A product is being recalled due to the hazard it poses to children using the item.
The recall of the First Fitness Trampoline with Handlebars was announced by the Avon, Massachusetts-based Aqua-Leisure Industries. Around 40,000 units are encompassed by the recall, which was initiated when it was discovered that the handlebar positioned atop the trampoline can break while in use. This occurs due to metal fatigue, and when it happens, the child can fall and or cut themselves on a metal surface that suddenly becomes exposed.
The firm has obtained four reports of the metal connection joint wearing away and the handlebars breaking apart. None of these instances resulted in an injury to the user, thankfully. However, parents and guardians are being urged to take the trampoline out of a child’s reach and obtain a refund from Aqua-Leisure.
The item, which was manufactured in China, is blue with a black trampoline and a red and blue handlebar. It says “First Fitness” on the jumping deck, which is also where consumers can identify the factory date code. A sewn-on tag will have the letters GLTX as the last four digits. The packaging lists the SKN as 491463 and the model number as FF-6902TR.
The trampolines were only available for purchase at Toys R Us. They were sold across the country between September 2010 and last month, and they retailed from $45 to $70.
A potential fall hazard that could affect infants has led to the recall of a children’s product.
The recall was announced by the Chicago-based importer and distributor Kolcraft Enterprises. It pertains to two products: the Kolcraft Tender Vibes and Light Vibes bassinets. The Tender Vibes bassinets have model numbers KB021-ARC, KB022-VER, and KB039-CMR1. KB043-BNT1 is the only model number of Light Vibes bassinet affected by the recall. Produced in China between July 2008 and May 2010, around 46,000 units are affected by this recall.
These items have latches that keep the bassinet portion of the product secured to a metal frame. At issue is the fact that these latches can look like they have been locked in place when in reality they are not. Without the bassinet tightly secured, it can fall, taking the infant inside with it. Kolcraft has been made aware of seven such reports of detachment, including one incident where an infant suffered a bruised cheek after the bassinet fell.
The bassinets sold from $50 to $100 between July 2008 and this month. They were available at a number of children’s specialty stores across the country during that time. Parents and guardians are being advised to find an alternative sleeping environment for their children and to contact Kolcraft to obtain a repair kit along with instructions on using said kit.
A style of children’s jacket sold exclusively at Dillard’s has been recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Philadelphia-based company Supreme Trading Limited. This jacket (style number F14CL112L) is part of the Class Club brand line and was manufactured in Vietnam. The jacket can be recognized by its letterman style. It is 100% polyester, navy with white sleeves, and was sold in sizes 2 and 3.
320 units are affected by this safety recall. At issue is the fact that the snaps on the jacket are in danger of detaching from the product. If this occurs, the relatively small size of the components could pose a choking hazard to the children wearing the items. Thankfully, there have yet to be any incidents of this nature reported to the company.
The items, in addition to being sold in Dillard’s stores, were also available at that retailer’s website. Consumers were able to purchase these jackets for around $25 between September and November of last year. Parents and guardians are being advised to take the jackets out of the reach of children immediately. They can then return the item to any Dillard’s location for a refund for the full cost of the jacket. Anyone with additional queries is being instructed to get in touch with Supreme Trading Limited.
Another children’s clothing item is being recalled for a failure to comply with Consumer Product Safety Commission guidelines regarding drawstrings.
This time, the product in question is a Girls’ Winter Jacket sold across the country exclusively at dd’s Discounts stores. About 2,300 jackets are affected by this recall. Each of the jackets was produced in China but imported by the Los Angeles-based LA Fashion Hub, the company that issued the recall.
The CPSC’s mandatory guidelines regarding drawstring usage in children’s wear debuted in July 2011, a departure from the merely voluntary standard that had heretofore been used since 1997. In violation of these new guidelines, the clothing items in question have a drawstring that could potentially strangle the young user, and thus the recall was announced. No injuries have been reported at this time.
