Investigators from the state Division of Consumer Affairs descended on several Shore stores last week and discovered what they were looking for: Recalled Fisher Price tricycles, toys and high chairs were off store shelves. On Sept. 30, Fisher-Price recalled more than 10 million children’s products that were sold in the United States.
They included 14 models of the Fisher-Price Trikes and Tough Trikes toddler tricycles. (They contain a fake plastic ignition key that can cause serious injury, including genital bleeding.) The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Fisher-Price 10 injuries, including six girls between the ages of 2 and 3.
The recall included 950,000 Fisher-Price high chairs. Children can fall against the pegs on the back legs.
The wheels can come off Fisher-Price Little People Wheelies Stand ‘n Play Rampaway toy cars, a choking hazard for young children.
The valves on inflatable balls can come off of seven models of infant activity centers. Fourteen valves were found in children’s mouths and there were three reports of children starting to choke, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on its blog. Read full article in APP.
I have a twenty year old FP high Chair. Is it safe? It seemed fine for my kids and now, grand children. Which tricycles are a problem? My grandchildren have one from about 6 years ago which can also rock and it has a push handle. Seems harmless to me.
#1, I think you’re absolutely fine. It’s probably the more recently made ones, like within the last 2-3 years. 6 years ago, the economy was good, and companies weren’t trying to compromise on quality in order to make things cheaper and get more money.
These products are deemed unsafe because parents are not watching their kids like they used to. I had the same high chair, stroller, crib, toys, etc. for all my kids and never did they seem unsafe. I wish I could have kept them for my grandchildren but that’s not happening. If you watch your children properly, then why should they get hurt. It’s when they are not supervised that they get injured.