In a move destined to make parents everywhere shudder, Similac is recalling 5 million containers of powdered infant formula due to possible contamination with beetle parts. According to a press release on FDA.gov: Abbott is recalling these products following an internal quality review, which detected the remote possibility of the ...
WASHINGTON — The government is announcing a recall of some 1.2 million high chairs, saying they pose a fall hazard to children. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the voluntary recall Thursday involving the product made by Graco Children's Products Inc., of Atlanta.
In the wake of the massive Maclaren stroller recall in November, Graco today is recalling 1.5 million Alano, Passage and Spree strollers for the same reason — if children stick their fingers in the hinge when the stroller is being opened or closed, there's a risk of injury. Seven children ...
Here's a roundup of parenting news from around the web: Valley Girl With a Brain: Mr. Rogers Lied to Us: Sorry, but you're actually not that special "According to experts, this new generation may be the most technologically advanced: able to make a twitter update, write a Facebook wall post, ...
From ConsumerReports: Four babies have died and 35 others have been entrapped or injured in one of the 2.1 million Stork Craft cribs recalled today, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced. Almost 150,000 of the cribs carry the Fisher-Price logo. The recall involves 1,213,000 drop-side cribs sold in the U.S. ...
Parents are up in arms over the Maclaren stroller recall. Over the past decade, a dozen children have gotten their fingertips amputated after putting them in a stroller's hinge as it was being opened or closed. On Monday, Maclaren voluntarily recalled one million strollers, saying parents should immediately stop using ...
Time to dig out the earbud — again. From Business Week: On Sept. 9, advocacy organization Environmental Working Group released an analysis of more than 200 scientific studies that examined cell-phone usage and health risks. "It suggests a potential for serious health concerns," says Olga Naidenko, a senior scientist at ...
From MedPageToday this morning: The maker of Children's Tylenol has recalled several varieties of the product after discovering possible contamination with a Gram-negative bacteria, Burkholderia cepacia. ...The company said no bacteria have been found in finished products, but the bacteria were detected in an examination of the bulk materials used ...