Recalls of Baby Strollers and Cribs

2009 seemed to be the year of baby manufactured goods recalls. Even if the past year saw a 20-percent increase in complaints regarding baby harvest, two of the most notable recalls concerned Maclaren baby strollers and drop-side cribs, even if fake play sets and baby food were also brought into question. Since the start of 2010, more baby strollers have been recalled by Graco Family's harvest. The issue is still the same, but, with family having fingers amputated or cut from hinges on the canopy part of the stroller. As Graco and Maclaren strollers have been recalled in the US, other brands may come under scrutiny for the types of hinges used.

Both Graco and Maclaren saw akin manufactured goods recalls over hinges that fold out a canopy on top of the stroller. In both cases, family had their fingertips amputated by these hinges. While not all harvest by both brands were recalled, they saw recalls of 1.5 million and 1 million strollers, correspondingly, over a period of five to ten years. The strollers were sold mostly owing to Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, and Target, as well as owing to a few other retailers. Out of these three, Target has waived their 90-day return policy to take back all recalled strollers sold owing to the store.

What should a parent do if the stroller, or any other baby manufactured goods, you own has been recalled? In the case of these strollers, both manufacturers have information online for ordering a guard or repair kit for the hinge. If you don't want to wait - or take the risk - the other options contain returning the stroller to a retailer like Target or simply no longer using the stroller. Many strollers with and lacking canopy features have safe hinges and a better model can be bought to protect your child's fingers.

Even if standards for baby harvest may be revised by the Consumer Manufactured goods Safety Commission in the future, certain baby harvest that have been recalled should be out of use, counting strollers, drop-side cribs, and fake baby bottles with BPA. As many manufacturers of strollers and cribs are on the market, harvest that are safe for your child can replace any that have been recalled.

Author: Irene Test
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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