Category: RECALLS

Oh no! We have a new child safety seat recall you need to know about! Britax Child Safety is recalling 207,037 B-Safe 35, B-Safe 35 Travel Systems, B-Safe 35 Elite, B-Safe 35 Elite Travel Systems and BOB B-Safe rear-facing infant child safety seats! If you have one of these, you need to check the model numbers! The seats have a center tab on the chest clip marked “ABS” that may break, presenting a choking hazard to an infant in the car seat, increasing the risk of injury.

Britax will notify owners and will provide a replacement chest clip marked “PC”, free of charge. The recall was expected to begin June 21, 2017.

Owners may contact Britax at 1-833-474-7016 or visit www.bsafe35clip.com.

Does your family eat lots of granola? You may be affected by this recall! The New England Natural Bakers of Massachusetts issued a recall on Organic, Evoke, and Millville brands of granola bars because they could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a germ causing a serious, sometimes fatal illness. The recall affects certain products with various “best by” dates in 2018, so check your cabinets now! My kids love granola. Luckily, I don’t have any of these brands! Go here for more info!

Have you bought your pet a rawhide chew toy recently? If you, you will want to take a look at the recall! Multiple brands of rawhide dog chew products distributed nationwide are being recalled over concerns they could contain a compound chemical that could be harmful to your pets. The recall affects dog chews that contain rawhide and applies to some American Beefhide, Digest-eeze and Healthy Hide products. Check your labels! Go here for more info.

Graco has issued a car seat recall. I checked mine this morning luckily none of them are part of the recall. Make sure to check yours as it appears the issue is with the harness. Read below for the full details

Child Seat Webbing may Tear Under Load/FMVSS 213
A child that is not adequately restrained in a crash has an increased risk of an injury.

NHTSA Campaign Number: 17C001000

Manufacturer Graco Children’s Products Inc.

Components CHILD SEAT

Potential Number of Units Affected 25,494

Summary

Graco Children’s Products Inc. (Graco) is recalling certain Graco My Ride 65 convertible child restraints, models 1871689, 1908152, 1813074, 1872691, 1853478, 1877535, 1813015, and 1794334. In the event of a crash, the child seat webbing may not adequately restrain the child. As such, these car seats fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 213, “Child Restraint Systems.”

Remedy

Graco will notify owners, and dealers will provide consumers with a replacement harness, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin July 17, 2017. Owners may contact Graco customer service at 1-800-345-4109.

For more info go here.

Do you buy produce at Giant? If so, we have some bad news! Giant Foods have issued a recall on their BrightFarms packaged produce. This is due to possible concerns of metal in the products. The store advises customers to throw away the products involved and bring their receipt to Giant Food for a full refund. Check out the list below. Were you affected? Let us know! Go here for more info.

The recall includes the below-packaged salad products with dates on the package of 5/22/17 – 5/26/17.
• BrightFarms Baby Spinach (4 oz. package)
• BrightFarms Spring Mix (4 oz. and 8 oz. package)
• BrightFarms Spinach Blend (4 oz. package)
• BrightFarms Baby Kale (3 oz. package)
• BrightFarms Arugula (4 oz. and 8 oz. package)
• BrightFarms Mixed Greens (4 oz. package)
• BrightFarms Baby Romaine (4 oz. and 8 oz. package)

The recall also includes the below basil products with dates on the package of 5/18/17 – 5/23/17.
• BrightFarms Basil (.75 oz. package)
• BrightFarms Thai Basil (.75 oz. package)
• BrightFarms Lemon Basil (.75 oz. package)