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Strangulation Risk Prompts Recall of 2.7M Ikea Cot Canopies

Swedish furniture retailer Ikea is recalling children’s bed canopies because of a strangulation risk. The company says that after receiving complaints from customers it has identified the risk of potential harm in canopies used to cover cots in the models: …

600K Baby Monitors Recalled After 2 Deaths

Angelcare Monitors Inc. is voluntarily recalling 600,000 baby monitors following the death of two infants due to strangulation. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday that a cord attached to the sensor pad placed under the crib mattress poses …

Entrapment Risk Forces Stroller Recall

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Peg Perego USA Inc., of Fort Wayne, Ind., 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 …