Latest Important Recalls for June

Here are the latest June 2010 recalls:

Ring Slings Made by Sprout Stuff 

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Sprout Stuff, of Austin, Texas, is announcing the recall of about 40 Sprout Stuff infant ring slings. CPSC advises consumers to immediately stop using these slings due to a risk of suffocation to infants.

CPSC and Sprout Stuff are aware of one report of a death of a 10-day-old boy in the recalled sling in Round Rock, Texas in 2007.


For more information: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10254.html

McDonald's Shrek Movie Themed Drinking Glasses

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. The "Shrek Forever After 3D" collectable drinking glass are 16 ounce glasses that came in four designs, Shrek, Fiona, Puss n' Boots, and Donkey. The designs on the glasses contain cadmium. Long term exposure to cadmium can cause adverse health effects. 

For more information:  http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10257.html

Regal Lager Infant Carriers

Regal Lager Recalls CYBEX 2.GO Infant Carriers due to fall hazard. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following product. Consumers should stop using products immediately unless otherwise instructed. 

 

Hazard: A shoulder strap slider buckle can break, posing a fall hazard to babies.

For More information: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10267.html





Target Children’s Belts

Target recalls children's belts due to violation of lead based paint standards. This recall involves two types of belts: The Cherokee boys’ belts and Circo girls’ belts. The Cherokee belts are black and brown reversible belts with heavy stitching in sizes M-XL. The belts came in a pack of two with the numbers 202/08/0018, 202/08/0019 or

202/08/0020 embossed on the belt. The girls’ Circo belts are pink and white with heart buckles in sizes XS-L. They were sold in a 2-pack with the numbers 202/05/0071, 202/05/0072, 202/05/0073 or 202/05/0074 listed on the product label attached to the inside of the belt.


For more information: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10268.html