Category: baby

CPSC announces RECALL of Simplicity and Graco cribs – DANGER for babies

This week the government has recalled thousands of Simplicity and Graco cribs issuing a warning that babies could suffocate or strangle in them. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPCS) said the Simplicity recall was linked to at least one death and involved thousands of cribs, possibly hundreds of thousands, though many had previously been recalled…

Baby shampoos, lotions may contain carcinogens, group says

The Washington Post (3/13, Layton) reports, “More than half the baby shampoo, lotions and other infant care products analyzed by” Campaign for Safe Cosmetics “were found to contain trace amounts of two chemicals that are believed to cause cancer, the organization said Thursday.” However, “the chemicals, both characterized as probable carcinogens by the Environmental Protection…