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April 7, 2008 21:10 - Recall of Plush Insect Toys (US)
Cuddly Cousins Plush Insect Toys are being recalled because they contain small parts, which may pose a choking hazard to young children.
The toys (pictured below) were sold from March 2007 through December 2007 for around $1, by Dollar Tree, Dollar Bill$, Dollar Express, Greenbacks, Only One $1, and Deal$ stores nationwide.
These toys were sold in six different designs - Caterpillar, Snail, Lady Bug, Bumble Bee and two Butterflies and measure nine inches to 10 ½ inches in length. They had a product number of 903995 and a UPC of 6 39277 03995 8, with a date code of 71.
If you have any of these toys at home, please take them away from your children and return them to the store you bought them from for a full refund.
If you have any questions, please contact Dollar Tree Stores Inc. at (800) 876-8077 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit their website.
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April 7, 2008 21:20 - How Much Baby Food Can I Take on an Airplane?
Just how much baby food, breast milk and formula are you allowed to carry in your hand luggage these days?
If you're planning to fly with your baby any time soon, then the answer to this question is probably EXTREMELY important to you. Yet, with all the new regulations about carrying liquids and gels into the cabin of an airplane (or aeroplane, depending on where you're reading this!), there's an awful lot of mis-information floating about. There are also many people who will delight in telling you all about 'someone they know' who had all their baby milk confiscated at security, or that you are only allowed to bring along a few ounces.
Can these nightmare stories be true?
Don't worry - your baby will not need to survive a 10 hour flight with no food and just a few ounces of milk - and we explain the latest procedures for packing these items in your hand luggage on our new page - Flying With Baby Food and Milk.
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April 8, 2008 09:25 - Looking After Your Baby's Teeth
Did you know that your baby's dental care should begin even BEFORE his first teeth emerge from his gums?
Dentists actually recommend using a piece of damp gauze - or even a soft washcloth - to remove milk residue from baby's gums from birth. Whilst this might seem early, establishing a dental routine as soon as possible helps prevent tooth-brushing battles as your baby grows. And the importance of caring for baby teeth shouldn't be overlooked - they may fall out, but healthy milk teeth set the stage for healthy permanent teeth later on.
Yet worrying statistics show that - although the prevalence of dental decay in children, teens and adults has decreased - tooth decay in the milk teeth of children from 2-5 years of age has INcreased.
If your baby doesn't enjoy having his teeth brushed and you dread trying to do them, something that might make life easier is the
Gentle Vibrations Toothbrush.
All of our children enjoy using vibrating toothbrushes - and they can put a baby into a positively trance-like, open-mouthed state of bliss! The
Gentle Vibrations Toothbrush takes your little one from infancy to toddlerhood, with an infant gum stimulator/rubber bristled toothbrush for the early days - and two soft toddler brushes for later on.
Read more in our guide to Brushing Baby's Teeth, which inlcudes lots of handy tips, information about visiting the dentist and advice about the use of fluoride.
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April 8, 2008 10:57 - Recall of Cereals (US)
Malt-O-Meal is recalling its unsweetened Puffed Rice and unsweetened Puffed Wheat Cereals because they may be contaminated by Salmonella.
The batches involved have "Best If Used By" codes between April 8, 2008 (coded as "APR0808") and March 18, 2009 (coded as "MAR1809").
These products were distributed across the US under the Malt-O-Meal brand and also as some private labels, including Acme, America's Choice, Food Club, Giant, Hannaford, Jewel, Laura Lynn, Pathmark, Shaw's, ShopRite, Tops and Weis Quality.
Fortunately, no one has reported any illness in connection with this recall and no other Malt-O-Meal products are affected.
You can see a full list of all products involved in this recall, along with images of the products and more information at the company's website. You may also contact them with questions on 1-877-665-9331.
If you have any of the recalled products at home, please return them to the store you purchased them from for a full refund.
The products affected were sold at Toys R Us stores from 11 August 2007 to March 2008. If you live in Australia and have either of the recalled items, please return it to your nearest Toys R Us for a refund or store credit.
