Wind chime toys

Tiny Love Inc. is recalling about 800,000 wind chime toys. The wind chime toys can be pulled apart exposing sharp metal rods, posing puncture and laceration hazards to babies.

This recall involves wind chime toys sold separately, with the Gymini Kick & Play Activity Gym and Tiny Smarts Gift Sets. The toy produces the sound of a wind chime. "Tiny Love" is printed on a tag on the toy. The following names and item numbers are included in this recall:

Baby Wind Chime (493); Baby Wind Chime - Ocean (593); Tiny Smarts - Baby Bunny (512); Wind Chime - Duck (811); Wind Chime - Louie (516); Wind Chime - Ella (517); Bunny Wind Chime (539).

Wind chimes sold with other Tiny Love Activity Gyms are not included in this recall.

Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, Target, Buy Buy Baby and TJ Maxx stores sold the chimes since February 2002 for about $8 separately, $22 for Tiny Smarts Gift Sets and $70 with Gymini Kick & Play Activity Gyms.

Consumers should contact Tiny Love to receive a free replacement toy. Call 1-888-791-8166 or visit the firm's Web site at www.tinylove.com.

Drop-side cribs

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of all Generation 2 Worldwide and "ChildESIGNS" drop-side cribs. CPSC warned parents and caregivers who own the drop-side cribs that infants and toddlers are at risk of serious injury or death due to strangulation and suffocation hazards presented by the cribs. CPSC staff urges parents and caregivers to stop using these cribs immediately and find an alternative, safe sleeping environment for their baby. Do not attempt to fix these cribs.

The crib's plastic hardware can break which can cause the drop side of the crib to detach from a corner. When the drop side detaches, it creates a space into which an infant or toddler can roll and become wedged or entrapped.

Due to the fact that Generation 2 went out of business in 2005, CPSC has limited information about the cribs. Although CPSC does not know the total number of units distributed or the years of production, it is believed that there were more than 500,000 of these cribs sold to consumers. Some of the known model numbers are: 10-110X, 10-210X, 21-110X, 20-710X, 64-315X, 26-110X, 90-257X, 20-810X, 46-715X, 64-311X, 74-315X, 21-815X, 21-810X, 20815X, 308154 and 54915. (The "X" denotes where an additional and varying number may appear at the end of the model number.) However, all Generation 2 Worldwide and "ChildESIGNS" drop side cribs are included in this recall, including those with other model numbers.

The name "Generation 2 Worldwide" appears on a label affixed to the crib's headboard or footboard. Some labels identify the place of manufacture as Dothan, Ala. Others identify China as the country of manufacture. The name "ChildESIGNS" appears on the teething rail of some of the cribs.

The recalled cribs were sold at numerous local furniture and retail stores including Buy Buy Baby, and Kmart and Wal-Mart stores nationwide for between $60 and $160. Consumers should contact the store from which they purchased the crib for remedy information, which will vary between a refund, replacement crib or store credit, depending on the retailer. Consumers are urged to contact CPSC (www.cpsc.gov) and report any difficulties in obtaining a remedy from their place of purchase.

Children's lamps

Innovage LLC is recalling about 360,000 Discovery Kids Animated Marine and Safari Lamps.

A defect in the lamp's printed circuit board can cause an electrical short, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.

This recall involves the Discovery Kids Animated Marine Lamp with model number 1627121 or 1628626 and the Animated Safari Lamp with model number 1627124 or 1628626.All models have batch numbers beginning with "2". The decorative lamps are silver in color and feature rotating films with marine or safari scenes. "Discovery Kids" is printed on the front top left corner. The batch number is an 11 digit number located on the bottom of each unit. The model number can be found on the bottom of the packaging.

Mass merchandisers, department, drug and hardware stores sold the lamps online and through direct sales from July 2009 through January 2010 for about $10.

Consumers should contact Innovage for information on returning the product for a full refund. call 1-888-232-1535 visit the firm's Web site at www.lamprecall.org on both or e-mail info@lamprecall.org.

Strollers

Britax Child Safety, Inc. is recalling about 14,000 Britax "Blink" Umbrella Strollers. The stroller's hinge mechanism poses a fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to the child when the consumer is unfolding/opening the stroller.

The recall involves all Britax "Blink" single umbrella strollers. "Blink" is printed on the metal frame on both sides of the stroller, below the hand grips. The recalled "Blink" strollers have model numbers U261813, U261814, U261815, U261816, U261817, U271813, U271817 and U271815 and were manufactured between May 2009 and September 2009. The model number and manufacturing date can be found on a white label on the stroller frame, near the bottom of the stroller basket.

Buy Buy Baby and other juvenile product and mass merchandise retailers, as well as websites www.Amazon.com, www.babiesrus.com, www.Target.com and www.Diapers.com, sold the strollers from July 2009 through February 2010 for about $150.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled strollers and contact Britax to receive free stroller hinge covers.

For more information, contact Britax at 1-888-427-4829 or visit the firm's website at www.BlinkRecall.com.

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