Kristy Kauffman

Best Black Friday deals for baby and toddler gear

In what has become an annual event to an already annual event - the leak of Black Friday ads the week before Black Friday, blackfriday2009.com lets parents and others shopping for kid stuff plan toy and baby gear purchases while...

More than 2 million Stork Craft drop side cribs recalled due to infant entrapment

More than 2 million drop-side cribs were recalled today by Stork Craft, a Canadian manufacturer, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The CPSC is urging consumers who own the cribs to immediately stop using them and use...

Media outlets reporting CPSC to announce major crib recall

Various national media outlets are reporting that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission will announce a major crib recall Tuesday morning. CBS News is going as far as to report the recall will involve drop side cribs and calls...

Allegheny County Health Department to hold free H1N1 vaccine clinic for pregnant women on Saturday

Pregnant women in the Southwestern Pennsylvania area can receive a free H1N1 flu vaccine on Saturday, November 14 at the Allegheny County Health Department's main location in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh. The Centers for Disease Control identified...

Maclaren strollers recalled after fingertips of children amputated

Reports of 12 incidents where children's fingertips were amputated led to the recall of about one million Maclaren strollers by the company and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Maclaren USA, Inc., of South Norwalk, Conn., received...

Adventure Playsets recalled due to fall hazard

More than a quarter of a million wooden backyard play sets were recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Adventure Playsets, of Amarillo, Texas due to a fall hazard. The CPSC reports that most of the injuries...

Wild Things Ugg boots for kids to benefit St Jude Children's Hospital

Just in time for Christmas, Ugg Australia partnered with the producers of the hit movie, Where the Wild Things Are, to create a special edition pair of kids Ugg boots. Half of the retail cost of the boots will be...

Target recalls Halloween flashlight due to burn hazard

Three days before Halloween, Target and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of approximately 610,000 Halloween flashlights because they can overheat, melt and cause burns. Two types of the flashlights are affected: Mini Flashlights, which...

Ikea roller blinds recalled for repair to eliminate strangulation risk to children

Conshohocken, Pa's Ikea Home Furnishings announced a recall to repair about 533,000 window blinds due to a strangulation risk to children. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, strangulation can occur if the ISDANS, TUPPLUR...

Disney's Baby Einstein GM responds to recall media blitz

In a response to what she calls a consumer group's "attack," the Baby Einstein Company's general manager issued a web site letter to customers saying she is setting "the record straight on (the...

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