Product Recall and Safety Information

Product Safety/Recall Information

Bugaboo Children's Consignment strives to offer the best items at each sale. Our policy is to not sell unsafe or recalled items. We are all parents, and the safety and security of our kids is the number one priority. It is the responsibility of our consignors to make sure that all their products offered for sale meet the required safety standards.

It is often difficult for parents to research which products are recalled or considered unsafe. The list below will help our consignors to be better informed on the products they are selling and buying. All consignors are expected to use the lists below to insure that none of the items they are selling have been recalled or are unsafe. Below are the links for important child safety websites.

The government recently released updated lead testing standards for children's items that went into effect Feb. 10th. A statement from the CPSC website is listed below. You can read the full article at http://www.cpsc.gov (Consumer Products Safety Commission).

In February 2009, new requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) take effect. Manufacturers, importers and retailers are expected to comply with the new Congressionally-mandated laws. Beginning February 10, 2009, children’s products cannot be sold if they contain more than 600 parts per million (ppm) total lead. Certain children’s products manufactured on or after February 10, 2009 cannot be sold if they contain more than 0.1% of certain specific phthalates or if they fail to meet new mandatory standards for toys. The new law requires that domestic manufacturers and importers certify that children’s products made after February 10 meet all the new safety standards and the lead ban. Sellers of used children’s products, such as thrift stores and consignment stores, are not required to certify that those products meet the new lead limits, phthalates standard or new toy standards.

While CPSC expects every company to comply fully with the new laws resellers should pay special attention to certain product categories. Among these are recalled children’s products, particularly cribs and play yards; children’s products that may contain lead, such as children’s jewelry and painted wooden or metal toys; flimsily made toys that are easily breakable into small parts; toys that lack the required age warnings; and dolls and stuffed toys that have buttons, eyes, noses or other small parts that are not securely fastened and could present a choking hazard for young children.

www.cpsc.gov    U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
www.toyinfo.org    Toy Industry Association, Inc.
www.jpma.org    Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association
www.recalls.gov    online resource for U.S. Government recalls
www.safekids.org    Safe Kids Worldwide
www.recallaware.com    consolidated product safety information
www.allthetoyrecalls.info    list of various toy recall websites
www.familyeducation.com   The Family Education Network
www.breastfeedingonline.com/pumps.shtml    Product Information about which breastpumps are intended to be used by multiple mothers.