Graco announced yesterday that they will be recalling 100,000 highchairs because of a risk of collapse if the highchairs are not fully opened and locked into place from the storage position.

These highchairs were sold between December 2005 and December 2006 for $100 to $130 at retailers including Babies "R" Us, Target, Wal-Mart, and others.

If you have this high chair, contact Graco to order a free repair kit.

After legal action was taken against Wal-Mart, the mega-corporation has recalled its vinyl and vinyl-backed baby bibs, which have been found to contain high levels of lead. The amount of lead found in these bibs not only exceeds the lead levels permitted in children's products, it is over 16 times higher than the amount of lead allowed in paint.

The Baby Connection brand vinyl bibs were sold at Wal-Mart stores across the United States as far back as 2004. They came in packs of 2 or 7 bibs. If you have these bibs, stop using them immediately and contact your local Wal-Mart to see if you are eligible for a refund.

Here is a description of the bibs from Wal-Mart's product recalls page:

Name of products:
Baby Connection 2-Pack Easy Wipe Bibs (UPC No. 01468152705)
Baby Connection 7-Pack Feeder Bibs (UPC No. 01468151077)
Baby Connection 2-Pack Feeder Bibs (UPC No. 01468102732)

Description:
The Baby Connection 2-Pack Easy Wipe Bibs contain two bibs per unit, each with a textile back, laminated with clear plastic front and having a clear plastic pocket at the bottom of the front of the bib.  The textile backing, visible through the clear plastic lamination, is imprinted with multiple patterns and colors. 

The Baby Connection 7-Pack Feeder Bibs contains seven bibs per unit, each with a textile terry cloth front, and white plastic sewn to the back.   The textile terry cloth front comes in multiple colors with multiple embroidered prints.

The Baby Connection 2-Pack Feeder Bibs contains 2 bibs per unit, each with a textile terry cloth front, and white plastic sewn to the back.  The textile terry cloth front comes in multiple colors with multiple prints of various Sesame Street characters like Big Bird, Elmo & Cookie Monster.

More information about the recall can be found at the Center for Environmental Health.

RC2 Corp. recalled around 1.5 million Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway Toys due to lead in the paint. The recall includes train cars, buildings and other accessories that were sold at various stores across the country between January 2005 and June 2007. Some of the products have a manufacturing code on the bottom or inside their battery covers, and if the code contains "WJ" or "AZ," they are not included in the recall.

Following are the names of the products included in this recall:

• Red James Engine & Red James’ # 5 Coal Tender


• Red Lights & Sounds James Engine & Red James’ #5 Lights & Sounds Coal Tender


• James with Team Colors Engine & James with Team Colors #5 Coal Tender


• Red Skarloey Engine


• Brown & Yellow Old Slow Coach


• Red Hook & Ladder Truck & Red Water Tanker Truck


• Red Musical Caboose


• Red Sodor Line Caboose


• Red Coal Car labeled “2006 Day Out With Thomas” on the Side


• Red Baggage Car


• Red Holiday Caboose


• Red “Sodor Mail” Car


• Red Fire Brigade Truck


• Red Fire Brigade Train


• Deluxe Sodor Fire Station


• Red Coal Car


• Yellow Box Car


• Red Stop Sign


• Yellow Railroad Crossing Sign


• Yellow “Sodor Cargo Company” Cargo Piece


• Smelting Yard


• Ice Cream Factory

You can click the photo at the top of this post to enlarge it.

For additional information and to get replacement toys, contact RC2 Corp. toll-free at (866) 725-4407 (M-Th 8a - 5p CT, Fri 8a - 11a CT) or online at recalls.rc2.com.

Robert's American Gourmet Food, Inc. has recalled all lots and sizes of their Veggie Booty Snack Food because of possible contamination with Salmonella. 51 cases of Salmonella infection were reported across 17 states, most of which occurred in children under 3 years old.

Veggie Booty has been tested and so far has not been shown to contain Salmonella organisms in the finished product, but the company is taking the proper precautions and temporarily halting the manufacture and sale of Veggie Booty.

Veggie Booty is sold across the United States and Canada in a flexible plastic foil bag in 4 oz., 1 oz., and 1/2 oz. sizes.

If you have any Veggie Booty, discard the contents of the package and contact Robert's American Gourmet at 1-800-626-7557 for reimbursement or a product voucher. You can also return the empty bag to the store where you purchased the product, or send the empty bag along with your address to:
Robert's American Gourmet
P.O. Box 326
Sea Cliff, NY
11579

China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine made an agreement with the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to immediately create and implement a plan to eliminate lead paint used on all toys exported to the U.S. The Chinese and U.S. safety agencies will review the plan and its effectiveness in a year to see how things are going.

Don't count on all lead paint to be gone quite yet, but it's definitely a step in the right direction.

More information here.

Around 100,000 seats were recalled by the RC2 Corporation because the safety belt waist straps can slide through the openings in the plastic seat, posing a safety hazard. Twelve children have fallen out of seats due to the faulty straps.

These seats were sold from November 2006 through October 2007. Check your seat; if it has either an R stamped in the plastic on the back of the seat or if the distance between the waist strap slots is around 9", it is NOT included in the recall.

The seats come in different colors and patterns, so check this site for more pictures.

If your seat is one of the affected ones, visit the manufacturer's website for more information on how to get your replacement straps.