Category: Recalls

Recall Date:  August 20, 2013

Recall Number: 13-270

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumers should stop using this product, which is being recalled voluntarily, unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Recall Summary:

Name of Product: Children’s Pajamas and Nightgowns

Hazard: The pajamas fail to meet federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled pajamas away from children, stop using them and return to the place of purchase for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: Klever Kids toll-free at (855) 553-8375 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.shopkleverkids.com and click on the Product Recall link on the bottom of the page for more information

Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2013/Childrens-Pajamas-Recalled-by-Klever-Kids/

Recall  Details:

Units: About 7,000

Description: This recall involves Klever Kids children’s 100% Pima cotton pajama sets and nightgowns sold in boys and girls sizes 2 through 8. The pajama sets include two-piece long-sleeve shirt and pant sets with an elastic waistband and two-piece short-sleeve shirt and short sets with an elastic waistband. The sets were sold in multiple prints including shark print, ballerinas,  black and blue skeletons, flowers, pink with white polka dot pattern, a two-toned set with navy and blue striped monster print, and paisley print with green fabric on the edge. The nightgowns are short-sleeved with a gathered shoulder hem. The nightgowns were sold in multiple prints including ballerinas, pink with white polka dots, flowers and paisleys. All the garments have a printed label at the neck that reads “KleverKids live {Hearts} laugh {Hearts} love.” Some of the pajamas sets are labeled as “flame resistant sleepwear” by a sewn-in garment label along the shirt’s bottom right side seam.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Sold at: Children’s boutiques and specialty stores nationwide from September 2012 through March 2013 for between $32 and $82.

Importer: Klever Kids, of Washington, D.C.

Manufactured in: Peru

Recall Date: August 20, 2013

Recall Number: 13-268

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumers should stop using this product, which is being recalled voluntarily, unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Recall Summary

Name of product: Children’s two-piece loungewear sets

Hazard: The loungewear garments fail to meet children’s sleepwear federal flammability standards which require sleepwear, including loungewear, to be either snug-fitting or flame resistant, posing a risk of burn injuries to children.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the pajamas and contact Apple Park for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: Apple Park toll-free at (866) 708-4695 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.applepark.com and click on Recall Information at the bottom of the page for more information.

Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2013/Apple-Park-Recalls-Childrens-Loungewear/.

Recall Details

Units: About 7,250

Description: This recall involves Apple Park children’s 96% viscose and 4% spandex two-piece sets from the Apple Park Bamboo Loungewear Collection. They were sold in children’s sizes 6 months through size 4. The sets consist of a long-sleeve shirt paired with matching full-length pants with elastic waistband. The collar, ankles and wristbands are solid-colored. The sets come in five animal character prints: pink “bunny,” blue “cubby,” white/green “ducky,” violet “lamby” and green “monkey.” “GPU CO815″ is printed on sewn labels at the pants waistline and along the shirt’s bottom right side seam.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Sold at: Boutiques, children’s specialty stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Applepark.com and various other websites from October 2011 to April 2013 for about $45

Importer: Apple Park LLC, of San Francisco

Manufactured in: China

NHTSA Campaign Number: 11C002000

Recall Date: August 2013

Potential Number of Units Affected: 89,527

Products Affected:

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Recall Date: October 29, 2013

Recall Number: 14-007

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Recall Summary

Name of Product:  BreathableSack wearable blanket for infants

Hazard: The zipper pull tabs and sliders can detach posing a choking hazard to infants.

Remedy:  Replace

Consumer Contact:  BreathableBaby toll-free at (877) 827-4442 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CT Monday through Thursday or online at www.breathablebaby.com and click on Recall Information.

Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/BreathableBaby-Recalls-Wearable-Blanket/

Recall Details

Units: About 15,000

Description:  The BreathableBaby BreathableSacks are sleeveless, wearable blankets. They come in two sizes: small (10-18 pounds) and medium (16-24 pounds) and come in three colors: kiwi Whoo, pink Hip, and blue Splash. There is one animal stitched on the left chest of each blanket of an owl, hippo or elephant. Only BreathableSacks from Lot No. 124 with a manufacture date of 04/17/2012 are included in the recall.  A tag sewn inside the recalled units where the infant’s right foot would be located states the “Date of Manufacture: 04/17/2012, Lot No. 124,” along with the washing instructions on the back of the tag.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the BreathableSacks from Lot No. 124 and contact BreathableBaby to request a replacement garment.

Sold at:  Various stores and online retailers, and at www.breathablebaby.com, nationwide from June 2012 to August 2013 for about $20.

Importer: BreathableBaby LLC, of Minnetonka, Minn.

Manufactured in: China

Recall Date: October 29, 2013

Recall Number: 14-006

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Recall Summary

Name of Product: Circo-brand Chloe and Conner Sitting Stools

Hazard: The stabilizing bar can crack and cause the stool to collapse, posing a fall hazard to the user.

