Fisher-Price Being Investigated By CPSC Due To Shoddy Track Record Reporting Defects

Fisher-Price Being Investigated By CPSC Due To Shoddy Track Record Reporting Defects

Fisher-Price has a shoddy track record when it comes to reporting defects and “injuries from defects” to the Consumer Products Safety Commission.

Children, Lead Paint and Toys Are A Bad Combination

Children, Lead Paint and Toys Are A Bad Combination

So what are the risks for a child who had one of the toys that was recalled?

More Coverage Of The Fisher Price Recall

The clip has a sound bite from the CPSC, as well as your typical concerned Mom interviews and a round-up of recent Chinese Poison Train stories.

Mother buys a $149 Fisher Price Stand N Ride Du Stroller from Toys “R” Us and opens the box at home to find it filled with $320 of Bionicle Legos. Even more comical is the store’s incompetent customer service when they try to do the right thing and return the toys. [EricCarrol]

Fisher-Price Fined $975,000 for Failing to Report a Serious Choking Hazard With A Popular Toy

Fisher-Price Fined $975,000 for Failing to Report a Serious Choking Hazard With A Popular Toy

Over the next two months, Fisher-Price received nine additional reports, including one case of a child placing the nail fastener in her mouth.