasses have Main Street Drag characters on the bottom of one lens. The sunglass frames have dark metallic blue or dark metallic red fronts and gray checkered sides. “Main Street Drag” is printed in orange at the temples. Style number DI25K7116 is printed on the left temple. No other styles are included in this recall. Sold at: Payless, Walgreen’s, Academy Sports, and CVS stores nationwide from October 2007 through March 2008 for between $6 and $9. Manufactured in: Importer/Distributor: StyleMark Inc., of What to do: Consumers should immediately take the recalled sunglasses away from children and contact StyleMark for instructions on returning the sunglasses for a free replacement pair. For additional information, contact StyleMark toll-free at (866) 928-1913 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.stylemark.net PICTURED BELOW:
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Released April 3, 2008 Hazard: Small parts on the toys can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. Description and Models: This recall involves the Imaginarium Multi-Sided and Jungle activity centers. The multi-sided activity center has moveable block letters, clock face, sliding shapes and gears. The jungle activity centers have peg jumping monkeys, sliding fish, abacus beads, bead mazes and other animal-themed activities. “Imaginarium” and the name of the activity center are printed on the packaging. Item numbers 69042 (multi-sided) and 69083 (jungle) are printed on the back of the box, near the bar code. Sold at: Toys “R” Us stores nationwide and www.toysrus.com from August 2007 through February 2008 for between $20 and $50. Manufactured in: Manufacturer: Taizhou Orient Toys Company Ltd. (Multi-Sided Activity Centers), and Shanghai Cosmos Gift Industry Company Ltd. (Jungle Activity Centers), of What to do: Consumers should immediately take the activity centers from children and return the toys to the nearest Toys “R” Us for a refund or store credit. Consumers can go to http://www.toysrus.com/safety/safetyFAQ.cfm for more information. For additional information, contact Toys “R” Us at (800) 869-7787 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday and between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.toysrus.com PICTURED BELOW:
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Cuddly Cousins Plush Insect Toys Released April 7, 2008 Hazard: The recalled plush insect toys contain small parts, posing a choking hazard to small children. Description: The recalled plush insect toys come in six designs: Lady Bug, Bumble Bee, Caterpillar, Snail and two Butterflies. The toys measure nine inches to 10 ½ inches in length. The lady bug is black with six legs, a red back with four black dots and orange eyelids. The bumble bee is black and yellow with six legs, sheer white wings and red eyelids. The caterpillar has four sections that are yellow, pink, green and orange with seven legs connected on each side and purple eyelids. The snail is yellow with dark pink eyelids and a two tone brown shell. One butterfly is blue and yellow with sheer purple wings with four orange dots and light pink eyelids. The second butterfly is a two tone pink with blue eyelids and sheer green wings with four yellow dots. The product number is 903995 and UPC is 6 39277 03995 8 with a date code of 71. Sold at: Dollar Tree, Dollar Bill$, Dollar Express, Greenbacks, Only One $1, and Deal$ stores nationwide from March 2007 through December 2007 for about $1. Manufactured in: Importer: Greenbrier International Inc., of What to do: Consumers should immediately take the recalled plush insect toys from children and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund. For additional information, contact Dollar Tree Stores Inc. at (800) 876-8077 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.dollartree.com PICTURED BELOW:
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Fun ‘N Games Magnetic Dart Boards Released April 8, 2008 Hazard: Small magnets at the ends of the darts can detach. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforations or blockages, which can be fatal. Description and Models: This recall involves magnetic dartboards with a black, green, blue, and white checkered design, and a red bulls eye. The magnetic dartboards measure about 5 ½ inches wide and were sold with two 2 ¾-inch long magnetic darts. The darts magnetically attract to the dart board. Sold at: Family Dollar stores nationwide from September 2002 through March 2008 for about $1. Manufactured in: Importer: Henry Gordy International Inc., of What to do: Consumers should immediately take the recalled magnetic boards away from children and return them by first class mail to: Henry Gordy International Inc., 809A PICTURED BELOW:
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Little Builder Children’s Board Book Sets with Toys Released April 8, 2008 Hazard: The cylinder on the toy concrete mixer and the tailgate on the toy dump truck can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. Description: This recall involves Little Builder Children’s Board Book sets with ISBN 1-49373-215-9. The sets include four concept board books (colors, tools, 123, shapes) and two toy trucks (dump truck and concrete mixer truck). Sold at: Wal-Mart, Levy Home Entertainment, Lion Sales of NW Brunswick, Farris Wholesale Outlet, Crane Book Sales, Ingram Book Co., BPDI Corp., Books A Million and Christmas Tree Shop stores nationwide and on the Internet at Amazon.com and Barnes&Noble.com from August 2007 through February 2008 for about $9. Manufactured in: Importer: Dalmatian Press LLC, of What to do: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys from young children and return the entire book set to the retailer where purchased for a refund or exchange. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Dalmatian Press toll-free at (866) 418-2572 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at www.Dalmatianpress.com **CPSC was notified about these books by the State of PICTURED BELOW:
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