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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Before re-selling products, CPSC encourages re-sellers to check its Web
site, www.cpsc.gov, to determine if the product has been recalled.
"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."
A CPSC study conducted in 1999 found that nearly 70 percent of resale
stores sold at least one recalled or otherwise hazardous product.
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).
"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."
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.
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.
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.
CPSC's Top Ten list of recalled children's products includes:
Date Recalled Hazard
Product
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March 10, Playskool If the side rails of the portable
1993 Travel-Lite crib fold during use, an infant can
Play Yards
become entrapped and suffocate.
Three deaths have been
reported.
(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml93/93043.html)
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June 25, Evenflo Happy The product can collapse, trapping
1997 Camper Play the child in the "V" formed
by the
Yards
folded top rails. The rotating
plastic hinges can crack or break,
presenting a sharp edge or
possibly
allowing the child to escape.
Evenflo and CPSC are aware of
three
deaths involving the play yards.
(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml97/97146.html)
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December Baby Trend
Home These cribs/play yards can
collapse
19, 1994 and Roam and and entrap an infant. In January
& Baby
Express 2001, a 9-month-old baby in
February Portable Cribs Longview, Wash., died of
28, 2001 and Play Yards asphyxiation when her neck was
caught in the V-shape created
by
the collapsed sides of her
crib/play yard. There have been
three other deaths and three
reports of babies found not
breathing (who were revived)
associated with these products.
(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml95/95046.html)
(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml01/01094.html)
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March 31, Magnetix Tiny magnets inside the plastic
2006 & Magnetic building pieces and rods can fall
April 19, Building Sets out. Magnets found by young
2007
children can be swallowed or
aspirated. If more than one
magnet
is swallowed, the magnets can
attract to each other and cause
intestinal perforation or
blockage,
which can be fatal. This
product is
unsuitable for young children.
CPSC
is aware of one death and at
least
27 serious injuries.
(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06127.html)
(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07164.html)
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Jul 19, Easy Bake Ovens Young children can insert their
2007
hands into the oven's front
opening, and get their hands or
fingers caught, posing
entrapment
and burn hazards.
(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07245.html)
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August 14, Polly Pocket Small magnets inside the dolls and
2007 & Dolls with accessories can come loose. The
November Magnets magnets can be found by young
21, 2006
children and swallowed or
aspirated. If more than one
magnet
is swallowed, the magnets can
attract to each other and cause
intestinal perforation or
blockage,
which can be fatal. CPSC is
aware
of 3 serious injuries.
(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07273.html)
(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07039.html)
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July 2, Simplicity
Drop The drop side can detach. When
the
2009, Side Cribs drop side detaches, it creates
September
space between the drop side and the
17, 2008
crib mattress. Infants and toddlers
&
can roll into this space and become
September entrapped which can
lead to
21, 2007
suffocation. CPSC is aware of 10
deaths associated with
Simplicity
drop side cribs.
(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09260.html)
(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08401.html)
(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07307.html)
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September Simplicity The Simplicity 3-in-1 and 4-in-1
11, 2008, Bassinets convertible bassinets contain metal
August (also includes bars that are covered by an
27, 2008 bassinets with adjustable fabric flap which is
& August Graco or attached by velcro. The fabric is
28, 2008 Winnie the folded down when the bassinet is
Pooh motif)
converted into a bed-side
co-sleeping position. If the
velcro
is not properly re-secured when
the
flap is adjusted, an infant can
slip through the opening and
become
entrapped between the metal bars
and suffocate. CPSC is aware of
at
least three deaths involving
Simplicity bassinets.
(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08396.html)
(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08378.html)
(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08381.html)
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February Hill
Sportswear CPSC received one report of
a death
12, 2009 hooded involving a 3-year-old boy in
drawstring
Fresno, Calif. He was strangled
sweatshirts
when the drawstring on the hooded
sweatshirt that he was wearing
became stuck on a playground
set.
(www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09129.html)
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April 2, Evenflo Recline fasteners and metal screws
2009 Envision High on both sides of the high chair can
Chairs
loosen and fall out, allowing the
seatback to detach or recline
unexpectedly. Children can fall
backwards or fall out of the
high
chair and suffer bumps and
bruises
to the head, abrasions, cuts
and
bruises. Detached hardware also
poses a choking hazard to
children.
(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
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.
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.
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
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