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A Lesson in Product Safety Recalls

Graco, a popular baby brand that sells “big ticket” items like strollers and cribs, recently recalled 100,000 high chairs. The problem is that the high chairs can collapse if they are not fully opened and locked from the storage position. They received 18 complaints of the chair collapsing and one child suffered a minor injury due to being in the chair while it collapsed. On reading this story, I got curious as to how one finds out that something you’ve bought has been recalled. I know there are lists that you can look at. Perhaps someone with an overly developed … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Week in Review for Jan 13-19

From breast feeding to formula warning labels to baby massage and acid reflux, this week has been packed with great information and much, more. Let’s take a look at our week in review: Let’s Be Honest About Formula vs. Breast Milk continues a frank and open discussion about the benefits of breast milk and the concerns of mothers every where doing the best for their babies is concerned. The discussion continues in Should Formula Cans Contain Warning Labels? advising mothers that breast milk is better for their babies? The Cost of Breastfeeding Intervention vs. Formula Feeding discusses the issues that … Continue reading →

Consumer Reports Opens Mouth and Inserts Foot

Earlier this month, consumer reports circulated a widely published study that tested twelve popular brands of infant car seats and reported that all of them “disastrously failed.” One Consumer Reports reporter says that, “The study showed that adults would be better protected than the infants who would be riding in those same cars.” I don’t know about you, but reading those statements sends a chill up my spine. I have five kids in car seats. Granted, they’re not in infant seats anymore, but I don’t care. It’s unsettling. Consumer Reports found only two of the twelve seats they tested worth … Continue reading →