Recent Infant Product Recalls

June 2007

An urgent alert for parents – the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced recalls of three different products that could be hazardous to your child’s health. The recalls apply to a range of products, including child car seat / carriers, cribs, and infant swings.

Certain Evenflo Embrace Infant Car Seat / Carriers can hurt children when being used in carrier mode. The handle may unexpectedly release, posing the risk of serious injury if the infant tumbles to the ground. Models numbers produced before April 8, 2006 starting with the following digits are included in the recall:

• 317
• 320
• 397
• 398
• 540
• 548
• 549
• 550
• 556
• 597
• 598
• 599

Song Lin Industrial has recalled its Sleigh Round Crib, model #2005, for a fall hazard. The adjustable mattress height is set at its highest level during the suggested assembly. If infants are able to stand or sit up in the crib, they could easily fall to the ground, sustaining serious injuries.

Fisher-Price has issued a recall for the Rainforest Open Top Take-Along Swing. The infant swing poses an entrapment hazard, as children may easily become caught between the frame and seat of the product. Injuries such as bruises, bumps, cuts, and red marks may result. The manufacturer has received over 60 reports of entrapment from the product.