The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of about 213,000 play yards with bassinets due to a suffocation hazard, Dec. 30, 2009. The recall involves Safety 1st Disney Care Center™ Play Yards and Eddie Bauer Complete Care Play Yards. Although there have not been any reported injuries, the play yards were recalled… Read more

Some 300 wooden toys were recalled, Dec. 30, 2009, due to a violation of lead paint ban. The voluntary recall includes Oozora and Shin-Fuji Kendama Japanese Wooden Skill Ball Toys distributed by Kendamaspot LLC, of Redmond, Washington. The toys were recalled due to excessive amounts of lead in the paint, which is in violation of… Read more

Roughly 2,000 toy military figures were recalled due to dangerous levels of lead paint. The recall was based on excessive amounts of lead found in the surface paint of the toy figurines. Imported by Jide Trading, Inc., affected toys are mini military sets packaged on a blister card. The military figure stands about four inches… Read more

More than a thousand people across the country have been sickened by salmonella-tainted eggs and some say the number will probably grow. The Center for Disease Control has counted at least 1,300 egg-borne cases of salmonella poisoning since the problem came to light a couple of weeks ago. Millions of eggs have been recalled, reaching… Read more