If you have any questions, the toll free number to call is 1800 241 390.
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April 9, 2008 08:20 - Recall of Action Figures (UK)
Certain Action Figures sold at Poundland have been found to contain excessive levels of lead.
The products involved are 'Wrestling Figures with Accessories' Action Figures (with a barcode of 5025066440008 and an item number of 44000) and 'True Hero Action Figures', (with a barcode of 5025066442095 and an item number of 44209).
If you have either of these toys, please return them to your nearest Poundland store for a full refund.
If you have any questions, please call Poundland's customer service team free on 0800 731 5622 between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday.
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April 9, 2008 08:28 - Recall of Magnetic Dart Boards (US)
Fun ‘N Games Magnetic Dart Boards are being recalled because small magnets at the ends of the darts can detach. These can be inhaled or swallowed - and the dangers of swallowing more than one magnet are that they may attract each other, causing intestinal blockages or perforations, which may be fatal.
The dart boards involved have a checkered black, green, blue, and white design with a red bulls eye. The dartboard itself is about 5 1/2 inches wide and the darts are about 2 3/4 inches long - you can see images of these dart boards here.
These toys were sold from September 2002 through March 2008 exclusively at Family Dollar Stores, for around $1.
If you have one of these boards, please return it by first class mail to
Henry Gordy International Inc. 809A Market Street Hermann MO 65041
You will be given a full refund, including tax and shipping costs.
If you need more information, please contact Henry Gordy International Inc., at (888) 790-2700 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
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April 9, 2008 08:36 - Recall of Little Builder Children’s Board Book Sets with Toys (US)
Little Builder Children’s Board Book Sets with Toys are being recalled because the tailgate on the toy dump truck - and the cylinder on the toy concrete mixer - can come off, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The products involved are Little Builder Children’s Board Book sets, which have an ISBN of 1-49373-215-9. Four board books are included in the set (123, shapes, colours, tools), along with two dump trucks (dump truck and concrete mixer truck).
These books were sold for around $9 at Wal-Mart, Levy Home Entertainment, Lion Sales of NW Brunswick, Farris Wholesale Outlet, Crane Book Sales, Ingram Book Co., BPDI Corp., Books A Million and Christmas Tree Shop stores nationwide and also via Amazon.com and Barnes&Noble.com from August 2007 through February 2008.
If you have these books, please take them immediately to the place of purchase for a full refund or exchange.
If you need more information, please contact Dalmatian Press toll-free at (866) 418-2572 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit their website.
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April 10, 2008 21:17 - Three New Toy Recalls (US)
If you have older children at home, then there are three new recalls of toys that you need to be aware of.
The first involves Fake 'Hillbilly' teeth, which are high in lead. Considering that these are designed to be placed in the mouth, this recall is particularly worrying.
The second recall is for Flower Writers, Christmas Writers, Easter Writers and Spooky Writers Seasonal Writing Pens, all of which have surface paints high in lead.
Finally, Interchange Robot Toys are being recalled because - you've guessed it - they contain excessive amounts of lead. More details for the recall of these robots, which were sold at Dollar stores, can be found here.
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April 10, 2008 21:25 - Important News - Changes to our Blog
Due to technical difficulties, we will be moving our blog within the next few days.
This means that our blog will have a new link and a new RSS feed - we will, of course, post the details here so you can easily re-subscribe and carry on reading all of our news, updates and handy baby care articles. Don't worry - all the information from THIS blog will stay in place... so if you've bookmarked certain posts, you will still be able to visit them in the future!
Things will be a bit quiet on THIS blog over the next few days as we set up our new system, but we will continue to let you know about all important food/product recalls.
We'll let you know as soon as the new blog is up and running... so please stay tuned for all the details you'll need!
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April 13, 2008 22:26 - This Blog is Moving - Visit Our New Blog
Our new blog is now up and running!
We're really excited about the change because - as you'll see - our new blog has LOTS of features that were missing from this one!
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