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Recalls:  Baby Recliner

Infant death prompts recall of 30,000 baby recliners (Chicago Tribune, 7/26/2010). The death of a 4-month-old girl has prompted the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Baby Matters LLC on Monday to issue a voluntary recall of approximately 30,000 Nap Nanny baby recliners.

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Recalls: Cribs and baby clothes

Cribs. LaJobi Recalls Bonavita "Cabana" Drop Side Cribs Due To Entrapment and Strangulation Hazards. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall....Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

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Cribs. LaJobi Recalls Babi Italia Pinehurst and Bonavita Hudson Drop Side Cribs; Risk of Entrapment and Suffocation. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall....Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

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Cribs. More than 1,000,000 Stork Craft baby cribs were recalled in the U.S. and Canada. The cribs — made in Canada, China and Indonesia by Stork Craft Manufacturing of British Columbia, Canada — were recalled because the metal mattress-support brackets can crack and break. This could cause the mattress to collapse and create a gap where a child could get trapped or suffocate.

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200,000 Fisher-Price Rainforest play yards recalled

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Thursday recalled 200,000 potentially deadly play yards with Fisher-Price's Rainforest theme, the alert raising questions about the promptness of the warning and whether other models could have the same flaw.

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Lead poisoning diagnosis prompts recall of Munire cribs and furniture

After a child was diagnosed with lead poisoning, Munire has recalled 3,000 cribs and 6,000 pieces of matching furniture because the finish violates the lead paint standard. According to the recall notice issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the child ingested some of the lead paint but no further details were available.

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Child Safety Seat Manufacturer Combi recalled some 67,000 child car seats

On March 4, 2008 South Carolina Child Safety Seat Manufacturer Combi recalled some 67,000 child car seats. The car seats are being recalled because Federal tests revealed that the car seats might separate from their bases in a front-end collision. The recalled car seats include: the Centre, ARB and Shuttle car seats. If you have one of these child safety seats, do not continue to use it. Call Combi right away at (800)543-7734 or visit the Combi's Web site at www.combi-intl.com. 

Munire Furniture recalled some 24,000 cribs

On February 28, 2008 Munire Furniture recalled some 24,000 cribs. The cribs being recalled are wooden. The recalled cribs include: Majestic Curved Top cribs with model number 9500; Majestic Flat Top cribs with model number 9000; Essex cribs with model number 7100; Brighton/Sussex cribs with model number 9100 and Captiva cribs with model number 5100. Only cribs with manufacture dates between November 1, 2005 and November 1, 2007 are included in the recall. The crib model number is printed on the white label on the bottom inside of the right side rail. The crib manufacture date is printed on either the white label near the model number or on the white label located on the bottom of the headboard. Cribs with a green sticker on the mattress frame are not included in the recall. If you have one of these cribs, do not continue to use it. Call Munire right away at (866) 586-9639 or visit the firms Web site at www.munirefurniture.com.

Evenflo recalled some 1 million seats

On February 1, 2008 Evenflo recalled some 1 million "Discovery" model seats. Tests showed that these seats could seperate from the base in a side-impact. The model numbers that are affected are: 390,391,534 and 552 for child seats manufactured between April 2005 and January 29, 2008. If you have one of these seats, do not continue to use it. Call Evenflo right away at  1-800-356-2229.