Wednesday, June 15, 2011

News from CPSC - Two Recalls

 

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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This message contains the following:

 

1. Target Expands Recall of Child Booster Seats Following Additional Reports of Falls http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11248.html

2. Emma’s Garden Polka-Dot Girls’ Dresses Recalled by TJX Due to Choking Hazard http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11249.html

 

 

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1. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 15, 2011

Release #11-248 

 

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 440-0680

CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772

CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 

 

Target Expands Recall of Child Booster Seats Following Additional Reports of Falls

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

 

Name of Product: Circo Child Booster Seats

 

Units: About 375,000 (43,000 additional booster seats were recalled in August 2009)

 

Importer: Target, of Minneapolis, Minn.

 

Hazard: The booster seat’s restraint buckle can open unexpectedly, allowing a child to fall from the chair and be injured.

 

Incidents/Injuries: Target has received 10 additional reports of booster seat buckles opening unexpectedly, including three reports of bumps and/or bruises when a child fell forward out of the booster seat, hitting an object or the floor.

 

Description: The expanded recall involves all Circo Booster Seats, including those sold as early as 2005. The plastic booster seats are blue with green trim and a white plastic restraint buckle. They attach to an adult chair to boost a child to a table. “Circo” and “Booster Seat” can be found on a green label located in the front of the booster seat.

 

Sold exclusively at: Target stores nationwide from January 2005 through June 2009 for about $13.

 

Manufactured in: China

 

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled booster seats and return them to any Target store for a full refund.

 

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Target at (800) 440-0680 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.target.com

 

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including a picture of the recalled product, please go to:

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11248.html

 

 

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2. NEWS from CPSC and Health Canada 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 15, 2011

Release # 11-249 

 

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 926-6299

CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772

CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

HC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983 

 

Emma’s Garden Polka-Dot Girls’ Dresses Recalled by TJX Due to Choking Hazard

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

 

Name of Product: Emma’s Garden® Polka-Dot girls’ dresses

 

Units: About 21,000 in the U.S.; 2,600 in Canada

 

Importer: The TJX Companies, Inc., of Framingham, Mass.

 

Hazard: The decorative buttons on the front of the dress can detach, posing a choking hazard.

 

Incidents/Injuries: None reported in the United States or Canada

 

Description: This recall involves the Emma’s Garden® polka-dot dresses. The girls’ dresses in sizes 12 months to 5T were sold in black and white and pink and white. There are three decorative buttons which are round, white and approximately ¾ inch in diameter. Dresses sold in the United States have neck tags bearing tracking number TJX-80327TDS1.

 

Sold at: T.J. Maxx sold the pink and white design and Marshalls sold the black and white design in the United States from February 2011 through May 2011 for about $13. Winners stores sold both designs in Canada, from March 2011 through April 2011 for about $17.

 

Manufactured in: China

 

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

 

Consumer Contact: For additional information, consumers in the United States should call (800) 926-6299 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the websites www.tjmaxx.com or www.marshallsonline.com. Consumers in Canada should call toll-free (800) 646-9466 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the website www.winners.ca

 

Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/index-eng.php

 

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled products, please go to:

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11249.html

 

 

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