Are your child’s toys safe? What about other children’s products in use in your home?There are hundreds of child product recalls every year. It’s almost impossible to keep track of all of them.According to the Consumer protection Safety Commission-there were an estimated 251,800 children under the age of five treated in U.S emergency rooms for toy-related injuries last year. This does not include injuries involving other child-use products or injuries to children over 5 years of age.Child Product Recall Cases & ExamplesJust a few of the many 2016 child product recalls:
- Bednest recalled bedside infant sleepers due to fall hazard.
- Hobby Lobby recalled infant rattles due to choking hazard
- Hobby Lobby recalled infant pacifier due to choking hazard
- Twin Go recalled baby carriers due to fall hazard
- Nap Nanny infant recliner: posed risk of suffocation, entrapment and falls resulting in death
- Playtex pacifier holder clips: risk of choking resulting from cracking and breaking of product
- Graco child seats: latch defects making quick release difficult in the event of accidents
- Lack of warning labels or instructions for safe use
- Existence of strings or straps that could result in strangulation
- Small buttons that child can remove that might cause choking