Archive for 'Product Liability' Category

Popular Children’s Book Recalled Due to Choking Hazard

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Simon & Schuster Inc., of New York, N.Y., have announced a voluntary recall of the popular Monday the Bullfrog Plush Book because the plastic eye on the frog can detach, which may pose a choking hazard to young children. Monday the Bullfrog is a plush puppet bullfrog [...]

Maclaren Recalls Strollers Because of Child Finger Amputations

When you have a baby, the last thing you want to think about is whether the stroller you purchased is safe - especially whether or not your Maclaren stroller will injure or even cut off your child’s finger. Like most parents, hearing your child’s first words or seeing their first step is what is imagined [...]

2.1 Million Cribs Recalled due to Infant Entrapment and Suffocation, Two NY Children Dead

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc. announced a recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs due to incidents of the drop-side detaching, causing injuries, entrapments and the death of four infants. There have been 110 incidents of drop-side detachment reported. The incidents include 15 entrapments, four [...]

Denture Creams Super Poligrip and Fixodent May Cause Neurological Damage

Thirty four million Americans have dentures and about one third utilize denture cream to secure dentures in the mouth. Users of denture creams are being warned that zinc in certain products has been linked to neurological damage. Zinc is an essential mineral that is naturally present in some foods, added to others, and available as [...]