Comments on: Do you recall all of the children’s product recalls? http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/2009/11/10/do-you-recall-all-of-the-children%e2%80%99s-product-recalls/ A daily guide to raising healthy children without going insane Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:39:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rita http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/2009/11/10/do-you-recall-all-of-the-children%e2%80%99s-product-recalls/comment-page-1/#comment-14625 Rita Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:06:12 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/?p=2041#comment-14625 I'm shocked that some of the parents who wrote above continue to use recalled products. It's terrible to use a stroller that could sever the ends of children's fingers. If your baby is small, a friend or relative's child could get their fingers in the wrong place. It's difficult to watch a child every minute. That's what one mom said when a TV tipped over and killed her child. She was right there, but she couldn't get over to her child in time to prevent the tragedy. Very small amounts of lead can make a child extremely ill. This was news to me. I thought lead poisoning occurs through years of accumulation. I've been a consumer writer for years. We are fortunate that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission was created in 1972. These recalls are to be taken seriously. Only the worst products are recalled. My latest post is about Stork Craft drop-side cribs with plastic hardware that are being recalled. The plastic hardware can break causing corners to detach and make a space where children can become entrapped and suffocate. If you have one of these cribs, stop using it immediately, the commission advises. Parents, please pay attention to these recalls. Don't use recalled products. Get the repair kit and repair them or get the replacement product offered Please, for the sake of your child. Rita blogging at The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide at http://boomersurvive-thriveguide.typepad.com I’m shocked that some of the parents who wrote above continue to use recalled products. It’s terrible to use a stroller that could sever the ends of children’s fingers. If your baby is small, a friend or relative’s child could get their fingers in the wrong place. It’s difficult to watch a child every minute. That’s what one mom said when a TV tipped over and killed her child. She was right there, but she couldn’t get over to her child in time to prevent the tragedy.

Very small amounts of lead can make a child extremely ill. This was news to me. I thought lead poisoning occurs through years of accumulation.

I’ve been a consumer writer for years. We are fortunate that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission was created in 1972. These recalls are to be taken seriously. Only the worst products are recalled.

My latest post is about Stork Craft drop-side cribs with plastic hardware that are being recalled. The plastic hardware can break causing corners to detach and make a space where children can become entrapped and suffocate. If you have one of these cribs, stop using it immediately, the commission advises.

Parents, please pay attention to these recalls. Don’t use recalled products. Get the repair kit and repair them or get the replacement product offered Please, for the sake of your child.

Rita blogging at The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide at http://boomersurvive-thriveguide.typepad.com

]]> By: PlanetKid » Recall Round-Up: Wednesday Wisdom http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/2009/11/10/do-you-recall-all-of-the-children%e2%80%99s-product-recalls/comment-page-1/#comment-13195 PlanetKid » Recall Round-Up: Wednesday Wisdom Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:28:46 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/?p=2041#comment-13195 [...] and you can track down a bunch of them at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Lately, some Maclaren strollers have been recalled, due to a hinge that has reportedly severed some kid fingertips. Ouch. Here’s the scoop. [...] [...] and you can track down a bunch of them at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Lately, some Maclaren strollers have been recalled, due to a hinge that has reportedly severed some kid fingertips. Ouch. Here’s the scoop. [...]

]]> By: Hunter of MILF http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/2009/11/10/do-you-recall-all-of-the-children%e2%80%99s-product-recalls/comment-page-1/#comment-13172 Hunter of MILF Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:36:23 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/?p=2041#comment-13172 @Becky Oh come on now since when does that stop anyone?.....LOL @Becky

Oh come on now since when does that stop anyone?…..LOL

]]> By: Becky http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/2009/11/10/do-you-recall-all-of-the-children%e2%80%99s-product-recalls/comment-page-1/#comment-13171 Becky Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:34:58 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/?p=2041#comment-13171 Hi Hunter..Glad that you got a response from someone..I'm not in the playing field anymore, so good luck.. Hi Hunter..Glad that you got a response from someone..I’m not in the playing field anymore, so good luck..

