Kid’s Recalls

Recall Date: 2003-09-10T00:00:00

Product: Sun Kids and "Happy Baby" Baby Walkers

Company: SunTech Enterprises Inc., City of Commerce, Calif.

Product Type: Baby / Infant Products

Hazard Type: Fall / Injury Hazard

Hazard: The walkers will fit through a standard doorway and are not designed to stop at the edge of a step. Babies using these walkers can be seriously injured or killed if they fall down stairs.

Recall Date: 2003-09-10T00:00:00

Product: Sandy Claws Swim Trainers

Company: Swimways Corp., of Virginia Beach, Va.

Product Type: Other Children’s Product

Hazard Type: Other Safety Hazard

Hazard: The nylon body strap on the swim trainer can detach or tear from the flotation device and release a child into water, posing a serious drowning hazard to young children.

Recall Date: 2003-08-21T00:00:00

Product: Falcon Action Toy Jets

Company: C.D.X. Trading Inc., of Ridgewood, N.Y.

Product Type: Toys / Play Products

Hazard Type: Choking Hazard, Battery Hazard

Hazard: Small parts of the toy jet can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Recall Date: 2003-08-21T00:00:00

Product: Puzzibilities Recycling Truck Puzzle

Company: Small toy stores nationwide sold the puzzles, between February 2003 and August 2003, for about $10.

Product Type: Toys / Play Products

Hazard Type: Choking Hazard

Hazard: One of the puzzle pieces (a stack of newspapers) poses a small parts choking hazard to young children.

Recall Date: 2003-08-04T00:00:00

Product: Big Boy Trucks (Dump Truck & Tow Truck)

Company: Magic Cabin, of Viroqua, Wis., HearthSong, of Madison, Va.

Product Type: Toys / Play Products

Hazard Type: Choking Hazard

Hazard: Small parts can break off the toy trucks, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Recall Date: 2003-08-04T00:00:00

Product: Happyvillagers Toy Sets

Company: HearthSong, of Madison, Va.

Product Type: Toys / Play Products

Hazard Type: Choking Hazard

Hazard: The head can detach from the body of the villagers, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Recall Date: 2003-07-31T00:00:00

Product: Earlyears Bobbie Bear Stacking Rings

Company: International Playthings Inc., of Parsippany, N.J.

Product Type: Toys / Play Products

Hazard Type: Choking Hazard

Hazard: Plastic knobs on the rings can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Recall Date: 2003-07-31T00:00:00

Product: Home Trends Kiddy Sling Chair

Company: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., of Bentonville, Ark.

Product Type: High Chairs / Seating

Hazard Type: Choking Hazard

Hazard: The small plastic bolt covers pose a choking hazard to small children.

Recall Date: 2003-07-17T00:00:00

Product: Novelty Cigarette Lighters

Company: De Bon Sales Inc., of Houston, Texas

Product Type: Other Children’s Product

Hazard Type: Burn / Fire Hazard

Hazard: The novelty lighters are not equipped with child-resistant mechanisms. They pose fire and burn hazards to young children.

Recall Date: 2003-07-17T00:00:00

Product: Oil Lamp Boxed Sets

Company: DesignPac, of Northlake, Ill.

Product Type: Feeding / Teething Products

Hazard Type: Other Safety Hazard

Hazard: The bottles of paraffin oil in these sets do not have the child-resistant closures required by federal law.

Recall Date: 2003-07-02T00:00:00

Product: Egg Dippers Easter Plush Toys

Company: Small Small World, of Englewood, N.J.

Product Type: Toys / Play Products

Hazard Type: Other Safety Hazard

Hazard: The toys' seams can separate and allow small beads to be released, presenting an aspiration hazard to young children.

Recall Date: 2003-06-25T00:00:00

Product: Cosco Arriva and Turnabout infant car seats/carriers

Company: Dorel Juvenile Group Inc., of Columbus, Ind.

Product Type: Strollers / Seats / Carriers, Baby / Infant Products

Hazard Type: Fall / Injury Hazard

Hazard: When the seat is used as a carrier, the plastic handle locks can unexpectedly break or release from the carrying position, causing the seat to unlatch or flip forward. When this happens, an infant can fall to the ground and suffer injuries.

Recall Date: 2003-06-19T00:00:00

Product: Crib Mobile Toys

Company: Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N.Y.

Product Type: Toys / Play Products, Cribs / Beds / Sleep Products

Hazard Type: Burn / Fire Hazard, Chemical / Toxicity Hazard, Battery Hazard

Hazard: If batteries used in the mobile leak, the caustic liquid can seep out of the battery compartment, posing a risk of chemical burns to babies.

Recall Date: 2003-06-05T00:00:00

Product: Children's Art Supply Sets

Company: Creative Kids Inc. of Monsey, N.Y.

Product Type: Other Children’s Product

Hazard Type: Fall / Injury Hazard

Hazard: The sets contain mini-cutters with razor blades, which pose a laceration hazard to young children.

Recall Date: 2003-06-04T00:00:00

Product: Babi Italia "Tiffany" and "Josephine" model cribs

Company: Babies R Us sold the recalled cribs exclusively, from July 2001 through January 2003, for about $500.

Product Type: Cribs / Beds / Sleep Products, Baby / Infant Products

Hazard Type: Suffocation / Strangulation / Entrapment, Fall / Injury Hazard

Hazard: The slats on the drop-side rails can come loose or detach. A child's head can get caught in the space left by loose or missing slats, presenting an entrapment hazard. In addition, children can fall through the slat opening.

Recall Date: 2003-05-29T00:00:00

Product: Stihl Chain Saws

Company: Stihl Inc., Virginia Beach, Va.

Product Type: Other Children’s Product

Hazard Type: Burn / Fire Hazard

Hazard: In some units, the fuel tank vent could be installed incorrectly and become dislodged. If this occurs, fuel could leak and result in a fire.

Recall Date: 2003-05-28T00:00:00

Product: Starbucks Bearista™ Bear tumbler cups

Company: Starbucks stores in the United States, Canada and Taiwan sold the recalled cup,s from April 2003 through May 2003, for approximately $7 (U.S.).

Product Type: Other Children’s Product

Hazard Type: Choking Hazard

Hazard: When the flexible straw on the cups is chewed, small pieces of plastic can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Recall Date: 2003-05-22T00:00:00

Product: Viking Mini Chubbies toy vehicles

Company: International Playthings Inc., of Parsippany, N.J.

Product Type: Toys / Play Products

Hazard Type: Choking Hazard

Hazard: Small parts on the vehicles can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Recall Date: 2003-05-22T00:00:00

Product: Toy Drumsticks

Company: Toy stores and online retailers sold the drum sets nationwide, from February 2002 through April 2003, for about $30.

Product Type: Toys / Play Products

Hazard Type: Choking Hazard

Hazard: The tip of the drumstick can break off, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Recall Date: 2003-05-19T00:00:00

Product: Swimways Corp Dive Sticks

Company: Specialty pool stores nationwide sold these dive sticks, from December 2002 through May 2003, for about $6.

Product Type: Other Children’s Product

Hazard Type: Fall / Injury Hazard

Hazard: Children can fall or land on these dive sticks in shallow water and may suffer impalement injuries.