The following are child-related recalls by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for the month of April 2016.
1. Eleanor Rose children’s loungewear:
About 5,900 loungewear items have been recalled. The loungewear fails to meet federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children. Consumers should immediately take the recalled loungewear away from children and return it to Eleanor Rose for a merchandise credit towards the purchase of another Eleanor Rose product. Click here for more information.
2. Fisher Price Cradle ‘n Swings:
About 34,000 Fisher Price Cradle ‘n Swings have been recalled due to a fall hazard. This includes three models: CHM84 Soothing Savanna Cradle ‘n Swing, CMR40 Sweet Surroundings Cradle ‘n Swing, and CMR43 Sweet Surroundings Butterfly Friends Cradle ‘n Swing. When the seat peg is not fully engaged the seat can fall unexpectedly, posing a risk of injury to the child. Fisher-Price has received two reports of a seat peg coming out from the seat, causing the seat to fall. No injuries have been reported. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cradle swing and contact Fisher-Price for revised assembly instructions. Click here for more information.
3. Children’s LATTJO bat cape costumes:
About 11,000 LATTJO bat cape costumes in the U.S., in addition to 750 in Canada have been recalled by IKEA. The fabric hook and loop fastener at the neck of the bat cape can fail to detach readily during use, posing a strangulation hazard to children IKEA has received three reports outside of the United States of the fabric hook and loop fastener at the neck of the costume failing to detach readily and scratching children’s necks. Consumers are advised to immediately take the recalled bat capes away from children and return the capes to any IKEA store for a full refund. Click here for more information.
4. Rainbow Play Systems plastic trapeze rings:
Due to lack of consumer response, Rainbow Play Systems has re-announced a recall affecting roughly 121,000 pairs of plastic trapeze rings. These rings can unexpectedly crack or break during use, posing a fall hazard to children. Consumers should immediately stop children from using the recalled rings, contact Rainbow for ring removal instructions, then remove the rings from the playset and receive a $10 gift card. Click here for more information.
5. Flying Tiger Copenhagen wooden toy blocks and giraffes:
Flying Tiger Copenhagen has recalled 1,000 wooden toy blocks and giraffes. Parts of the wooden toys can become detached, resulting in small pieces that can pose a choking hazard to young children. Consumers are advised to immediately take the recalled toys from young children and return the products to Flying Tiger Copenhagen for a full refund. Click here for more information.
6. Miniland Educational Moogy plush toys:
About 2,000 Moogy plush toys have been recalled.The red button on the Moogy plush toy’s left pocket can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. Consumers should immediately take the recall toy away from children and contact Miniland Educational for instructions on cutting off the button to remove the hazard in order to receive a full refund. Click here for more information.
7. Chick-Fil-A Chocolate Chunk Cookies:
CSM Bakery Solutions is voluntarily recalling Chick-fil-A Chocolate Chunk Cookies because they may contain low levels of undeclared peanut. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanut run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. Click here for more details.
8. Fresh from Texas sliced red apples:
Fresh from Texas of San Antonio, Texas is voluntarily recalling multiple products containing sliced red apples which are identified below because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. Click here for more details.
9. Milky Way International Trading Corp. Nice! peach slices and Nice! mixed fruit:
Milky Way International Trading Corp. is initiating a voluntary recall of Nice! Peach Slices and Nice! Mixed Fruit in 8-ounce glass jars out of an abundance of caution due to potential glass in the product. The affected products were distributed to Walgreens stores nationwide and display the lots below. Consumers could potentially be cut or injured if ingested. To date there has been one complaint on the peaches and no complaints on the mixed fruits. Click here for more details.