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A children's safety equipment manufacturer has agreed to recall about 220,000 infant travel beds after reports of one infant's death and nine others entrapped or distressed while inside the portable sleep tents... The Pea Pod Travel Crib has an air mattress that fits into a zippered pocket in the floor of the domed tent, which collapses for easy transport. But if the mattress is placed in the floor of the tent, an infant's head could lodge between the mattress and the tent's side, making breathing impossible.

Amid at least 95 reports of babies falling out of the popular Bumbo baby seats -- including 19 who suffered skull fractures -- the company said it is recalling nearly 4 million seats in the U.S. But instead of returning the seats to stores, South Africa-based Bumbo International Trust said customers should order a free repair kit that includes a restraint belt as well as a warning sticker cautioning against placing the seat on raised surfaces.

The Build-A-Bear Workshop company is recalling nearly 300,000 Colorful Hearts Teddy Bears sold in the United States and Canada due to risks of choking, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced.

More than 40,000 drop-side cribs are being recalled for safety concerns.

Graco Children's Products Inc, a unit of Newell Rubbermaid, is recalling about 2 million baby strollers sold before 2008 at major U.S. retailers, after four infants died of strangulation.

The recalls, which cover the United States and Canada, involve seven million tricycles and more than a million high chairs as well as other products.

Nearly 2 million toy dart sets have been recalled after two boys chewed on the soft-plastic darts and then choked to death.

Consumers should stop using certain lots of infants’ and children’s Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl because they may contain too much of the active ingredient.

The government recalled thousands of Simplicity and Graco cribs Thursday, warning that babies could suffocate or strangle in ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is set to announce one of the largest crib recalls in United States history, involving cribs with dropdown sides, according to several news organizations.