Pacifiers Recalled. Are Any Baby Products Safe?

This article is summarized from an article here.

With so many cribs and other baby products being recalled, parents no longer know what is safe to buy.

Just this week, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced a voluntary recall of close to 45,000 Kariño Baby Pacifiers distributed by Antonio Flores.

The Commission determined that the pacifier fails to meet federal safety standards and could pose a choking hazard.

Why are products that are sold to children not tested before they’re put on the market? And are there any products that are safe to buy these days? What’s a parent to do?

USA Today recently wrote about how the government is trying to ensure product safety and let parents know what products are okay to buy.

CPSC chair Inez Tenenbaum says the agency is working to “clean up the marketplace” and renew parents’ confidence in baby products. The agency has already established new federal standards for baby walkers and bath seats, and is formulating crib standards. They will soon set standards for high chairs, booster seats, gates, play yards, stationary activity centers, bassinets and cradles.

In 2008, Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, which was intended to limit recalls and ensure safety for cribs and other baby gear. But, clearly, something isn’t working because it seems that every day we hear of another baby product that is being recalled. Last month, the CSPS voted to ban drop-side cribs after they were implicated in a number of infant injuries and death.

Are you concerned about all of the recent recalls of baby products?