Company: Department and specialty stores nationwide, including Sears and Burlington Coat Factory, sold the changing tables, from August 1998 through April 2001, for about $150.
Product Type: Other Children’s Product
Hazard Type: Fall / Injury Hazard
Hazard: Some changing table joints were not properly glued and can separate, presenting a fall hazard to babies.
Company: COMBI International Corp., of Carol Stream, Ill.
Product Type: Toys / Play Products
Hazard Type: Choking Hazard
Hazard: One of the toys, a clear plastic ball, can crack and break during use, exposing the small beads inside, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Hazard: Some of the nets have enlarged openings. If children put their heads into these enlarged openings, the net can get tangled around their necks and they could strangle.
Company: Wal-Mart Stores nationwide sold the twin packs containing the bear with the pom-pom on the cap, from March 2001 through April 2001, for between $7 and $8.
Product Type: Feeding / Teething Products
Hazard Type: Choking Hazard
Hazard: The yellow pom-pom can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Product: The "Hotery Pocke Torch" and "Fire Plug" Pocket Torch
Company: The "Hotery Pocke Torch" lighters were sold nationwide, from January 2000 through December 2000, for about $7. The "Pocket Torch" lighters were sold nationwide, from January 1999 to October 2000, for about $7.
Product Type: Other Children’s Product
Hazard Type: Burn / Fire Hazard
Hazard: The lighters do not have child-resistant mechanisms, as required by federal law. Young children could ignite the lighters, presenting fire and burn hazards.
Hazard: When the seat is used as an infant carrier, the handle can unexpectedly release, causing the seat to flip forward. When this happens, an infant inside the carrier can fall to the ground and suffer serious injuries.
Product: Cigarette lighters packaged in souvenir sets with ashtrays, pencils or pens
Company: DFS stores in Hawaii, Guam, Saipan, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and Portland sold these souvenir sets, from January 1996 through April 2001, for between $12 and $15.
Product Type: Other Children’s Product
Hazard Type: Burn / Fire Hazard
Hazard: The lighters do not have child-resistant mechanisms. Young children can easily ignite the lighters, presenting fire and burn hazards.
Product: Princess Ariel (The Little Mermaid) costumes
Company: The Disney Store sold the costumes for Halloween from July 2000 through October 2000. The Disney Store catalog and DisneyStore.com sold the costumes from July 2000 through January 2001. The costumes sold for about $29.
Product Type: Other Children’s Product
Hazard Type: Burn / Fire Hazard
Hazard: Fabric used in these costumes can ignite readily and presents a serious risk of burn injuries in violation of the Federal Flammable Fabrics Act.
Company: Convenience, gas, and grocery stores in the southeastern region of the U.S. sold the recalled cigarette lighters, from June 2000 through February 2001, for about $1.
Product Type: Other Children’s Product
Hazard Type: Burn / Fire Hazard
Hazard: The lighters have child-resistant mechanisms that do not work. Young children could ignite the lighters, presenting fire and burn hazards.
Company: Juvenile product, mass merchandise, discount department and specialty stores nationwide sold the Bungee Baby Jumpers, from May 1996 through March 2001, for about $40 to $50., Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us stores nationwide sold the wipe warmers, from December 1999 through March 2001, for about $20.
Product Type: Baby / Infant Products
Hazard Type: Fall / Injury Hazard
Hazard: The Bungee Baby Jumper allows a baby to bounce while supported in a seat by an elastic "bungee cord," suspended from a doorway. Metal clasps can detach from the bungee cord, causing the unit to fall to the floor. Babies can suffer injuries from the...
Product: Children's bathrobes sold under the brand names Lollypop, Bath Magic and Color Block
Company: Arusa International, of New York, N.Y.
Product Type: Children’s Clothing
Hazard Type: Fall / Injury Hazard, Burn / Fire Hazard
Hazard: These bathrobes fail to meet the Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear, and pose a risk of burn injury to children, due to the possible ignition of the garment.
Company: Toy stores, doctor and dentist offices, and carnivals and circuses sold and distributed these toys, from October 1998 through March 2001. They were sold for about $1.
Product Type: Toys / Play Products
Hazard Type: Choking Hazard
Hazard: The balloon tongues and the cylinders holding the tongues on these toys can detach, posing a choking and aspiration hazard to young children.