Remedy:  Refund

Consumer Contact: Target Guest Relations at (800) 440-0680 anytime or email guest.relations@target.com. For additional information, consumers can visit www.target.com and click on Product Recalls at the bottom of the page and then select “Children’s & Baby Products.”

Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/Target-Recalls-Childrens-Sitting-Stools/

Recall Details

Units: About 69,000

Description: This recall involves children’s sitting stool, sold as part of the Circo-brand Chloe & Conner Collection. Assembled stools measure 11 inches tall by 11 inches wide by 11 inches deep.  The painted wood stools were sold in red, white, navy and pink.  Item numbers 249200218 (red), 249200207 (white), 249200217 (navy), 249200208 (pink) are printed on a sticker on the underside of the stools.

Incidents/Injuries: Target has received seven reports of the stools breaking or collapsing and causing a child to fall. In five of the reported incidents, bumps, bruises and cuts were reported.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the stool and return it to a Target store for a full refund.

Sold exclusively at: Target stores nationwide from April 2012 through June 2013 for about $15.

Importer: Target Corporation, of Minneapolis, Minn.

Manufacturer: L. Powell Acquisition Corporation, of Culver City, Calif.

Manufactured in: China

Recall Date:  October 23, 2013

Recall Number: 14-003

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumers should stop using this product, which is being recalled voluntarily, unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Recall Summary:

Name of Product: Building Toy Playsets

Hazard: The plastic hats found on playset figures pose a choking/aspiration hazard for children.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove the plastic hat from Safari Sam and Mighty Mike and contact Infinitoy Inc., to exchange the hat for a free replacement figure.

Consumer Contact: Infinitoy, Inc. toll-free at (888) 558-0933 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or online at www.infinitoy.com , then click on Safety/Recall at the bottom of the page for more information.

Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/Infinitoy-Recalls-Softimals-Toy-Sets/

Recall  Details:

Units: About 7,134 units

Description: Infinitoy Inc. is recalling the Super Safari Set model #30025 and the Deluxe Circus Train Set model #30040. The model number can be found on the back of the box in the lower right corner. The sets come in a white box with “Softimals. Build, Play, Repeat” and “Ages 1 ½ to 5” printed in a colorful font on the front and back of the package. The sets have numerous plastic pieces that can be connected and fit together to build a vehicle pulling cars with a hippo, giraffe, zebra and other animals. The drivers of the lead vehicles, Safari Sam and Mighty Mike, have removable blue or yellow plastic hats.

Incidents/Injuries: CPSC is aware of one incident in which an 18-month-old child placed a hat in their mouth and started to gag/choke but the toy was removed. No injuries have been reported.

Sold at:  Specialty toy stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and Mindware.com from September 2012 to September 2013 for about $25 and $40.

Importer: Infinitoy, Inc., San Mateo, Calif.

Manufactured in: Italy

Recall Date:  September 17, 2013

Recall Number: 13-286

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumers should stop using this product, which is being recalled voluntarily, unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Recall Summary

Name of Product:  Children’s one-piece footed pajamas

Hazard: The footed pajamas fail to meet the federal flammability standard for children’s sleepwear, posing a burn hazard to children.  The garments are being recalled because they do not meet the tight-fitting sizing requirements.

Remedy: Refund – Consumers should immediately take the recalled pajamas away from children and return them to any The Children’s Place store for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: The Children’s Place toll-free at (877) 752-2387 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.childrensplace.com and click on Customer Service for more information.

Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2013/The-Childrens-Place-Recalls-Footed-Pajamas/

Recall  Details

Units: About 38,000

Description: This recall involves three styles of The Children’s Place bunny-themed one-piece cotton footed pajamas. One style is pink with dark pink bunnies and a ruffle at the neck. It was sold in size 9-12 months. This style has a sewn-in label at the side seam with both 2158 and one or more of the following numbers: 042521, 042523, 042571, 042572, 042774 or 042816.  The other two styles are both blue/green with bunnies on the feet and bunny print fabric. They were sold in sizes 9-12 months, 12-18 months, 18-24 months, 2T and 3T.  One style has bunnies with eyeglasses. The other has bunnies and yellow chicks. Both styles have a sewn-in label at the side seam with both 2598 and one or more of the following numbers: 030647, 030779, 038826, 670409, 670602, 670603 or 945210. “Made with love by PLACE” with a heart outline is printed at the neck of the pajamas.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported

Sold exclusively at: The Children’s Place stores nationwide and online at www.childrensplace.com from January 2012 through May 2013 for about $15.

Importer: The Children’s Place, of Secaucus, N.J.

Manufactured in: China

Recall Date: September 11, 2013

Recall Number: 13-284

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Recall Summary

Name of Product: Children’s books titled “Count my Kisses, 1, 2, 3” and “Red, Green, Blue, I Love You”

Hazard: A metal rod holding small beads on the cover of books can detach and release small parts that present a choking hazard. A detached metal bar can expose a sharp edge posing a laceration hazard.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled books away from children and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.

