Children’s Choking Deaths Prompt Toy Dart Gun Recall
A toy gun recall is being issued after two asphyxiation (choking) deaths of a 9-year-old boy in Chicago, Illinois and a 10-year-old boy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced.
The recall of this defective children’s toy involves 1.8 million “Auto Fire” dart gun sets being recalled by Family Dollar Stores, Inc., of Charlotte, N.C. The soft, pliable darts pose a serious choking and asphyxiation hazard to children.
Infant Deaths Prompt Recall of Infantino Slingrider Baby Carrier
A recall of Infantino SlingRider and Wendy Bellissimo baby carriers has been issued after three infant suffocation deaths were reported, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). One million of these slings-style infant carriers are being recalled after three reports of infant deaths in 2009,
Stork Craft Crib Recall Due to Baby Entrapment and Suffocation Risk
Four Infant Entrapment and Suffocation Deaths Prompt Stork Craft to Recall More Than 2.1 Million Drop-Side Cribs
Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada has recalled more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. The recall involves approximately 1,213,000 units distributed in the United States and 968,000 units distributed in Canada.
The four children who died in these Stork Craft drop-down cribs were from the following U.S. cities:
