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Since 1992, the goal of the association is to provide as much information on children safety to as many parents as possible in order to reduce the number of preventable accidents in children. If the information you require is not on our site or you have additional questions, please call 1-888-499-4444. We will be pleased to give you the information you require. For a FREE membership which includes our Safety Pack, please complete and submit our membership form over the internet or call our toll-free line at 1-888-499-4444.
WINNIPEG - CTV News (Updated: Wed Feb. 04 2009 16:05:53 - The Canadian Press) - Health Canada has recalled Safety 1st baby gates manufactured by Dorel Industries Inc...they pose a falling hazard when mounted at the top of stairs...About 58,000 of the gates were sold in Canada between December 2004 and January 2009.
TORONTO - CBC News Staff (Last Updated: Wed. Jan. 21, 2009 12:23 PM ET) - It's now illegal to light up a cigarette in a vehicle carrying a child in Ontario, the second province to institute such a ban.
The new law, effective Wednesday, protects those under age 16 from second-hand smoke.
Nova Scotia's law took effect April 1, and prohibits smoking in cars carrying children under 19. B.C. passed a similar law, though it's not yet in force. New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island are also considering a ban.
Ontario drivers and passengers who refuse to butt out face fines of up to $250...
WASHINGTON,
D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced a voluntary recall... Simplicity Inc. and SFCA Inc. (the manufacturers) have not responded to CPSC’s request to recall these products nor have they been responsive to consumer complaints recently received...
TORONTO - CBC News Staff (Last updated Tue. Jan. 13 2009 6:55 PM ET) - Vancouver-based manufacturer Stork Craft is voluntarily recalling more than a million baby cribs in Canada and the United States over a potential suffocation hazard.
The cribs were manufactured in Canada, China and Indonesia between May 2000 and November 2008, the company said in a release.
..The CPSC said it is aware of 10 incidents in which one or more mattress support brackets broke, including one instance in which a toddler sustained bruises to his forehead...
Canada to Ban Bisphenol A in Baby Bottles, U.S. Urged to Follow
Millions of cribs affected by massive recall TORONTO - CTV.ca News Staff (Updated Tue. Oct. 21 2008 2:23 PM ET
) - New York-based Delta Enterprises recalled nearly 1.6 million cribs on Monday over problems with the cribs' drop-side function after two children died...
Canadians who purchased cribs in the U.S. should take note of the recall, but otherwise the cribs were not sold in Canada...Health Canada said it has confirmed the cribs were not sold in Canada...See more...Delta Enterprise crib recall web site.
For Immediate Release: October 21, 2008 WASHINGTON,
D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Delta Enterprise Corp., of New York, New York., is announcing the voluntary recall to replace missing safety pegs involving 985,000 drop side cribs... Infant Death Prompts Recall to Repair 985,000 Delta Enterprise Drop Side Cribs; Missing Safety Pegs Can Cause Entrapment and Suffocation Hazards... Transport Canada - Public Notice: June 16, 2008 OTTAWA - Importation of Non-Complying Car Seats - It was reported to Transport Canada that Liquidation World Inc. was importing and selling children’s restraint systems and booster seats from the United States that did not comply with the applicable Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards...Liquidation World has informed Transport Canada that approximately 145 non-complying units were imported into Canada and sold to Canadian consumers...Transport Canada cannot comment as to the performance of these restraints in the event of a motor vehicle collision. In addition, the use of these restraints in a motor vehicle would be considered illegal under provincial and territorial highway regulations. It is recommended that the owners of these units return...
For Immediate Release: April 18, 2008 OTTAWA - Canada is the first country in the world to complete a risk assessment of bisphenol A ... and to initiate a 60 day public comment period on whether to ban the importation, sale and advertising of polycarbonate baby bottles which contain bisphenol A.
Major stores pull plastic bottles off shelves TORONTO - thestar.com (Apr 15/08) - Three of Canada's major retailers said today they are pulling plastic water and baby bottles that contain the controversial chemical bisphenol A, in anticipation of Health Canada labelling it a dangerous substance.
Aqua Dots toy pulled on fears of poison risk TORONTO - thestar.com (Nov 8/2007) - Beads' coating metabolizes into 'date rape' drug...touted as one of the hottest new toys this Christmas is being pulled off store shelves because of fears it could poison children...when three children needed hospital treatment after swallowing beads...overdose can cause seizures, coma or death...
Backover Accidents With Bumper Sensors PHILIDELPHIA - CBS 3 (Nov 1/2007) - It's the kind of accident that kills or injures thousands of children every year...A national safety advocacy group called "Kids and Cars" keeps a database of these accidents. The organization said 50 children are backed over by vehicles every week in the United States...
Sears Canada recalls child car seats over hazard TORONTO - CTV.ca News Staff (Updated Tue. Sep. 11 2007 4:07 PM ET) - No injuries have been reported, but Sears Canada Inc. is recalling ...Eddie Bauer and Safety 1st products, distributed to Sears by Dorel Industries...On Sept. 2, Transport Canada issued a warning and recall affecting 314,000 car seats. The product list included Eddie Bauer and Safety 1st...
For Immediate Release: Sept. 6, 2007 OTTAWA - Health Canada Advises Canadians About Children's Potential Exposure to Lead
Mattel announces third toy recall - Sept. 5, 2007 Barbie toys make up the majority of the affected toys though no Barbie dolls were involved in the recall, the company says...
NEW YORK (CNN) -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Mattel, announced a recall of 844,000 toys that contain excessive levels of lead paint Tuesday night - the third such recall of Chinese-manufactured toys by Mattel this summer. For Immediate Release: Aug. 2, 2007 Fisher-Price Recalls Licensed Character Toys Due To Lead Poisoning Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firms 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: Sesame Street, Dora the Explorer, and other children’s toys For Immediate Release: May 10, 2007 WASHINGTON,
D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National
Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in cooperation
with Evenflo Company Inc., today announced a recall of the following
consumer
product.
Name of product: Evenflo Embrace™ Infant Car Seat/Carriers UPDATE! - For Ontario Residents - New Legislation Effective March 1, 2006, an amendment to the Ontario Fire Code will require homes to have working smoke alarms on every level. This is in addition to the existing requiement of having smoke alarms outside all sleeping areas. UPDATE! - For Ontario Residents - New Legislation In Ontario, having kids properly secured in booster seats is no longer an option - IT'S THE LAW!
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