The September 2009 Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC’s) recall list contained a wide variety of hazardous products. It also referenced several companies that must pay civil penalties due to the way they created or marketed their products.

These monthly government lists alert the public to potentially hazardous products they may already own or plan to buy. Our law firm recommends that you regularly review these lists before ever making a major new purchase.

Part Two of our September 2009 review looks at products posing fire, burn and shock risks. This second article also notes the imposition of civil penalties against several companies and other general CPSC news.

Part One of our review of the September 2009 recall list looked mainly at products posing fall, laceration, choking and strangulation risks. It also described an item that may expose consumers to an unacceptable level of lead.

(To read or review Part One, please visit: http://www.injury-prevention-blog.com/2009/12/september-2009-product-recalls-and-related-news-part-one/)

Products Posing Fire, Shock and Burn Hazards

• Northwest Manufacturing Inc., of Red Lake Falls, Minnesota has agreed to recall close to 600 WoodMaster AFS 900 Outdoor Furnaces. Since this product’s temperature gauge can malfunction, consumers may be subjected to a fire in the fuel storage hopper that may cause burn injuries.
• Grizzly Industrial of Bellingham, Washington, is voluntarily recalling close to 500 Bandsaws. A number of these saws were built without installing a grounding wire, putting consumers at risk of suffering an electric shock.
• Walmart Stores Inc., of Bentonville, Arkansas, is once again recalling a specific brand of DVD players. (In the past, 1.5 million of these players were recalled.) At present, 4.2 million Durabrand DVD Players are being pulled from store shelves. If this product’s circuit board overheats, a consumer can suffer fire and burn injuries.

General CPSC News

I. Civil Penalties Imposed

a) Kohl’s Department Stores Inc., of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, has agreed to pay $425,000 in civil penalties (the CPSC has provisionally accepted this amount). This fine was imposed because Kohl’s knowingly violated a federal law by not reporting to the CPSC that it was selling children’s hooded sweatshirts with neck drawstrings.

b) Three other companies, Hill Sportswear Inc., of Paramount, California, Maran Inc., of North Bergen, N.J. and K. S. Trading Corporation of Moonachie, New Jersey have also agreed to pay civil penalties due to their knowing violation of the federal law requiring each of them to tell the CPSC if they were selling hooded sweatshirts with neck drawstrings.

(Hill has agreed to pay $100,000 in penalties and Maran Inc. and K.S. Trading Company have agreed to pay a combined penalty fee of $85,000. Both of these civil penalty amounts have been provisionally accepted by the CPSC.

II. The Consumer Product Safety Commission Joins President Obama’s Back-to-School Campaign

Inez Tenenbaum, the new chairman of the CPSC, has announced that her agency is supporting the president’s campaign that seeks to keep children enrolled in school so they can discover their potential and realize their dreams. Ms. Tenenbaum recently spoke to the students and faculty at Rosewood Elementary School in Columbia, South Carolina.

We hope the warnings in our two-part review of the September 2009 CPSC product recall list will help you avoid using or purchasing a number of potentially dangerous products. Should you or a family member ever be harmed by a product (regardless of whether it was named in one of these lists), our law firm stands ready to evaluate your claim and help you pursue every legal remedy and full compensation for your injuries.

(Readers interested in reviewing the complete September 2009 CPSC list can visit the following link: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerelsep09.html )

The products set forth in the September 2009 Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC’s) recall list were quite varied. Some posed fire, choking, strangulation and laceration risks, while at least one threatened consumers with excessive lead content.

These monthly government lists help protect the public by urging consumers to avoid using or purchasing various dangerous products. Our law firm recommends that you regularly review these lists before making any purchases, especially those for children.

Part One of our review of the September 2009 recall list focuses mainly on products posing fall, laceration, choking and strangulation hazards. It also describes an item that may expose consumers to an unacceptable level of lead.

Part Two of this review looks at many other items, including those posing fire and shock risks. This second half of our review also references several companies that must pay civil penalties regarding their products and other general CPSC news.

