Baby Recall Alert
August 7, 2009 by Eliza Ferree
Filed under Baby Care, Infancy, News & Media, recall
This week there were actually three baby recall alerts from various companies. I don’t know about you but to me this gets a bit frightening, thankfully I didn’t have any of
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the items on this list. I wanted to make sure that if you had something that the news got out to you, so here’s the list: The first recall is for a booster seat by Circo which has 43000 out in the public. This is a little blue booster seat with yellow straps, the straps (buckle) can open unexpectedly allowing the child to slip out. This recall asks that you return the seat to where you purchased it from for a full refund. Unfortuneatly 8 reports were made, three of which resulted in injured babies. Model #s: XJ0811, XJ0812, XJ0901, and XJ0902
For additional information, contact Target at (800) 440-0680 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.target.com
Safety 1st SmartLight Stair Gates has 31,500 of these out that they are trying to warn people about. This is just a voluntary recall though, but if you recall back in Feb they recalled 100,000 of them. Why the recall? The hinges can break causing it to fall over and a baby to go with it, but thankfully this has not happened to anyone. Model #42111
Consumers can call Dorel Juvenile Group toll-free at (866) 690-2540 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET; complete an online order form on the Dorel Juvenile Group Web site at www.djgusa.com/safety_notice/ to obtain their free repair kit; email the company at Smartlightgate@djgusa.com, or send a fax to (800) 207-8182. Consumers should not return the stair gates to retail stores.
The third recall is for the Jump ‘n Jive Doorway Jumpers by Graco, this one is being recalled because of the detachable toy. This is one of those doorway jumpers that has a play mat below for the baby to bounce on. The strips have toys attached for the baby to play and bat at. There is another blue strip that has velcro on it to hold the toy connected to the jumper, but it does come off posing a choking hazard. Model #1755544
For more information, contact Graco at (800) 345-4109 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at www.gracobaby.com Keep in mind if you are in doubt you can always call the 1 800 number located on the product. Or click on one of the links above to take you to the page for the recall over at CPSC.gov.
