Baby Products and Toys Recalls Archive
Recalls Updated Regularly for Your Baby’s Safety
On all baby products and toys recalls, click the recall name to visit the Consumer Product Safety Commission website for further information and product pictures.Baby Einstein Blocks
Oct. 4, 2007 – About 35,000 Baby Einstein Discover & Play Color Blocks are recalled because the surface paint of the blue block contains lead, which is toxic if ingested. Models 30726 and 30881 only with date codes GE7, GF7 and GG7 are included. The codes are on the green block. Call Kids II at 866-203-6788 for a replacement block.
Pirates of the Caribbean Flashlights
Oct. 4, 2007 – Nearly 80,000 Eveready Pirates of the Caribbean flashlights are recalled because the surface paints of the strap contain lead, which is toxic if ingested.
Frankenstein Tumblers
Oct. 4, 2007 – About 60,000 Frankenstein tumblers sold at Dollar General are recalled because the surface paint contains lead, which is toxic if ingested. Return the tumblers to Dollar General for a refund or replacement.
KB Wooden Toys
Oct. 4, 2007 – About 10,000 wooden toys sold at KB Toy stores are recalled because the surface paints contain lead, which is toxic if ingested. Included are the Wooden Pull-Along Alphabet & Math Blocks Wagons, Learning Blocks Wagons, 10 in 1 Activity Carts and Flip Flop Alphabet Blocks. Return the toys to a KB store for a store credit. Oct. 2, 2007 – About 82,000 plush boys rattles from Target are recalled because they can break open and spill out beads, which pose a choking hazard. The rattles are shaped like a baseball, football or basketball and were sold for about $1. Return the rattle to Target for a refund.
Kolcraft Play Yards
Sept. 27, 2007 – About 425,000 Kolcraft Play Yards are recalled after an infant boy died when he was strangled on the changing table restraint strap. The strap forms a loop beneath the changing table, which poses a strangulation hazard to a child in the play yard. Twelve models are included, including the Contours 3-in-1 play yard with cradle attachment. There have been 45 reports of infants rolling to the side of the cradle attachment and becoming trapped, which poses a risk of suffocation. Click the headline link to see a full list of recalled play yards. Stop using the play yards immediately and call 888-655-8484 or visit kolcraft.com to receive a replacement strap and/or cradle repair kit.
TOBY NYC Jewelry
Sept. 26, 2007 – About 23,000 Toby & Me metal jewelry sets are recalled due to high levels of lead, which is toxic if ingested. The recall includes a pink & clear crystal bead necklace & bracelet set with metal crown pendant; a pink & white pearl necklace & bracelet set with metal poodle pendant; a pink pearl necklace, earrings & ring set; a pink crystal & wood bead necklace & bracelet set with monkey pendant; and a pink & clear crystal bead necklace & bracelet set with heart pendant. All were sold in a pink gift box with “TOBY & ME” printed on the front, in T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, A.J. Wright, Cracker Barrel, and Shopko stores. Call 866-235-0588 for refund or replacement info.
Spinning Wheel Necklaces
Sept. 26, 2007 – About 850 spinning wheel necklaces from Rhode Island Novelty are recalled because the clasp contains lead. The pendant looks like a spinning tire rim and has rhinestones on the front. Call 800-528-5599 for a replacement.
BCI Swing Sets
Sept. 26, 2007 – About 670 single post swingsets from BCI are recalled because the top beam can collapse. Call 800-356-2070 for a repair kit.
Guidecraft Puppet Theaters
Sept. 26, 2007 – About 10,000 Guidecraft Puppet Theaters are recalled because paint on the panels contains lead, which is toxic if ingested. The puppet theaters have painted sides and a chalkboard front. Call 888-824-1308 for replacement information.
Jo-Ann Toy Rakes
Sept. 26, 2007 – About 16,000 Robbie Ducky toy rakes sold at Jo-Ann stores are recalled because paint on the handle contains lead, which is toxic if ingested. The handle is green with a duck head attached. Return the rake to a Jo-Ann store for a refund.
RC2 Knight Toys
Sept. 26, 2007 – About 800 Knights of the Sword toys are recalled because the surface paints contain excessive amounts of lead, which is toxic if ingested. Stop using the toys and call RC2 at 866-725-4407 for a refund.
Target Garden Toys and Chairs
Sept. 26, 2007 – About 350,000 Happy Giddy garden tools and Sunny Patch chairs sold at Target are recalled because they contain lead paint, which is toxic if ingested. Click the headline link for the complete list and pictures of recalled models. Stop using the items and return them to a Target store for a refund.
Thomas & Friends Railway Toys
Sept. 26, 2007 – About 200,000 additional Thomas & Friends Railway Toys are recalled because the surface paints contain lead, which is toxic if ingested. This recall includes the all-black cargo car, toad vehicle, olive green Sodor cargo box and all-green maple tree top and signal base accessories. Click the headline link for model numbers. Stop using the toys and call RC2 at 866-725-4407 for replacement.
Simplicity Cribs
Sept. 21, 2007 – About 1 million cribs sold under the Simplicity and Graco brand names are recalled because the drop-side can detach from the crib, potentially allowing a child to slip into a gap, posing an entrapment and suffocation risk. Two infants have died as a result of the drop-side detaching. Seven other children became trapped in a gap. Both the hardware and the crib design play into this recall. Older hardware styles may allow the side to detach, and the crib design itself leads many parents to install the drop-side upside down, which can weaken newer hardware styles as well. For a complete list of model numbers and recalled crib styles, as well as pictures of the hardware styles, visit CPSC’s Simplicity / Graco Crib recall page. If you have the older style hardware, call Simplicity at 888-593-9274. If you have the new hardware, check to be sure the drop-side is installed correctly.
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