The jackets come in pink, yellow, red or turquoise, and have a design of a flower or a heart on the front. They were available from dd’s between January of last year and January of this year. The items cost around $10. Consumers should take the drawstring out and return the clothing for a refund.
As a side note, this is but one of three recalls affecting jackets sold at dd’s. All are being recalled for similar reasons. The other items are YMI girls’ hooded sweatshirts and Goddess girls’ hooded sweatshirts.
I’m disappointed as a Ventura personal injury lawyer to see a potentially dangerous product make its way onto store shelves. I encourage everyone to follow this recall and the other ones I’ve just mentioned in order to keep their children safe. Consider it a favor to a personal injury attorney in Fresno.
A potential strangulation hazard has prompted the recall of a children’s clothing product.
The item in question is the O’Neill Pluto boys’ hooded flannel shirt. The recall was announced by Irvine-based La Jolla Sport USA (doing business as O’Neill Clothing), who imported the defective items from India. Around 600 pieces of clothing are affected by this recall, and all of them will say Pluto Flannel and have the number 41204106 embroidered upon a label inside the shirt on the lefthand seam.
The recall was initiated when it was discovered that the items fail to comply with a Consumer Product Safety Commission federal regulation issued in 2011 that instituted standards that govern drawstrings in certain children’s wear. The hoodies that are encompassed by this recall all have a drawstring that puts the child at risk of being strangled. Thankfully, there have yet to be any reports of this type of incident.
The items were available at a variety of surfing specialty stores across the country, where they retailed for around $60. Consumers may have purchased the items from September to December of last year. Affected persons are being advised to take the drawstring out immediately and return the clothing item for a complete refund.
I’m sorry to hear about another recall as a Riverside personal injury attorney. The standards instituted last July were put in place for a reason, and I’m sorry to see a violation of that regulation. I hope as a personal injury lawyer in San Jose that this is the last violation of this type.
A massive recall has been issued for a children’s product that was sold exclusively at Target.
The Minneapolis-based company issued the recall after it was discovered that their Target Home Bunny Sippy Cups posed a hazard to the children drinking from those cups. Specifically, the cups have bunny ears that protrude out from the top of the item. A child using the cup can poke himself or herself in the eye with these ears, making them unsafe for use. Six instances of this have come to the attention of Target, and three of those instances resulted in cuts or bruises.
This recall encompasses a wide swath of cups; around 264,000 in point of fact. The sippy cups have lids that make them look like bunnies. There is a blue boy bunny cup and a pink girl bunny cup. The cups, which were made in China, were available for purchase during the Easter season, going on sale in February and staying on shelves until April 5. They cost $3 a piece.
Target is willing to provide a complete refund to any persons who have the item in their possession. Consumers are also being advised to remove the cups from a child’s grasp at once.
It’s striking to a San Jose personal injury attorney like me that such an innocent looking object could pose such a threat. I hate to see products of any sort create a danger, of course, but it’s even sadder to a personal injury lawyer in Fresno like me when these items affect children.
Another item is being recalled because of the hazard it poses to children.
The product in question is known as the Whoozit Starry Time Rattle, and it was imported from China by the Minneapolis-based Manhattan Group LLC. These items pose a danger because the ends contain clear spheres that have a propensity to break off from the rattle. Unfortunately, these spheres also contain tiny parts that a small child could choke on. 3,150 were distributed throughout North America, with all but 150 shipping to the United States.
The firm has received two reports of the rattle breaking, but thankfully those incidents did not result in an injury. Concerned consumers can find the name of the product on the rattle’s hang tag. They were sold at a variety of children’s product stores through the United States and Canada, where they retailed for around $15. They were also sold at manhattantoy.com. Affected rattles were available for purchase between September and March.
Concerned guardians are being advised to remove the rattle from a child’s presence as soon as possible. The item can be taken back to where it was bought from by consumers in order to get a complete refund.
