Company: Ace Hardware and other hardware stores nationwide sold the window blinds, from August 1999 through May 2000, for between $6 and $27.
Product Type: Other Children’s Product
Hazard Type: Chemical / Toxicity Hazard
Hazard: These blinds contain lead exceeding government guidelines, and do not have required labeling warning they contain lead. Over time, vinyl deteriorates from exposure to sunlight and heat, forming lead dust on the surface of the blind. Young children can ingest lead by wiping their hands...
Company: These robes were sold at Bloomingdale's, Burdines, Goldsmith's, Lazarus, Macy's, Rich's, and The Bon Marché, from July 1995 through January 2000, for about $25 to $52.
Hazard: These robes, when used as sleepwear, fail to meet federal flammability standards for children's sleepwear. The standards require sleepwear, including robes, to be flame resistant, and if the garment ignites, the flame must self-extinguish. Failure to meet the flammability standards presents a risk of serious...
Company: Mervyn's stores nationwide sold the sets, from April 2000 through May 2000, for about $13.
Product Type: Other Children’s Product
Hazard Type: Chemical / Toxicity Hazard
Hazard: The paint on the bag contains high levels of lead that violates the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Act. Lead poisoning in children is associated with behavior problems, learning disabilities, hearing problems and growth retardation.
Product: Tweety Rattle and Tweety girls' jelly swimwear sandals
Company: Warner Bros. Stores nationwide sold the Tweety Bib, Rattle and Spoon Sets, from August 1998 through January 2000, for about $15, and sold the Tweety sandals, from February 2000 through April 2000, for about $10.
Hazard: The bottles, which contain methyl alcohol, are not sealed with child-resistant closures as required by federal law. Methyl alcohol, also known as methanol, is toxic and can cause blindness or death, if ingested.
Company: The Hangout store in Boulder, Colo., and its catalogs sold these hammocks as model number MY-BB-1110, from January 1990 through September 1999, for about $20.
Product Type: Baby / Infant Products
Hazard Type: Other Safety Hazard
Hazard: These baby hammocks can suddenly become twisted around children's necks and strangle them. Also, infants sleeping on soft bedding can become wedged in positions in which they cannot breathe.
Product: BOB Sport Utility Stroller and BOB Sport Utility Stroller D'lux jogging strollers
Company: BOB Trailers Inc., of San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Product Type: Strollers / Seats / Carriers
Hazard Type: Fall / Injury Hazard
Hazard: The stroller's front wheel connector can crack during use, causing the wheel to separate from the frame. A jogger could lose control of the stroller, or the stroller could suddenly collapse, resulting in injury to a child.
Hazard: Strollers were shipped without straps attached to the frame to secure the seat. Unless the frame straps are attached, a child in the seat of the stroller can lean forward and fall out.
Hazard: The restraint systems on the older swings consist of a waist belt only and a hinged or removable tray, which serves as a restraint. If parts are missing, the restraints are not used, or the tray pops off, infants can slip down into the seat...
