Peg Perego Recalls Strollers Due to Risk of Entrapment and Strangulation; One Child Death Reported
July 25, 2012
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Peg Perego USA Inc., of Fort Wayne, IN, is announcing a voluntary recall of about 223,000 strollers due to a risk of entrapment and strangulation.
A 6-month-old baby boy from Tarzana, CA died of strangulation after his head was trapped between the seat and the tray of his Peg Perego stroller in 2004. Another baby, a 7-month-old girl from New York, NY, nearly strangled when her head became trapped between the seat and the tray of her stroller in 2006.
Strollers with one cup holder in the child tray (photos above) are included in this recall. (L to R) Pliko-P3 Strollers and Venezia Strollers.
Two Strangulation Deaths Prompt Summer Infant to Recall Video Baby Monitors with Cords
February 15, 2011
Firm to Provide New On-Product Label and Instructions
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Summer Infant Inc., of Woonsocket, RI, is announcing the voluntary recall to provide new on product label and instructions for about 1.7 million video baby monitors with electrical cords.
The cords can present a strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers if placed too close to a crib. Because of this serious strangulation risk, parents and caregivers should never place these and other corded cameras within three feet of a crib.
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