(Readers interested in reviewing the complete September 2009 CPSC list can visit the following link: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerelsep09.html )

Products Posing a Choking or Strangulation Hazard

• C & J Clark America Inc., (dba The Clarks Companies N.A. of Newton, Massachusetts) has agreed to cooperate with the Consumer Products Safety Commission and recall about 2,000 Children’s Shoes. The small rubber parts on these shoes can fall off and possibly cause young children to choke on them.
• Jolla Sport USA Inc. of Irvine, California, is voluntarily recalling about 2,300 O’Neill Children’s Hooded Fleece Sweatshirts due to their drawstrings. Back in 1996, the CPSC created guidelines to urge manufacturers to stop making clothing with these types of drawstrings. They can either cause children to get caught in the clothing or even strangle.

Products Posing a Fall Hazard

• SRAM LLC, of Chicago, Illinois, has agreed to recall close to 24,000 of its 10 Speed SRAM Bicycle Chains featuring PowerLock connector links. These links can crack and separate from the bikes, posing a fall hazard to riders.
• OfficeMax Inc., of Naperville, Illinois, is recalling close to 216,000 Office Max Task Chairs. When in use, the chair’s back and base can break, creating a fall hazard for the person sitting in the chair.

Laceration Risk Posed by Product

• Trudeau Corporation of Canada has agreed to honor the CPSC’s request to recall about 22,000 Trudeau Garlic Duo Slicers. Consumers can suffer lacerations when some of the slicers break during use.

Product Recall Due to Risk of Lead Exposure

• Team Work Trading of Los Angeles, California, has agreed to recall about 1,400 Children’s Animal Masks and Pendants. These items contain unacceptable, high levels of lead that can prove toxic if swallowed by young children.

Other potentially hazardous products posing fire and shock risks are covered in Part Two of our review of the September 2009 Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recall list. This second part of this review also notes the imposition of civil penalties against several companies and other general CPSC news. (Link to Part Two here: http://www.injury-prevention-blog.com/2009/12/september-2009-product-recalls-and-related-news-part-two/)

As noted in Part One of this review, Americans are fortunate to have a government agency (the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission – CPSC) working tirelessly to protect them from dangerous products. Apart from regulating the design and marketing of various consumer products, the CPSC regularly warns the public about all new (or older) products now deemed unsafe and subject to recall.

Part Two of our October 2009 review looks at a number of items posing burn, shock, lead exposure and crash risks. This second article also notes some general CPSC news, related to the imposition of civil penalties on a company and the need to continue monitoring drowning risks, even though we’re entering the fall and winter seasons.

Part One of this October 2009 recall list review looked mainly at products posing fall, burn, fracture, laceration, drowning and water safety hazards. (To read or review Part One, please visit: http://www.injury-prevention-blog.com/2009/12/october-2009-consumer-product-recall-review-part-one/)

A Product Posing Shock and Burn Hazards

Milbank Manufacturing Co., of Kansas City, Missouri, has agreed to recall approximately 1,400 Single Meter Sockets. Some of these sockets may contain a defective bridge that can cause problems when the meter clips are attached to it. If a particular unit contains this defect, all of the product’s metal parts can create a shock or burn an unsuspecting consumer (when the cover has been removed and the socket has been energized).

An Item Posing A Crash Hazard

Zero Motorcycles Inc., of Scotts Valley, California, is voluntarily recalling close to 200 Model Year 2009 Zero X and Zero MX Off-Road Motorcycles. When the throttle becomes stuck in the open position or becomes disconnected and the motorcycle is in the “Easy” or the “O-25″ mode, the motorcycle can burst into full power mode, possibly causing a rider to lose control of the vehicle or incur significant injuries.

A Product Posing Lead Exposure Risks

Daiso California LLC, of Burlingame, California has agreed to recall about 130 children’s toys, purses and pen cases. The company’s inflatable baseball bat toys are being recalled because they contain unacceptably high levels of DEHP, in violation of federal standards for phthalate. Surface paint on many of the company’s other products violates the federal government’s lead paint ban.

General Consumer Product Safety Commission News/Warnings

I. Imposition of Civil Penalties

Target Corp., of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has agreed to pay a $600,000 civil penalty for “allegedly” violating the federal government’s lead paint ban on children’s toys.

II. Ongoing Warning About Water Safety

Most Americans stop worrying about children and adults drowning once the fall and winter seasons arrive. However, the CPSC reminds consumers that “more children drown in bathtubs than in any other product in and around the home.”

