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August, 07, 2009 - 04:12 PM / ETCPSC Launches Resale Round-Up Campaign to Keep Dangerous Recalled Products Out of Resale Stores and Off the Internet
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today announced its Top Ten list of recalled
children's products (www.cpsc.gov/roundup/roundup2009.html ) as part of the
agency's "Resale Round-up" campaign. CPSC's goal is to protect
consumers by getting dangerous recalled products out of resale stores and off
the Internet. Re-selling recalled products is a violation of federal law.
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(Logo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030904/USCSCLOGO)
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Before re-selling products, CPSC encourages re-sellers to check its Web
site, www.cpsc.gov, to determine if the product has been recalled.
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"Those who re-sell recalled children's products are not only
breaking the law, they are putting children's lives at risk," said CPSC
Chairman Inez Tenenbaum. "Resale stores should make safety their business
and check for recalled products and hazards to children."
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A CPSC study conducted in 1999 found that nearly 70 percent of resale
stores sold at least one recalled or otherwise hazardous product.
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CPSC is partnering with the National Association of Resale & Thrift
Shops (NARTS), the Salvation Army, state agencies, and others to alert
re-sellers about recalled products, product hazards including cribs that do not
meet current safety standards, drawstrings in children's clothing, and the
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).
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"NARTS fully supports CPSC's outreach efforts to resale
stores," said Adele Meyer, NARTS' Executive Director. "Our members
are resale professionals committed to product safety who believe good value and
selling safe products go hand in hand."
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The agency's education campaign, which will include safety seminars for
resale store owners and employees, is part of CPSC's commitment to protecting
consumers, especially children.
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CPSC's Internet surveillance team is monitoring online retailers and
auction sites for sales of recalled and hazardous products. Re-sellers are
reminded that they must comply with the federal law which will be enforced for
in-store and online sales.
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CPSC has released a new "Handbook for Resale Stores and Product
Re-sellers" to help resellers comply with the law. It can be found at
www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/thrift/thrguid.pdf or can be ordered by calling
CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772.
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CPSC's Top Ten list of recalled children's products includes:
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Date         Recalled                    Hazard
                 Product
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March 10,    Playskool        If the side rails of the portable
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1993         Travel-Lite      crib fold during use, an infant can
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become entrapped and suffocate.
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Three deaths have been
reported.
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(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml93/93043.html)
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June 25,     Evenflo Happy    The product can collapse, trapping
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1997         Camper Play      the child in the "V" formed
by the
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folded top rails. The rotating
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          plastic hinges can crack or break,
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presenting a sharp edge or
possibly
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allowing the child to escape.
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Evenflo and CPSC are aware of
three
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deaths involving the play yards.
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(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml97/97146.html)
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December     Baby Trend
Home  These cribs/play yards can
collapse
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19, 1994     and Roam and     and entrap an infant. In January
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Express     2001, a 9-month-old baby in
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February     Portable Cribs   Longview, Wash., died of
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28, 2001     and Play Yards   asphyxiation when her neck was
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caught in the V-shape created
by
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the collapsed sides of her
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crib/play yard. There have been
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three other deaths and three
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reports of babies found not
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breathing (who were revived)
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associated with these products.
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(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml95/95046.html)
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(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml01/01094.html)
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March 31,    Magnetix         Tiny magnets inside the plastic
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2006 &       Magnetic         building pieces and rods can fall
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April 19,    Building Sets    out. Magnets found by young
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children can be swallowed or
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aspirated. If more than one
magnet
                                   is swallowed, the magnets can
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attract to each other and cause
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intestinal perforation or
blockage,
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which can be fatal. This
product is
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unsuitable for young children.
CPSC
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is aware of one death and at
least
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27 serious injuries.
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(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06127.html)
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  (www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07164.html)
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Jul 19,     Easy Bake Ovens  Young children can insert their
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hands into the oven's front
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opening, and get their hands or
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fingers caught, posing
entrapment
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and burn hazards.
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(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07245.html)
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August 14,   Polly Pocket     Small magnets inside the dolls and
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2007 &       Dolls with       accessories can come loose. The
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November     Magnets          magnets can be found by young
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children and swallowed or
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aspirated. If more than one
magnet
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is swallowed, the magnets can
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attract to each other and cause
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intestinal perforation or
blockage,
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which can be fatal. CPSC is
aware
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of 3 serious injuries.
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(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07273.html)
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(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07039.html)
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July 2,      Simplicity
Drop  The drop side can detach. When
the
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2009,        Side Cribs       drop side detaches, it creates
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space between the drop side and the
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crib mattress. Infants and toddlers
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can roll into this space and become
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 September                      entrapped which can
lead to
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suffocation. CPSC is aware of 10
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deaths associated with
Simplicity
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drop side cribs.
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 (www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09260.html)
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(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08401.html)
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(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07307.html)
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September    Simplicity       The Simplicity 3-in-1 and 4-in-1
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11, 2008,    Bassinets        convertible bassinets contain metal
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August       (also includes   bars that are covered by an
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27, 2008     bassinets with   adjustable fabric flap which is
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& August     Graco or         attached by velcro. The fabric is
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28, 2008     Winnie the       folded down when the bassinet is
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converted into a bed-side
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co-sleeping position. If the
velcro
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is not properly re-secured when
the
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flap is adjusted, an infant can
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slip through the opening and
become
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    entrapped between the metal bars
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and suffocate. CPSC is aware of
at
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least three deaths involving
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Simplicity bassinets.
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(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08396.html)
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(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08378.html)
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(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08381.html)
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February     Hill
Sportswear  CPSC received one report of
a death
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12, 2009     hooded           involving a 3-year-old boy in
                 drawstring      Â
Fresno, Calif. He was strangled
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when the drawstring on the hooded
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            sweatshirt that he was wearing
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became stuck on a playground
set.
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(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09129.html)
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April 2,     Evenflo          Recline fasteners and metal screws
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2009         Envision High    on both sides of the high chair can
                 Chairs          Â
loosen and fall out, allowing the
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seatback to detach or recline
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unexpectedly. Children can fall
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backwards or fall out of the
high
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chair and suffer bumps and
bruises
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to the head, abrasions, cuts
and
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bruises. Detached hardware also
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poses a choking hazard to
children.
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(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09178.html)
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Learn more at CPSC's new Resellers and Resale/Thrift Stores Information
Center (http://www.cpsc.gov/info/resale/index.html).
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CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that
are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different
hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting
www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting
the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of
types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is
committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire,
electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the
safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette
lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in
the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past
30 years.
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To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's
Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To join a
CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers
can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web
site at www.cpsc.gov.
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CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
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CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
SOURCEÂ U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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