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• Product Recall: Mattel "Sarge" die cast toy cars

  Published: August 14, 2007, 1:29 pm

  Tags: Chinese Toys, Chinesetoys, Jeep Recall, Jeeprecall, Lead Paint, Lead Paint Toys, Leadpaint, Leadpainttoys, Made In China, Madeinchina, Mattel, Product Recall, Productrecall, Recall, Recalled Chinese Toys, Recalledchinesetoys, Safety, Sarge Die Cast, Sargediecast, Toy Jeep

  Filed under: Health and Safety, ToysMattel is having a bad run lately. With one product recall after another, one has to wonder how this will affect their bottom line. But more importantly, how is it affecting our kids? The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in cooperation with Mattel announced the recall of "Sarge" Die Cast toy cars due

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• Product Recall: Mattel Doggie Day Care magnetic toys

  Published: August 14, 2007, 11:02 am

  Tags: Chinese Toy Recall, Chinesetoyrecall, Dangerous Toys, Dangeroustoys, Doggie Day Care, Doggiedaycare, Hazardous Toys, Hazardoustoys, Magnets, Mattel Recall, Mattel Toys, Mattelrecall, Matteltoys, Product Recall, Productrecall, Recall, Toy Recall, Toyrecall, Toys Magnets, Toy

  Filed under: Health and Safety, ToysThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Mattel, announced a recall of Doggie Day Care magnetic toys due to the presence of small magnets which can come off and be swallowed by young children. If more than one magnet is swallowed, they can attract each other and cause intestinal

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• Product Recall: REI Children's Trailer Bicycles

  Published: September 19, 2007, 6:28 am

  Tags: Bike, Bike Safety, Bike Trailer Recall, Bikesafety, Biketrailerrecall, Kids, Novara Afterburner Trailer, Novaraafterburnertrailer, Product Recall, Productrecall, Rei, Rei Bike Trailer Recall, Reibiketrailerrecall

  Filed under: Health and Safety, Joggers/Strollers/TrailersThis past weekend, my husband and I were out front doing yard work when we observed one of these trailer bikes riding by. He had never seen one before and thought it was the coolest thing ever. They are cool, but according to The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, this particular one

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• Product Recall: BCI Single Post Swingsets

  Published: September 25, 2007, 10:09 am

  Tags: Bci Burke, Bciburke, Children S Recall, Children Srecall, Cpsc, Playground Recall, Playground Swing, Playgroundrecall, Playgroundswing, Product Recall, Productrecall, Single Post Swing, Singlepostswing, Swing Set Recall, Swingsetrecall, Toy Recall, Toyrecall

  Filed under: Health and SafetyThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with BCI Burke Company, has announced the recall of Single Post Swing Sets due to a fall hazard. The connection at the top of the cross beam can actually break and cause the beam to collapse. This poses a fall hazard to children as well as a hazard to

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• Product Recall: 425,000 Kolcraft Play Yards

  Published: September 27, 2007, 11:32 am

  Tags: Changing Table, Changingtable, Children, Kids Product Recall, Kidsproductrecall, Kolcraft Recall, Kolcraftrecall, Play Yard, Play Yard Recall, Playyard, Playyardrecall, Product Recall, Product Safety, Productrecall, Productsafety, Travel Play Yard Recall, Travelplayyardr

  Filed under: Gear, Health and Safety, Children's furniture, Cribs and cradles, Changing tableThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Kolcraft Enterprises Inc. have announced the voluntary recall of about 425,000 infant play yards after the death of a 10-month old boy who strangled on the changing table's restraint strap that was

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• Product Recall: Guidecraft Children's Puppet Theaters

  Published: October 17, 2007, 1:33 pm

  Tags: Childrens Toys, Childrenstoys, Guidecraft Recall, Guidecraftrecall, Lead Paint, Leadpaint, Product Recall, Productrecall, Puppet, Puppet Theater Recall, Puppettheaterrecall, Recall, Recalled Childrens Products, Recalledchildrensproducts, Theater Recall, Theaterrecall

  Filed under: RecallsThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Guidecraft, Inc. have announced the voluntary recall of about 5,400 Tabletop Puppet Theaters. The surface paints on the theater's wooden panels contain excessive levels of lead and could be hazardous to children.The recalled theater is a tabletop design with red front and side

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• Product Recall: Albert's Halloween Skull Pails

  Published: October 17, 2007, 11:02 am

  Tags: Alberts Recall, Albertsrecall, Halloween Pail Recall, Halloweenpailrecall, Product Recall, Productrecall, Skull Pail Recall, Skullpailrecall, Toy Recall, Toyrecall

  Filed under: RecallsThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with R.L. Albert & Son, has announced the recall of about 55,000 Skull Pails Filled with Halloween Candy Mix. Although no injuries have been reported, the paint on this China-manufactured skull face contains excessive levels of lead and could be hazardous to

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• Product Recall: Payless Hannah Montana Girls' Boots

  Published: October 19, 2007, 5:03 am

  Tags: Boot Recall, Bootrecall, Hannah Montana Boots, Hannahmontanaboots, Kids Recall, Kidsrecall, Payless Boot Recall, Paylessbootrecall, Product Recall, Productrecall

  Filed under: Kidwear, RecallsThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Payless ShoeSource have announced the voluntary recall of about 90,000 pairs of girls' boots. As unlikely as it may seem, the guitar-shaped zipper pulls on the boots can interlock while a child is walking, causing her to trip and fall. They have actually received four

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• Product Recall: Nike football helmet chin straps

  Published: November 13, 2007, 12:01 pm

  Tags: Football Helmet Recall, Football Recall, Footballhelmetrecall, Footballrecall, Nike Chin Strap Recall, Nikechinstraprecall, Product Recall, Productrecall, Recall, Sports Recall, Sportsrecall

  Filed under: Sports, Recalls, Outdoor PlayThe good news is there is no lead paint in these football helmets. The bad news is that they have been recalled because they can break. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Nike have announced the recall about 235,000 of these chin straps after receiving 18 reports of the strap breaking and

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• Product Recall: Walgreen's remote controlled helicopter

  Published: May 30, 2008, 7:02 pm

  Tags: Cpsc, Fire Hazard, Firehazard, Helicopter Recall, Helicopterrecall, Product Recall, Productrecall, Sky Champion, Skychampion, Toy Helicopter, Toyhelicopter, Tradewinds Recall, Tradewindsrecall

  Filed under: Toys & games, Gadgets & tech, Shopping & recallsThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of about 152,000 "Sky Champion" Wireless Indoor Helicopters due to a fire hazard. The rechargeable battery can ignite, causing the whole thing to become a flaming fireball zooming around your living room.

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