RECALL: Fisher-Price 3-in-1 High Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Fisher Price, today announced a voluntary recall of about 24,000 3-in-1 High Chairs because the seat can fall backwards from high chair frame if the booster seat release is unlatched while the child is in the product.
Additionally, the seat back can detach if not fully [...]

RECALL: Fisher-Price Rainforest™ Portable Play Yards Due to Fall and Entrapment Hazards

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Fisher-Price today announced a voluntary recall of about 200,000 Rainforest™ Portable Play Yards manufactured by Simplicity Inc because one or more rails can collapse unexpectedly, posing a fall or entrapment hazard to young children.
Due to Simplicity Inc. and SFCA Inc. being unresponsive to consumers via their Hotline and [...]

American Baby Magazine Announces Their Best Baby Products

American Baby Magazine has announced their Best of 2008 Awards.
The Magazine asked parents to name the products that they can’t live without.
I agree with some of these products, but scratch my head about others…
Here are this year’s winners:

Boppy
Fisher-Price Swings
Johnson’s Bedtime Line
Desitin Diaper cream
Fisher-Price Jumperoo
Fisher-Price Bouncer
Boudreaux’s Butt Paste
Playtex Diaper Genie
Dr. Brown’s Bottles
Bumbo Seat

Honourable mention

Medela Pump [...]

Fisher-Price Introduces My Little Lamb Cradle ’n Swing

We are currently expecting our second baby and I have been looking for the perfect swing to keep them happy when they arrive.
The one product that caught my eye immediately was the Fisher-Price My Little Lamb Swing.
This cradle like swing features a generous space for the baby to relax in and material that [...]

RECALL: Fisher Price Laugh N Learn Kitchen

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Fisher Price, today announced a voluntary recall of about 155,000 Laugh n Learn Kitchens.
There have been 48 reports of small parts separating from the toys, including two reports of children gagging on pieces, one report of a child who started choking on a piece and [...]

Mattel Recalls Millions of Chinese-Made Toys

For the second time in a month, U.S. toy maker Mattel, Inc. is recalling millions of Chinese-made toys because they contain lead paint or small magnets that can be swallowed by children.

Mattel today recalled 9.5 million magnetic toys in the United States –18.2 million worldwide — and more than two-hundred thousand die-cast toys. Some [...]