We hope our two-part review of the October 2009 CPSC product recall list will help you avoid using or purchasing a number of potentially dangerous products. Should you or a family member ever be harmed by a product named in one of these lists, our law firm stands ready to evaluate your claim and help you pursue every legal remedy and full compensation for your injuries.

(Readers interested in reviewing the complete October 2009 CPSC list can visit the following link: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prereloct09.html )

Our government works hard to carefully regulate product safety. However, some newly marketed and older items may have hidden defects that can’t be detected until they’ve been used for various time periods. In order to better protect the public, the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issues monthly reports that warn consumers about products now known to pose specific safety risks.

The newest monthly CPSC report, issued in October, sets forth an unusually high number of items posing fall and drowning risks. However, the remainder of the list is quite varied and includes products that can cause lacerations, shocks, choking and lead exposure injuries. Our law firm provides these regular abridged versions of these lists to make it easier for the public to stay on top of these dangers.

Part One of our October 2009 review focuses mainly on products posing fall, burn, fracture, laceration, drowning and water safety hazards.

Part Two of our October 2009 review looks at many other items, including those posing fire, electrocution, shock and lead exposure risks. This second part also notes potentially dangerous products that can cause crashes or choking and strangulation hazards.

Products Posing a Fall Hazard

• White Tiger Traders Co. Ltd, of Taiwan, has agreed to voluntarily recall about 84,000 Folding Directors Chairs (sold at Lowe’s Stores) because the back supports can weaken or break, creating a fall hazard for users.
• Raynor Marketing LTD, of West Hempstead, New York, is cooperating with the CPSC by recalling close to 150,000 Quantum Realspace PRO™ 9000 Series Mid-Back Multifunction Mesh Chairs and Multifunction Mesh Chairs with Headrests. Unfortunately, the seatbacks on the chairs can detach when the fastening bolts loosen, creating a fall risk for users.
• Electra Bicycle Company of Vista, California, has agreed to voluntarily recall close to 6,400 Model Electra Bicycles with Front Trays or Baskets (2009 products). When the front trays or baskets become partially detached, they can make contact with the front tire, putting riders at risk for falls.

Burn, Fracture or Laceration Risks Posed by Products

• Due to the discovery of more injuries, DeVilbiss Air Power Company, of Jackson, Tennessee, is once again announcing the recall of 620,000 of its pressure washers and about 72,000 of its compressors. Consumers can suffer laceration and fracture injuries if the two products’ pneumatic tires with plastic hubs suddenly burst.
• QVC Inc., of West Chester, Pennsylvania, has agreed to recall close to 51,000 Paula Deen® Hammered Cast Iron Cookware units. Under certain conditions, consumers can suffer burns or lacerations when the cookware cracks or shatters.

Products Posing Drowning and Water Safety Hazards

• Halcyon Manufacturing Inc. of High Springs, Florida, is voluntarily recalling close to 20,300 (units of) Halcyon Diving Equipment. If the over pressure valves (OPVs) fail, they can cause the buoyancy compensator devices (BCDs) and other parts to leak. Divers can drown if these events occur.
• SI Tech AB, of Brastad, Sweden, has agreed to recall close to 65,000 Diving Air Hoses for Dry Suits. If the hose’s insert becomes dislodged during a dive, the user’s air flow may become restricted, possibly causing the diver to drown.
• Both the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada have asked Undersea Systems International Inc., dba Ocean Technology Systems of Santa Ana, California, to recall close to 900 Guardian Full-Face Masks. When certain types of pressure are applied to the visor clamp, the visor may become dislodged and cause the mask to flood.

Other potentially hazardous products that can cause fires, electrocutions, shocks, crashes, choking, strangulation and lead exposure injuries are covered in Part Two of our review of the October 2009 (CPSC) recall list. (Link to Part Two here: http://www.injury-prevention-blog.com/2009/12/october-2009-recall-review-and-related-news-part-two/)

(Readers interested in reviewing the entire October product recall list should visit the following link: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prereloct09.html )

The August 2009 Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC’s) recall list notes a number of products posing strangulation hazards. It also describes a number of items that can cause fires, falls and lacerations.
These monthly government lists alert the public to potentially hazardous products they may already own or plan to buy. Our law firm recommends that you regularly review these lists before ever making a major purchase or buying anything for a child.

