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Basic Child Proofing Guide

28 March 2010

For your child proofing project all that you need is a bit of practical judgment for locating areas and substances that have the potential of causing harm your crawling baby. Once that is done all that you need for child proofing your home is available online and in stores.

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Children's Tylenol and Motrin recalled

15 January 2010

From BabyCenter.com

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Fri, Jan 15, 2010 (BabyCenter News) — McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, has announced a recall of two types of children's Tylenol and three types of children's Motrin.

This recall is part of a larger product recall that includes various over-the-counter drugs -- including adult medications -- made by McNeil.

The drugs are being recalled due to reports of an unusual, moldy, musty, mildew-like odor. In a small number of cases, the odor has been linked with symptoms like nausea, stomach pain, vomiting, or diarrhea.

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Maclaren Recall - Brief Note from Maclaren CEO

17 December 2009

Maclaren RecallIn response to the negative PR, Maclaren USA has reached out with a follow up on the hinge covers. ___________________________________________________________________________ 

Dear <Better Baby Stuff>,

Maclaren USA has led the headlines last month due to a safety concern with our strollers. We wanted to reach out to you to apologize for any added anxiety or stress that has resulted from this voluntary recall.

Maclaren had noticed an increase in the number of incidents over the last year where children had trapped their finger in the side hinge of the stroller during the opening or folding of it.

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Maclaren Recall - One Parent's Experience

25 November 2009

Maclaren StrollerMuch like a million other parents who heard their stroller posed a "fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to the child when the consumer is unfolding/opening the stroller" - we were wondering "What Now?" 

Maclaren has offered a voluntary recall of their stollers by providing a kit to cover the hinges.  The affected models include Volo, Triumph, Quest Sport, Quest Mod, Techno XT, Techno XLR, Twin Triumph, Twin Techno and Easy Traveller.

Here's one parent's experience with the recall.

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