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Graco to pay hefty fine for delayed safety recall
Graco Children’s Products has been fined $3 million and ordered to spend another $7 million for child safety development programs over its failure to immediately recall about four million defective child car seats, The New York Times reported on March 20. According to the report, as early as 2009, Graco learned that the buckle in… Read More »
Two reports of entrapment prompt IKEA recall of crib mattresses
IKEA is recalling about 169,000 VYSSA style crib mattresses after learning that the affected products may pose an entrapment risk to infants, a report by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) stated on January 13. The recall involves models SLOA, SLUMMER, SPELEVINK, VACKERT, and VINKA, which were manufactured on May 4, 2014 or earlier…. Read More »
McDonald’s toy recalled for child safety issues
The world’s largest restaurant chain McDonald’s recalled Hello Kitty lollipop whistles it distributed as a freebie with Happy Meals and Mighty Kids Meal after learning about associated risks of choking and asphyxiation, according to a Bloomberg article on November 11. The company advised consumers to immediately return the defective whistles at any McDonald’s restaurant, as its components might… Read More »