An Oregon family is devastated after their 1-year-old boy drowned in a washing machine during the few moments he was out of his mother’s sight. Tiffany Hebb says 21-month-old Ollie Hebb liked to help her out with the laundry by throwing dirty clothes into the top-loading washing machine. Ollie went missing for a few minutes [...]

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall on a popular stuffed animal that many children may have gotten for Christmas this year. Build-A-Bear is recalling 284,000 Colorful Hearts Teddy Bears due to a potential choking hazard. It seems the teddy bear’s eyes can come loose and fall off.  The stuffed bear stands approximately [...]

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Heads up, parents.  A Graco stroller recall has been announced after reports that four infants died while in their strollers. The recall affects about 2 million Graco strollers. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall on Wednesday morning, saying that four infants had gotten trapped in their strollers and ended up being strangled.  The [...]

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There is a Toshiba recall you should be aware of if you happen to own a Toshiba Satellite laptop.  The company says it is voluntarily recalling some of its Satellite laptops for posing a burn hazard to consumers. It’s possible that the affected laptops may overheat and could even melt the area around the notebook’s [...]

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Heads up, parents. Following the death of a 4-month old baby who died while she was strapped into her Nap Nanny, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced an immediate recall of about 30,000 of the popular baby recliners. The baby girl, who was properly strapped into unit, was found hanging over the side [...]

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Heads up, parents and / or Shrek lovers! McDonald’s has just issued a recall of 12 million Shrek glasses due to the fact that toxic cadmium has been found in the paint used on them. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission made the announcement on Friday, warning consumers to stop using the glasses right away.  [...]

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As a father of three, I feel obligated to tell those of you who may be parents that there is a new Graco stroller recall. The company has announced a recall of their strollers due to some defective hinges that can pose harm to your baby’s little fingers, in fact, it can amputate said fingers. [...]

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The independent product testing group GoodGuide is eating some crow today. Last week, the group had announced that some Zhu Zhu Pets, one of this year’s hottest toys, were unsafe because they contained high levels of certain toxins. They are now changing their tune now that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has stepped in [...]

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Heads up, parents. A Maclaren Stroller recall is set to be announced on Tuesday by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. A report from by ABC News indicates that in excess of 1 million strollers will be recalled by the company due to issues with children getting fingers caught in the strollers. Model numbers have not [...]

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Shoppers from all along the northern East Coast are being advised to check their packages of ground beef following a death in New Hampshire and several illnesses in other states. A New Hampshire died after eating meat infected with E. coli bacteria. Several children and adults from Rhode Island also became ill at a camp [...]

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Little Tykes has voluntarily recalled about 1.6 million of its workshop toys, some sold up to 15 years ago, after an 11-month boy was hospitalized after choking on a plastic nail that came with toy, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission said. Five different toys are being pulled: – The Electronic Project Workshop, model [...]

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UPDATE: Click here if you are looking for information on the new 2010 Graco stroller recall. Attention parents! The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of the Simplicity drop-side crib.  About one millions units are affected.  So far, three children have died of suffocation. The deaths occurred because the crib’s plastic hardware [...]

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