Part One of our review of the August 2009 recall list looked mainly at products posing strangulation hazards. It also described a potentially dangerous bed for infants. (To read or review Part One, please visit: http://www.injury-prevention-blog.com/2009/12/august-2009-product-recalls-and-related-news-part-1/ )

Part Two of our August 2009 review looks at many other items, including those posing laceration, burn and fall risks. This second article also notes the imposition of civil penalties against several companies and other general CPSC news.

(Readers interested in reviewing the complete August 2009 CPSC list can visit the following link: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerelaug09.html )

Products That Pose Fall Hazards

• Target of Minneapolis, Minnesota has agreed to voluntarily recall about 43,000 Circo Booster Seats. When this product’s restraint buckle suddenly comes undone, a child can fall and suffer injuries.
• Dorel Juvenile Group USA of Columbus, Indiana, has agreed to recall close to 31,500 Safety First SmartLight Stair Gates. The hinges on these gates can break, putting children at risk of falling in some situations. (Approximately 100,000 of these items were already recalled in February 2009.)
• Baby Jogger LLC, of Richmond, Virginia, is voluntarily recalling close to 41,000 Baby Jogger City Mini Strollers. When this product’s restraint buckle suddenly comes undone, some children may fall out of the strollers.
• Consumers who use Pensi Ceiling Fans marketed by The Modern Fan Co. Inc., of Ashland, Oregon, can be injured when certain fan parts malfunction. Once these parts stop working, they can cause the fans to fall from ceilings and injure consumers. About 1,300 of these fans are being voluntarily recalled.
• Two bicycle models (120 Cannibal Bicycles sold by Nirve Sports Ltd., of Huntington Beach, California and 1,500 2007/2008 Felt F1X Cyclocross Bicycles sold by Felt Bicycles of Irving, California) are being voluntarily recalled. Faulty parts on each bike pose fall hazards to riders.
• Nautilus Inc. of Vancouver, Washington, has agreed to recall about 400 Nautilus F3 Chin Dip Stationary Exercise Units. Riders are likely to fall when the footpads break on these units.

Products Posing Fire and Burn Risks to Consumers

• About 9,800 Black & Decker® Thermal Coffeemakers, marketed by Applica Consumer Products, Inc., of Miramar, Florida, are being voluntarily recalled. When these items overheat, they can burn consumers.
• Griffin International Cos., Inc., of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has agreed to recall about 220,000 lone Essentials and React Wii™ 4-Dock Battery Recharge Stations. When these battery packs overheat, consumers can face fire and burn risks.

Products That Can Cause Laceration and Puncture Wounds

• Weight Watchers International of New York, New York, is voluntarily recalling about 420,000 Hungry Figures and Hungry Magnets. Consumers have found sewing needles in these figures’ stuffing that can pose puncture wound hazards.
• Black & Decker Inc., of Towson, Maryland, has agreed to recall about 200,000 Black & Decker GH100 Grasshog XP String Trimmer/Edgers. When parts of these products become loose during usage, they can become “airborne projectiles,” putting their users and bystanders at risk of serious cuts or lacerations. If these machines overheat, they can also burn their users.

General CPSC News

I. Imposition of Penalties

Ross Stores Inc., of Pleasanton, California, has agreed to pay $500,000 in civil penalties for failing to report a hazardous feature in some of its children’s outerwear. Wagner Spray Tech and Techtronic Industries have agreed to pay $800,000 for failing to timely tell the CPSC that their cordless power drill battery chargers can overheat, causing significant property damage.

II. Enforcement of New CPSIA Requirements for Children’s Products

The Consumer Product Safety Commission began enforcing the new Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) requirements for children’s products on August 14, 2009. The CPSC is currently busy explaining these new requirements to all manufacturers, both domestic and overseas. Importers and distributors of children’s products are also being educated about these more stringent requirements designed to protect American children from product defects.

III. CPSC’s New “Resale Round-up” Campaign

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has now launched an aggressive campaign to prevent recalled products from being sold over the Internet or in Resale stores. Such sales violate federal law and unnecessarily threaten consumer safety.

