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Kids Product Alert

By CBSNews.com staff CBSNews.com staff

February 21, 2001 / 2:43 PM EST / CBS

The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday announced the recall of three products that are commonly found in households with children, reports CBS News Correspondent Dan Raviv.

The recall orders total nearly a million items: about 860,000 high chairs manufactured by Graco Children's Products; more than 68,600 cribs manufactured by Simmons Juvenile Products; and about 70,000 Barbie Sunglasses made by IMT Accessories.

Pennsylvania-based Graco has received 108 reports of the high chair legs coming out of the seat, causing the chair to fall to the ground, the safety commission said. There have been 105 reported injuries, including a mild concussion, two broken noses, six cuts requiring stitches, black eyes, and bumps and bruises.

Are Your Kids At Risk?

High Chairs The chairs are made of a white plastic seat with white metal legs, and "Graco" is printed on the front of the tray. The recalled chairs have a model number containing "3170," "36051" or "74001." The first six numbers in the serial number indicate the date of manufacture. The recalled chairs were manufactured from January 1, 1995 through December 8, 1997 (or from 010195 through 120897). Both numbers are located on a sticker beneath the seat.

What to do: The safety commission advises consumers to stop using the high chairs immediately and call Graco toll-free at 800-617-7447 to receive a free repair kit.

Cribs The cribs were sold under the name "Little Folks," are constructed of maple or ash, and are painted or stained in more than a dozen different colors. "Simmons" is written on the top rail, and most were made in 1998. A label affixed to the crib's headboard says "Simmons" and the two-digit year of manufacture. The year is the two-digit number following the model number. "Little Folks" is on another label affixed to the headboard.

What to do: The government advises consumers to stop using the cribs immediately and contact Simmons toll-free at 800-421-2951 to receive free replacement brackets. If consumers have trouble getting through, they should call the CPSC at 800-638-2772.

Sunglasses The recalled Barbisunglasses have pink lenses and floating glitter in the temple area. Writing on the left side of the earpiece says "Barbie" and "Mattel," and "China" is written on the right side.

What to do: The safety commission advises consumers to stop children from wearing the sunglasses immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund. For more information, consumers can call IMT Accessories toll-free at 800-868-7870 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST Monday through Friday.
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Mass merchandise, juvenile products and discount department stores nationwide sold these highchairs from January 1995 through June 1998 for between $30 and $35.

The high chairs are made of a white plastic seat with white metal legs, with "Graco" printed on the front of the tray. The recalled high chairs have a model number that reads "3170," "36051" or "74001." High chairs with push pins on the legs that snap into the seat are not part of this recall.

Wisconsin-based Simmons has received more than 800 reports in the past four months of mattresses collapsing when the bracket hooks for positioning the mattress height broke, the safety commission said. There is concern the collapsed mattress has the potential to suffocate babies.

In one case, a 6-month-old child hit his chin on the side rail when the mattress fell.

Simmons is offering a free repair kit, which includes replacement brackets and instructions.

The cribs were sold under the name "Little Folks" and are constructed of maple or ash. These cribs are painted or stained in more than a dozen different colors, including natural, golden and white and "Simmons" is written on the top rail.

Discount, mass merchandise, juvenile product and department stores, including Sears, sold the cribs nationwide from January 1998 through December 2000 for between $200 and $600.

IMT Accessories, of New York City, is recalling about 70,000 Barbie Sunglasses because the frames can break, releasing a substance that could hurt children's eyes and skin and could be fatal if ingested.

The company has received one report of a six-year-old child who received chemical burns in her right eye from petroleum distillates leaking from the sunglasses, the safety commission said.

The recalled sunglasses have pink lenses and floating glitter in the temple area. Writing on the left side of the earpiece says "Barbie" and "Mattel," and "China" is written on the right side.

The sunglasses, manufactured under license with Mattel, were sold nationwide in Target, Walgreen's and Bradlee's, from June 1999 through August 2000 for about $6.

The safety commission advises consumers to stop children from wearing the sunglasses immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund.

"What petroleum distillate is doing in a children's product is beyond me," Ann Brown, head f the safety commission, told CBS Radio News. "If it leaks out of the sunglasses, it's extremely dangerous."

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