Thrifty Mommy

February 5th, 2008

Evenflo recalls the Discovery infant car seat

Evenflo has recalled the Discovery infant car seat for the propensity of disconnecting from the base during a high impact car crash.  If you have one, please contact Evenflo for a “supplemental dual-hook fastener” for your seat.   Please take care to get a new hook if you have one of these car seats.  With so […]

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November 8th, 2007

Fatal Toy Recall: Aqua Dots

 
I regret to inform you that last night, stores began pulling Aqua Dots from shelves after it was discovered that it contains a chemical that converts into the date rape drug if swallowed.
CPSC has received two reports over the past several days of children swallowing Aqua Dots. A 20-month-old child swallowed several dozen beads. He […]

By Karen -- 8 comments

October 29th, 2007

Graco Carseat recall

Graco just released a recall for their Comfort Sport Car seat when in the rear facing position.  The lower anchoring strap was misrouted during assembly and can affect the performance of the car seat during a crash.  Here are the images to tell if your car seat is affected by the recall.  Take the time […]

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October 29th, 2007

Bumbo recall

I have a soap box to climb for just a second, so please indulge me. I have to say that there are justified recalls for things like lead and choking and then there is the bumbo recall. The recall states that there have been 28 reports of babies falling out of the […]

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October 4th, 2007

More toy recalls

Once again, I am sorry to tell you that there was another toy recall announcement. This time it includes Baby Einstein Color Blocks and activity center, KB toy wooden blocks, and Target boy rattles. Take a look at your toy box again and start chunking those lead toys! It’s so sad that […]

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October 4th, 2007

Hershey’s Chocolate Recall

Hershey’s has recalled chocolate  for salmonella that was produced at their Smith Falls, Ontario factory from October 15th to November 10th. Chocolate products include

Hershey brand chocolate bars,
chocolate chips,
Oh Henry! bars,
Reese’s peanut butter cups and
Cherry Blossom sweets
White Chocolate

The white chocolate was just added this week. Good thing I don’t particularly care for chocolate.
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September 25th, 2007

Crib recalls

There have been three new crib recalls lately. One was the kissing cousin to Turkey Butt’s crib. I got a little nervous at first until I realized that we had the Aspen 3-in-1 Crib with drawer and not the one they recalled. So here are the three cribs they recalled for different […]

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September 14th, 2007

A child safety message from Toys-R-Us due to all the recalls

I received an email from Toys-R-Us that wanted to reassure me about the toys at Toys-R-Us and the safety recalls that have occured. I thought you would like to read it as I thought it sounded very sincere.

September 12, 2007Dear Valued Guest,
As a father of five children, I understand the concerns parents have about […]

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August 27th, 2007

More Recalled Toys, Part 2

I just posted about a recall, and apparently, there’s more!  I did a little reading and found these for you.  I’ll just list links to them and you can check them out.
Martin Designs Inc. Recalls SpongeBob SquarePants™ Character Address Books and Journals Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Graco Car Seats - ComfortSport 5-point harness convertible […]

By Karen -- 2 comments

August 27th, 2007

More Recalled Toys

Just when you think the madness might end . . .
Schylling Associates has announced a recall of about 66,000 spinning tops and 4,700 tin pails in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).  Surface paints on the wooden handles of the tops and pails contain excessive levels of lead, which violates the federal lead […]

By Karen -- 3 comments