Consumer Contact:  Hachette Book Group at (888) 965-5802 from 8 a.m.to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.hachettebookrecall.com or www.hachettebookgroup.com and click on the link in the Recall/Important Safety Notice box on the home page for more information.

Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2013/Hachette-Book-Group-Recalls-Childrens-Books/

Recall Details

Units: About 70,000

Description: The board-shaped children’s books have cut out covers that serve as a handle and  include an embedded bar in the handle with beads for children to play with. “Ages 3+” is printed on the back covers and the ISBN numbers are also on the back covers near the bar code. Two titles are included:

Count my Kisses, 1, 2, 3, ISBN: 978-0-316-13354-8, has five colored cylindrical wooden beads with printed hearts on the rod; and,

Red, Green, Blue, I Love You, ISBN: 978-0-316-13353-1, has five colored circular wooden beads on the metal rod.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported

Sold at: Barnes & Noble, online at Amazon.com and by other booksellers and retailers from June 2013 to August 2013 for about $8.

Importer: Hachette Book Group, Inc., New York, N.Y.

Manufactured in: China

Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Recall Date: September 10, 2013

Recall Number: 13-279

Recall Summary

Name of product: Monster Science Growing Spiders

Hazard:  The soft and colorful product can be mistaken by a child for candy. When the marble-sized toy is ingested, it can expand inside a child’s body and cause intestinal obstructions, resulting in severe discomfort, vomiting, dehydration and could be life threatening. The toys do not show up on an x-ray and need surgery to be removed from the body.

Remedy: Refund

Consumer Contact: Be Amazing! Toys toll-free at (877) 798-9795, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.beamazingtoys.com, then click on Safety Recall at the bottom of the page for more information.

Recall Details

Units: About 26,500

Description:

This recall involves Monster Science Growing Spider toy sets, model number 7280. The sets contain marble-sized polymer ball “spider eggs” that can absorb from 300 to 800 times their weight in water and can grow up to eight times their original size. The sets consist of one polymer spider and three “spider eggs”. The Be Amazing! Toys star logo and the words Monster Science Growing Spider, Ages 8+, Just drop in water, Grow Giant Spider Eggs and Eggs Grow Up to 8X Original Size are printed on the front of the packaging. The model number is on the bottom of the back of the packaging. The front and back of the packaging have warnings not to use the toy without adult supervision.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported. CPSC is aware of one incident with a similar water absorbing polymer ball product in which an 8-month-old girl ingested the ball and it had to be surgically removed.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take this recalled toy away from children and contact Be Amazing! Toys for a refund.

Sold at: Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores nationwide from August 2011 to August 2013, Spirit Halloween stores nationwide from August 2011 to November 2011 and from August 2012 to November 2012, and Target stores nationwide from September to November 2012 for between $3 and $5.

Importer: Be Amazing! Toys, of Salt Lake City

Manufactured in: China

Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Recall Date: September 10, 2013

Recall Number: 13-278

Recall Summary

Name of product:  Water-absorbing polymer beads

Hazard: The hard and colorful toy can be easily mistaken for candy by a child. When the bead is ingested, it expands and can cause intestinal obstructions inside a child’s body, resulting in severe discomfort, vomiting, dehydration and could be life threatening. The toys need surgery to be removed from the body. Similar toys have not shown up on x-rays.

Remedy: Refund

Consumer Contact: Eco Novelty Corp. at (231) 222-4200 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or e-mail admin@econoveltycorp.com.

Recall Details

Units:  About 3,500

Description:

Cosmo Beads Jumbo Size Colorful Water Balls and Jumbo Multipurpose Colorful Water Balls toys are being recalled. The toys are water absorbing beads that when placed in water will hydrate up to the size of a racquetball. On the front of the toy packages it states Cosmo Beads™ Colorful Water Balls, Just Add Water, Biodegradable, Non-toxic and Colorfast. The packages have yellow and black color on the upper left corner and red in the lower right corner. The beads can be seen through an oval, cellophane window near the bottom of the package.

Cosmo Beads Jumbo Size were sold as single packets of beads in various colors: clear, green, purple, red and mixed colors. Each packet contains a variety of bead sizes. The front of the Jumbo Size package has a picture of a hand holding two water balls and the words “Grows up to 600X (1.5”) Size.”

Cosmo Beads Jumbo Multipurpose came in three packets per set. Each packet contains beads in one size and comes in clear, dark purple and orange colors. The front of the Jumbo Multipurpose packet has a picture of flowers in a glass vase and the words “Deco Centerpiece: Toys-Games: Plant-Vacation watering.”

Incidents/Injuries: None reported. CPSC is aware of one incident where an 8-month-old girl ingested a similar water-absorbing polymer ball that had to be surgically removed.

Remedy:  Consumers should immediately take this recalled toy away from children and contact Eco-Novelty for a refund.

Sold at:  Amazon.com, ifleemarket.com and crystalsoilusa.com from June 2011 through August 2013 for between $2 and $20.

Importer:  Eco-Novelty Corp., of Troy, Mich.

Manufactured in:  China