Hazard Type: Fall / Injury Hazard, Burn / Fire Hazard
Hazard: The chains can break while children are swinging and cause the swing seats to fall to the ground. Children can suffer injuries from falling to the ground while swinging.
Hazard: Without spreader bars to hold the mini-hammock bed open, the mini-hammocks can suddenly twist around children's necks and strangle them. Also, infants sleeping on soft bedding can become wedged in positions in which they cannot breathe.
Company: Convenience, gas, grocery and thrift stores in the Eastern U.S. sold these disposable cigarette lighters, from January 2000 through April 2000, for about $1.
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.
Company: Toy and mass merchandise stores, including Toys "R" Us and Wal- Mart, sold these toys, from October 1997 through September 2000, for about $8.
Hazard: The toy's brightly colored end knobs can detach and allow small geometric-shaped pieces to come loose, posing a choking hazard to infants and young children.
Product: Power Wheels Harley-Davidson motorcycle ride-ons
Company: Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N.Y.
Product Type: Other Children’s Product
Hazard Type: Battery Hazard
Hazard: The foot pedals, which activate the ride-ons, can stick in the "on" position. Children can be injured when the motorcycle ride-ons fail to stop and strike other objects.
Hazard: When a baby leans his face against the side of the playring, the soft surface covers the baby's nose and mouth, restricting airflow, and posing the risk of suffocation.
Company: The Children's Place stores nationwide sold the shirts and rompers, from January 2000 through July 2000. The shirts cost about $12 and the rompers cost about $14.
Product Type: Children’s Clothing
Hazard Type: Choking Hazard
Hazard: The buttons can come off, posing a small parts choking hazard to young children.
Hazard: Life & Lock Swings: Children can maneuver out of the restraints and fall out of the swings, resulting in serious injuries. Get Up & Go Walkers: Young children leaning forward on the front of the toys can tip them over and fall. Also, the windshield...
Hazard: Infants can become entrapped in an opening between the bassinet's side and mattress platform and suffocate. Additionally, fabric can separate from the metal frame. Infants can be injured when they scrape against or become caught in the frame.
Company: The William Carter Co. (Carter's), of Morrow, Ga.
Product Type: Children’s Clothing
Hazard Type: Burn / Fire Hazard
Hazard: The nightshirts, which fail to meet federal children's sleepwear flammability standards, could ignite easily and present a serious risk of burn injuries in violation of the Federal Flammable Fabrics Act.
Company: Mass merchandise and toy stores, including Toys R Us, sold these toys nationwide for about $10. The toys were sold from January 1996 through August 2000.
Product Type: Toys / Play Products
Hazard Type: Choking Hazard, Fall / Injury Hazard
Hazard: Small springs inside the toy can break loose, posing a choking and laceration hazard to young children.
Product: Go-karts sold under the Manco, Phoenix, Fox, Rattler and Coyote labels
Company: Manco Products Inc., of Fort Wayne, Ind.
Product Type: Children’s Clothing
Hazard Type: Fall / Injury Hazard
Hazard: These go-karts have guards designed to help prevent entanglements, but riders' long hair or loose clothing still can become entangled in partially exposed rotating components behind the drivers' seats, causing death or serious injury.
