Report Shows Injuries from Children's Products Down
For the second straight year, children's clothing products accounted for the most of the children's recalls with 33 percent. Having drawstrings or violating flammability standards are the most common defects. Toys, with 19 percent, were the second most frequent for children's recalls.
Overall, choking and strangulation were the most common hazards for children's products, with 25 and 23 percent, respectively, having those problems. This year, 13 percent involved injuries before the recall occurred—an 85 percent drop from 2013. Three deaths were recorded this year—two from suffocation in an Ace Bayou Corp. Bean Bag Chair and another from strangulation from an Ikea Children's Wall-mounted Lamp.
Amanda L. Cole is the editor-in-chief of NonProfit PRO. She was formerly editor-in-chief of special projects for NonProfit PRO's sister publication, Promo Marketing. Contact her at acole@napco.com.