Monthly Archive for August, 2009

We have four new homemade baby food recipes for you today, courtesy of our readers! Each month, we hold a Baby Food Recipe Contest and invite you to send in your own, original baby food ideas. You’ll find the entry form here. At the end of the month, we choose our favourite recipe – and [...]

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Sharon from Leeds in the UK wrote to us yesterday because her 11 month old son swallowed a watermelon seed that she missed when preparing a piece of the fruit for him to gnaw on. She was concerned that the seed may be toxic or cause problems for her little one. There are many stories [...]

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Several days ago we wrote about How To Baby Size Your Pasta – that is, make regular pasta shapes small enough for your baby to manage. Today, we have a recipe for a delicious, creamy sauce to serve with baby’s pasta, either mixed with the pieces or – as one of our children prefers it [...]

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The CPSC has released several recalls today concerning blinds that may pose a strangulation risk to children. The following links will take you directly to the CPSC website for more details… ¼” Oval Roll-up Blinds and Woolrich Roman Shades by Lewis Hyman Inc. Roman Blinds sold exclusively at IKEA Roman Shades Sold Exclusively at Pottery [...]

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Mother’s Choice High Chairs, sold nationally at Target, are being recalled because they pose potential entrapment hazards. There are two styles of highchair involved in this recall. The first is the Riviera Hi-Lo HighChair, which has a Model Number of JGB and a Keycode of 41791592. The second is the Penguin Parade HighChair, which has [...]

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Smiley Knitted Bunnies are being recalled because the eyes may come off, posing a possible choking hazard. The bunnies measure around 40 cm and have a product code of 71580. All bunnies sold from the 1st January 2009 are included in this recall. If you have one, please return it to the store you bought [...]

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Medicine Feeders sold at Poundland are being recalled because the measuring scale is both confusing and possibly inaccurate. This means that children could potentially be given too much – or too little – medicine. There are 2 styles of medicine feeder involved. One has a product number of #69858 and a Barcode of 5025066698584. The [...]

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Apple Baby Necessaries Babies Dummies are being recalled because they present a potential choking hazard. This is because the shield and small ventilation holes may block the airways – plus, the ring on these dummies may detach. These dummies were sold between June 2008 – June 2009 in Campsie, NSW by Yen’s Clearance Warehouse. If [...]

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We recently posted about the huge recall of Little Tikes Workshop Sets and Trucks – we now have further details for those of you living in Australia. Only the nails of the Little Tikes Workshop Sets and Truck toys are being recalled because they may present a choking hazard. The nails are around 8.3cm long [...]

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Meijer is recalling its Meijer Brand Apple Juice, sold in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. This is because the juice may contain too much patulin, which is an organic compound found in stored apples and in many types of apple juice. It doesn’t usually cause any problems, but – when the patulin levels are [...]

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