Recalls are always disappointing to a Los Angeles personal injury lawyer like me, but those that involve children’s products are particularly alarming. Parents rely on the fact that what they give their children is going to be safe, as these youngsters aren’t able to look out for themselves the way an adult can. I hope as a personal injury attorney in San Francisco that these items all get returned before a child gets hurt.
Another children’s clothing item is being recalled due to a possible entanglement hazard.
The recall was announced by New York-based Louise Paris. It concerns 13,000 “Me Jane” and “B-Hip Kids by MeJane” jackets. These jackets have what’s described as a faux fur trim and were imported from China. They were sold across the country at Ross retail stores between November and January. The items retailed for around $20.
The defect concerns the jackets’ waist drawstrings. Following 15 years of guidelines and voluntary standards issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in regard to the dangers of drawstrings, the organization finally announced an official regulation on these items in 2011. The jackets involved in the recall do not meet this relatively new standard. Their drawstrings pose an entanglement hazard to the child wearing the item.
Thankfully, there haven’t been any reported injuries in conjunction with this recall. However, consumers are being urged by the company to immediately disconnect the drawstrings from the jackets in order to make the item safe for use. Parents can contact Louise Paris for refund instructions.
This is the second drawstring-related recall issued today. I’m sad to see this safety breach as a personal injury attorney in San Francisco. Guidelines that govern clothing safety are vital to protecting children, and I hate to see some article of clothing be in breach of those guidelines. It’s my wish as a Fresno personal injury lawyer that all of these items get returned or corrected before an injury occurs.
I have another recall to share with you this afternoon, this time concerning a clothing product that poses a hazard to the child wearing it.
The item being recalled is the Puma USA V-Konstruct Training Jacket with Pockets. Manufactured in either Vietnam, China, or Malaysia, the jackets were imported by the Westford, Massachusetts-based Puma North America. Around 5,000 jackets are affected by this particular recall.
Because these jackets have a toggled drawstring in the waist area, and this item is not stitched to the jacket’s back, the clothing is in conflict with a Consumer Product Safety Commission regulation issued in 2011 that governs drawstrings in children’s wear. The drawstring in this product could get stuck in an enclosed space, thus creating an entanglement hazard for its child user.
Affected persons are being advised to look at the white care label to spot the recalled model numbers, which all have 6511020 as their first seven digits and 1 through 5 as the eighth. The items were sold at clothing stores across the country between January 2007 and 2012. They retailed from $12 to $55.
There have been no injuries reported as yet, and purchasers can return the items to the clothing retailer they were bought from to receive a refund.
As a Los Angeles personal injury lawyer, I know this might not seem like much of a hazard, but the threat of entanglement must not be underestimated. The CPSC issued their guidance for a reason, and I hope as a personal injury attorney in Bakersfield that everyone out there take this recall seriously.
I previously brought you news about a recall on drop side cribs, and now comes word about another recall that affects a product that children rest in.
This time, the product in question is the Britax Baby-Safe infant carrier. Britax has taken pains to inform consumers that the recall does not involve their Baby-Safe Plus or their Baby-Safe Plus II SHR models.
The affected items were available for sale in February and March of this year, but only in Europe. Affected consumers are being advised to cease carrying their children in this carrier and to call Britax to receive recall instructions as soon as possible.
The problem has to do with the handle of the carrier. There are times when, if the parents lifts the handle to carry the seat, then the handle itself can break off from the main body of the unit. This can cause the seat to swing apart from the handle or even come off completely, falling to the ground in the process. This would pose a hazard to the child.
Britax is said to be working on a new design for these and other seats that have reportedly suffered an incident.
I’m sad to see another safety hazard as a personal injury lawyer in Ventura. When dealing with a children’s product especially, one would hope that manufacturers are taking the necessary steps to ensure safety. And although Europe might be far away from a Fresno personal injury attorney like me, you never know when a product could make its way into America and pose a danger here.