We hope the warnings in our two-part review of the August 2009 CPSC product recall list will help you avoid using or purchasing a number of potentially dangerous products. Should you or a family member ever be harmed by a product named in one of these lists, our law firm stands ready to evaluate your claim and help you pursue every legal remedy and full compensation for your injuries.

An unusually high number of products posing choking and strangulation risks are set forth in the August 2009 Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC’s) recall list. Other noted items can cause fires, falls and lacerations.

These monthly government lists help protect the public by urging consumers to avoid using or purchasing various dangerous products. Our law firm recommends that you regularly review these lists before ever making a major purchase or buying anything for a child.

Part One of our review of the August 2009 recall list focusing mainly on products posing choking and strangulation hazards. It also describes a dangerous infant bed.

Part Two of our August 2009 review looks at many other items, including those posing laceration and fire risks. This second half of our review also notes several companies that must pay civil penalties regarding their products and other general CPSC news.

(Readers interested in reviewing the complete August 2009 CPSC list can visit the following link: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerelaug09.html )

Products Posing Strangulation and Choking Hazards

• Graco Children’s Products Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia, has agreed to recall close to 2,400 Jump ‘n Jive™ Doorway Jumpers. Choking hazards can arise when the toys attached to the jumper straps become detached.
• Little Tikes of Hudson, Ohio, is voluntarily recalling about 1.6 million Little Tikes™ Workshops Sets and Trucks. The large, plastic toy nails included in these sets can pose a choking hazard to young children.
• About 200 La Siesta Yayita Baby Hammocks are being recalled by Kaplan Early Learning Company of Lewisville, North Carolina. Babies can fall or be strangled if these hammocks flip over while the infants are caught in the seat’s restraint straps, hanging upside down.
• Lewis Hyman Inc., of Carson, California, is voluntarily recalling close to 4.2 million Oval Roll-up Blinds and 600,000 Woolrich Roman Shades. Children can get their necks entangled in the loops and cords of these blinds and shades and strangle to death. A number of deaths have already been reported.
• Several other companies selling shades and blinds that can choke or strangle children are also named in this August list, including:

1. Lutron Electronics of Pennsylvania (Product: Roller Shades)
2. Pottery Barn Kids/Williams-Sonoma, Inc. of California. (Product: Roman Shades).
3. IKEA Home Furnishings of Pennsylvania (Product: Melina Roman Blinds)
4. Vertical Land Inc., of Florida (Products: Horizontal and Vertical Blinds, as well as their Cellular Shades).
5. Target Stores. (Products: Victoria Classics Roman Shades are being recalled for repair. These items are perhaps better known as Thermal Sailcloth and Matchstick Bamboo Roman Shades.) (Readers can review all of these warnings about blinds and shades in greater detail by visiting: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerelaug09.html )

Re-announcement of Infant Bassinet Product That Has Caused Multiple Deaths

Everyone taking care of small children must make sure that they are not using Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pennsylvania’s convertible “close-sleeper/bedside sleeper” bassinets. These dangerous products have been tied to the deaths of at least four infants since they were first placed on the August 2008 CPSC recall list.

Other potentially hazardous products that can cause falls, fires, burns, lacerations and fall/impact injuries are covered in Part Two of our review of the August 2009 Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recall list. Part Two of this article also briefly notes the imposition of civil penalties against several specific companies and other general CPSC news. (Link to Part Two here: http://www.injury-prevention-blog.com/2009/12/august-2009-product-recalls-and-related-news-part-two/ )

We have all used blenders from time to time and for different reasons, and most understand that any product that contains blades moving at a high rate of speed can be very dangerous if they are misused.  However, that doesn’t mean that some blenders can not still turn out to be defective, as could be the case with an enormous recall that was announced today.

According to Heath News Digest:

“The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Blenders

Units: About 53,800

Importer: Haier America Trading, L.L.C., of New York, N.Y.

Manufacturer: Ka Po International Industrial Co., of Hong Kong

Hazard: The blade assemblies of the blenders may come apart or break, posing a laceration risk.

Description: This recall involves commercial-style 500-watt blenders with model number HB500BSS. The units are stainless steel and black plastic. “Haier” is printed on the front below the power switch, and the model number is printed on a label on the bottom of the blenders.