]]> By: Hunter of MILF http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/2009/11/10/do-you-recall-all-of-the-children%e2%80%99s-product-recalls/comment-page-1/#comment-13157 Hunter of MILF Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:48:07 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/?p=2041#comment-13157 winks @Becky One of you lovely ladies actually sent me an email the other day.....but I've not got any response since...hmm. winks @Becky

One of you lovely ladies actually sent me an email the other day…..but I’ve not got any response since…hmm.

]]> By: RecallAware http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/2009/11/10/do-you-recall-all-of-the-children%e2%80%99s-product-recalls/comment-page-1/#comment-13155 RecallAware Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:40:45 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/?p=2041#comment-13155 At www.recallaware.com, we are working on a mechanism where you will be able to register for the areas and products of interest to you and be notified via email/twitter and other mechanisms when such a product is recalled. RecallAware also aggregates information from several govt. sites together, including CPSC. At http://www.recallaware.com, we are working on a mechanism where you will be able to register for the areas and products of interest to you and be notified via email/twitter and other mechanisms when such a product is recalled.

RecallAware also aggregates information from several govt. sites together, including CPSC.

]]> By: Becky http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/2009/11/10/do-you-recall-all-of-the-children%e2%80%99s-product-recalls/comment-page-1/#comment-13151 Becky Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:12:51 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/?p=2041#comment-13151 Laughing at Vork..You are right about common sense..My boss says that people don't have common sense,so it can't be used.. Laughing at Vork..You are right about common sense..My boss says that people don’t have common sense,so it can’t be used..

]]> By: DB http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/2009/11/10/do-you-recall-all-of-the-children%e2%80%99s-product-recalls/comment-page-1/#comment-13149 DB Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:02:36 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/?p=2041#comment-13149 I never did -- mostly, because the internet wasn't geared to that, "back in the day". I'm still not sure I'd be the type to check it frequently -- I guess I figure that if it was bad enough, I'd hear it on the news. And I tend to agree with Vork, too -- common sense is not so common. I never did — mostly, because the internet wasn’t geared to that, “back in the day”. I’m still not sure I’d be the type to check it frequently — I guess I figure that if it was bad enough, I’d hear it on the news.

And I tend to agree with Vork, too — common sense is not so common.

]]> By: JATL http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/2009/11/10/do-you-recall-all-of-the-children%e2%80%99s-product-recalls/comment-page-1/#comment-13146 JATL Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:45:01 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/?p=2041#comment-13146 We are leaving the house right now with our Maclaren! As I said, I ordered the kit, but will continue to use the stroller until it arrives. We've been using the stroller for 2 1/2 years now and we all still have our fingers. I agree with others -if parents are using their hands and teaching older toddlers to use their hands with it, then they're IDIOTS. Part of the ease of the stroller is that you use your foot! We are leaving the house right now with our Maclaren! As I said, I ordered the kit, but will continue to use the stroller until it arrives. We’ve been using the stroller for 2 1/2 years now and we all still have our fingers. I agree with others -if parents are using their hands and teaching older toddlers to use their hands with it, then they’re IDIOTS. Part of the ease of the stroller is that you use your foot!

]]> By: Kathy http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/2009/11/10/do-you-recall-all-of-the-children%e2%80%99s-product-recalls/comment-page-1/#comment-13145 Kathy Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:36:20 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/momania/?p=2041#comment-13145 I have a Maclaren and I will continue to use it. I saw on GMA this morning some of the YouTube videos they found where parents were demonstrating opening and closing their stroller WITH THEIR HANDS! That is just plain stupid. The Maclarens were designed so that you use your feet to open and close it. These geniuses obviously did not read the manual. I can't believe that I am saying this, but I actually agree with Vork. Parental negligence and stupidity are not the manufacturer's fault. I have a Maclaren and I will continue to use it. I saw on GMA this morning some of the YouTube videos they found where parents were demonstrating opening and closing their stroller WITH THEIR HANDS! That is just plain stupid. The Maclarens were designed so that you use your feet to open and close it. These geniuses obviously did not read the manual.

I can’t believe that I am saying this, but I actually agree with Vork. Parental negligence and stupidity are not the manufacturer’s fault.

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