Graco Recalling 2 Million Strollers After Infant Deaths: Safety Advocates Question What Took so Long
Attention parents: Graco Children’s Products recently announced the voluntary recall of 2 million older-model strollers after receiving reports of child strangulation and death. The strollers, manufactured before July [...]
Bugs in the Formula? Abbott Laboratories Recalls 5 Million Containers of Similac Baby Formula Contamined with Beetles
If you haven't already heard the sensational reports, Similac baby formulas were recently recalled because of a bug contamination--yes, you heard it correctly, there were bugs in the [...]
CPSC Recalls 30,000 Infant Recliners After 4-Month-Old MI Girl Dies
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling thousands of baby recliners that purport to help fussy babies get to sleep faster after receiving reports that a 4-month-old [...]
University of Chicago Hospital Pays $7 Million to Settle NICU Overcrowding of Vulnerable Infants
The University of Chicago Medical Center recently settled a lawsuit charging that the hospital was knowingly overcrowding babies into the neonatal unit in violation of state regulations. [...]
Don’t Buy Drop-Side Cribs: Tips on Choosing a Safe Crib for Your Child
If you haven’t heard the warnings already: don’t buy drop-side cribs. The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued recalls earlier this month on 387,000 drop-side cribs that have been linked to [...]
Pediatricians Urge FDA to Put Choking Hazard Warning on Certain Foods
It will be interesting to see if Memorial Day celebrators will head pediatricians’ warnings about foods that pose choking hazards in young children. Obviously, one of the first [...]
Target Recalling Woven Wicker Trunks After Devastating Injury to 18-Month-Old Baby
Target Corporation and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recently issued a recall of 350,000 woven storage trunks months after the lid of one of the trunks slammed shut [...]
Concerned Parents Sue Over Pampers DryMax Diapers
When a concerned parent started a Facebook page over Pampers DryMax Diapers, which she was convinced were causing her children’s severe diaper rash, she did not get the [...]
People Routinely Exposed to Dangerous Chemical Bisphenol A in Canned Foods
According to a recent study, people may be routinely exposed to the dangerous chemical bisphenol A through the everyday consumption of canned foods. Specifically, the study conducted by