Sold at: Mass merchandisers and specialty retailers nationwide from November 2006 through October 2009 for between $26 and $60.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled blenders and contact Haier America to receive a free replacement blade assembly.”

While no reports of serious injuries have been released, such a contraption breaking apart can obviously cause significant damage, hence the recall.  If you or someone you love has been injured while using a defective product, contact the Sacramento defective products lawyers who understand how to hold large corporations accountable for these injuries.  Contact Demas & Rosenthal today to schedule a free initial consultation.

Innovations in products designed to make the lives of parents easier in regards to handling their infants have been many in number in recent years, and one of the most popular product offerings involves a new way of constructing cribs with a drop-side.  These cribs supposedly make it easier to handle the child, but unfortunately, one of the leading manufacturers of these products has announced the largest crib recall in the history of the United States.

According to the Sun-Sentinel in Florida:

“More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled, the biggest crib recall in U.S history, following reports of four infant suffocations.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission said late Monday the recall involves 1.2 million cribs in the United States and almost 1 million in Canada, where Stork Craft is based. Sales of the cribs being recalled go back to 1993.

Nearly 150,000 of the cribs carry the Fisher-Price logo.

The CPSC said it is aware of four infants who suffocated in the drop-side cribs, which have a side that can be lowered to allow parents to lift children from the cribs more easily. The agency also said there have been 110 incidents of drop-sides detaching from the cribs.”

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is advising parents to stop using these cribs.  In general, other drop-side cribs have been recalled and many retailers are phasing out the sale of them to consumers.  If your child has suffered as a result of this or any other defective product, you need to contact the Sacramento defective products lawyers who have years of experience in holding responsible corporations accountable for the damages they’ve caused.  Contact Demas & Rosenthal today to schedule a free initial consultation.

Millions of people own gas grills, and the good old fashioned barbecue is a staple of American culture that will likely never go away.  However, as convenient as gas grills are in general, they can also present obvious dangers to their owners because of the highly flammable substances used to power these fires.  One of the outlets that sells these units is Lowe’s Home Improvement, and it recently announced a Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recall of 663,000 gas grills due to fire dangers.

According to KVUE:

“In fact there are 40 reports of fires from these grills. In 23 of the cases the lids of the gas grills have caught fire. One person suffered a major eye injury which required surgery and there have reportedly been 21 other incidents where people suffered minor burns to their hands, arms or face.

The grills affected are the Perfect Flame SLG Series Gas Grills sold at Lowe’s September 2005 through May 2009 for between $200 and $550. They are stainless or painted black or grey metal. The following are the models affected:

Consumers are advised to stop using these models immediately.  You can also contact L.G. Sourcing for replacement burners before using your model again.  However, if you or someone you love has been injured by this or any other product, you need to contact the Sacramento defective products lawyers at Demas & Rosenthal today to schedule a free initial consultation.  The firm has a long and successful track record of holding those responsible for defective products accountable.  Contact the firm today.

It seems that every parent makes use of a stroller to help with the mobility of their children, and in recent years these products have grown much more intricate and have added features that are intended to add to the convenience of moving around with a small child.  Unfortunately, not all of these products are safe, and one of the leading manufacturers of strollers added to that notion by initiating a huge product recall.

According to NY1:

“A major stroller maker announced a recall Monday morning of one-million strollers.

Maclaren has issued a voluntary recall of all umbrella strollers sold since 1999 because of concerns that kids can get their fingertips cut off in a carriage hinge, particularly when opening or closing the stroller.

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission says there have been 12 reported amputations in the U.S.

The pricey British stroller manufacturer is offering to send owners a safety kit which includes protective covers for the dangerous hinges.

“It’s unfortunate that it is a child-related product and that you have to worry about stuff like this,” said Horace Choy, another stroller owner. “But it’s just a sign of the times, that you have to worry about everything you do with children.”

Parents are strongly encouraged to stop using the product until the safety kit is installed.  However, that doesn’t provide much aid to those who have already suffered injuries as a result of the defect in the product.  If this includes you or someone you love, contact a defective product attorney who understands how to hold large, international corporations accountable for the suffering their defective products cause.  Contact Demas & Rosenthal today to schedule a free initial consultation.