The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is advising parents and caregivers to be cautious when using infant slings for babies younger than four months of age. In researching incident reports from the past 20 years, CPSC identified and is investigating at least 14 deaths associated with sling-style infant carriers, including three in 2009. Twelve of the deaths involved babies younger than four months of age. Three baby deaths could be traced to Infantino baby slings. In response, the CPSC has recalled more than 1 million slings. Slings can pose two different types of suffocation hazards to babies. In the first few months of life, babies cannot control their heads because of weak neck muscles. The sling’s fabric can press against an infant’s nose and mouth, blocking the baby’s breathing and rapidly suffocating a baby within a minute or two. Additionally, where a sling keeps the infant in a curled…
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Baby slings responsible for infant deaths
March 27, 2010China will look into report of cadmium in childrens’ jewelry
January 13, 2010Wal-Mart and Claire’s have pulled Chinese-made children’s jewelry suspected to have been made with cadmium. The decision to two of American’s largest retailers of costume jewelry comes on the heels of an investigation by the Associated Press which found some products contained dangerous levels of the toxic metal. Lab tests conducted for the AP on 103 pieces of low-priced children’s jewelry on sale in the U.S. found 12 items with elevated levels of cadmium, which can hinder brain development in young children, according to recent research, and is known to cause cancer. Twelve items had cadmium levels of at least 10 percent by weight. One piece had 91 percent, and others contained more than 80%. The government has no restrictions on cadmium in jewelry. The findings of cadmium contamination come on the heels of a string of product quality scandals in 2007 that caused Congress in 2008 to ban toys…
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Cerebral Palsy clinic victim of theft
January 13, 2010A former employee of New Jersey Cerebral Palsy is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the clinic. New Jersey Cerebral Palsy is a non-profit organization that provides all kinds of services to sufferers of cerebral palsy and their families. Shaakerah Kelly was arrested in her home earlier this year. Though she was fired in January 2008 (for unrelated reasons), the theft was not discovered until an audit in June of that same year. According to authorities, Kelly deposited approximately $320,000 in donation checks into her personal bank account over a span of three years. She also spent $3,700 on a company credit card on luxury items for herself. If convicted, Kelly could spend up to 10 years in prison. How could someone steal from an organization like New Jersey Cerebral Palsy? If Kelly is indeed guilty, it was not just money that was stolen. She…
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