Top Children’s Products Recalled
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- Now is the time to be on the lookout for recently recalled toys and children's products that can pose serious safety threats to your children. I urge you to make sure items you bought or received as gifts this holiday season haven’t been recalled for safety reasons.
- The Consumer Product Safety Commission has released its annual top 10 List of Children’s Product Safety Recalls. Most of these products SHOULD NOW BE off store shelves but it is very possible that people still have these at home.
- Neighborhood Safety Network (NSN) has just launched a web-based, grass roots initiative to further reduce deaths and injuries, and to quickly get the word out about consumer safety. It is aimed at delivering lifesaving information towards hard-to-reach consumers. The Neighborhood Safety Network will send out safety posters, publications, and announcements to individuals and community groups. Sign up to receive NSN safety and recall information at their website http://www.cpsc.gov/nsn/nsn.html
- Sign up for Email Announcements. Individual consumers can now sign up to receive free Email announcements of new recall and safety information from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. To sign up, see their Web site at www.cpsc.gov or call CPSC’s Hotline toll-free at (800) 638-2772.
Top 10 Recalled Children’s Toys and Products
98,000 Bumble Bee toys
Distributed by Graco Children's Products, Graco received 26 reports
of antennae breaking off the toys, including five reports of children
who started to choke on the broken parts.
294,000 Nerf Big Play Footballs
Distributed by Hasbro, the football contains a hard plastic interior
frame that can pose a risk of facial cuts. Nine incidents of facial
injuries have been reported, including eight that required stitches
or medical attention.
225,000 Carter's children's mirror books
Distributed by Kids II, the mirror in the books can crack or break,
posing a laceration hazard to children. Kids II has received 26
reports of mirrors cracking or breaking, including four reports
of cuts.
314,000 Batman Batmobile toy vehicles
Distributed by Mattel, the rear tail wings of the Batmobile are
made of rigid plastic and come to a point, posing a potential puncture
or laceration hazard. Mattel has received 14 reports of injuries.
300,000 ''Rock 'N Roller'' baby strollers
Distributed by Dorel Juvenile Group USA, if the stop pins are bent
or missing or the seat is not fully attached, the seat can become
partially detached from the frame and the infant could be hurt in
a fall. Injuries included one child who fell and had a slight concussion;
another cut his forehead and required stitches. There also were
46 reports of bumps and bruises.
287,000 radio-controlled toy trucks
Distributed by Nikko America, a problem with the circuit board causes
the truck to overheat, posing a potential fire and burn hazard.
No injuries have been reported.
70,000 ride-on toy trucks
Distributed by Tek Nek Toys International, the screw and nut assembly
that attaches the steering wheel can come loose and pose a choking
hazard. Tek Nek Toys has received six reports of the screw and nut
coming loose, including the death of an 18-month-old.
441,000 children's athletic shoes
Distributed by Payless ShoeSource, the metal eyelet lace holder
at the top of the shoes can detach and pose a choking hazard. Payless
has received one report of a child starting to choke on a detached
eyelet. No injuries have been reported.
150 million pieces of metal toy jewelry
Imported by AA Global Industries, Brand Imports, Cardinal Distributing
and L.M. Becker. Some of the jewelry, sold in vending machines,
contains dangerous levels of lead. CPSC has received one report
of lead poisoning in which a child swallowed a piece of toy jewelry
that had been recalled.
140,000 Allen Iverson toddler's athletic shoes
Distributed by Reebok International, the I-3 logo-tag on the tongue
of the shoe can be peeled off and pose a choking hazard. Reebok
has received a report of an 8-month-old child putting the logo-tag
into its mouth, but it was removed without injury.
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Professor Letizia is an adjunct faculty member at Western State University College of Law. She teaches upper division law students to draft various legal documents in an advanced legal writing course, “Legal Drafting”. And she expertly employs those talents on behalf of our clients. We are not surprised when Clarice says, "I like writing. I like the nature of the work. I enjoy writing on behalf of Bisnar & Chase clients and I enjoy teaching the next generation of young lawyers how to excel in this field.”
Clarice joined Bisnar & Chase last year with a total of 18 years experience practicing law. Four years working for large law firms in Los Angeles and San Diego, and 14 years as a sole practioner specializing in complex litigation, medical & dental malpractice, employment law, and construction defect cases.
She says, “I really enjoy being part of Bisnar & Chase. I like the people. I like the 'cause', the cause of representing people that have been injured and in many cases taken advantage of. I get tremendous satisfaction in fighting for individuals that could not do it for themselves and Bisnar & Chase provides me with that opportunity due to their total dedication to the client’s cause.”
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