Parents, grandparents, friends, please keep this in mind when you purchase stuff for the new baby. The AP (3/9) reported, “The government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings – those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents strap around their chests to give the little ones a cuddle on the move.” At … Read more
This story continues to get national coverage. If you have children, we suggest that you take a few moments and remove any potentially hazardous jewelery from their reach. Cadmium, like lead, negatively affects brain development if ingested. Chicago Tribune (1/12) reports, “Federal and state watchdogs opened a new front Monday in the campaign to … Read more
Salt Lake City (12/9, Yeates) reported, researchers with Hill Air Force Base and Utah State University “literally stumbled upon” plastic Christmas ornaments which emit “a vapor containing what is called 1,2-dichloroethane (DCA).” The chemical compound “is a quick and easy way to harden plastics” but it is “prohibited in the United States for the direct manufacturing of consumer goods,” having been labeled a possible carcinogen. The “gingerbread men and other Christmas ornaments” were manufactured in China.
November 3, 2009 According to the Wall Street Journal, the Food and Drug Administration sent 75 warning letters to markets that claim their alternative products can fight the flu virus. Read More
October 19, 2009 Concerned that two of its products were contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, Plum Organics announced a recall of its apple and carrot portable pouch baby food, according to The Associated Press. Read More
July 6, 2009 The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall on 400,000 drop side cribs after an 8-month-old child became trapped in the crib and suffocated, according to the Associated Press. Read More
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