Callison Inc, the exclusive USA distributor of Vulli products, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a voluntary recall on the Gnon Cool It Soother.

If the teething ring is punctured, bacteria and mold can grow inside the teether’s untreated liquid. This poses an ingestion hazard to infants and can lead to diarrhea and vomiting.

What do to

Immediately take the recalled teething ring away from children and return it to Calisson for a free replacement teething ring. Contact Calisson toll-free at (888) 318-9803 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday.

The official press release from the CSPC can be found here: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11093.html

We stopped carrying this teether in July of 2010. However, we will be notifying customers (whenever possible) who has bought this teether from us regarding this recall. If you know of anyone who may have this teether, please forward them information about the voluntary recall.

Announcements were made earlier today via CPSC that Fisher-Price / Mattel is doing yet another round of recall for toys and gears. The offending products range in hazard from choking hazards to laceration to genital bleeding.

For a complete product list, view Fisher-Price’s official letter here. You can also view the very long list of products that were recalled, past and current.

We would like to remind parents and grandparents to be highly selective and make informed decisions when purchasing products for their beloved little ones.

Hat tip to Cool Mom Picks.

Twitterling Mobile

We have just received a notification from HABA regarding a problem with the Twitterling Mobile.

One isolated complaint was filed with HABA this week regarding a metal piece falling out of the wooden holder at the end of the string. It is the piece in the woman’s hand as seen in the picture on the left. It is important to note that the piece that fell out for this consumer is metal and not magnetic. The actual magnetic piece is sewn inside the fabric on the birds back and is therefore inaccessible.

There are two different design runs on the Twitterling Mobile. The older version has wooden pieces at the end of the string. The newer version has a plastic end on the string to hold the metal piece. There has been no incidents of failure on the version with the plastic end. The complaint Haba received this week was on the version with the wooden end.

For anyone who have purchased a Twittlering Mobile, please check the end of the string to see whether it is wood or plastic that is encasing the metal. We will be sending out an email notification to everyone who has purchased the mobile from us.

If the end of your mobile has wooden casing, please contact us to receive further instructions on how to get a replacement from HABA. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact HABA or us at KangarooBoo.

Thank you and we sincerely apologize for this inconvenience.

Haba is voluntarily recalling a number of wooden baby toys. The recall consists of two parts. No injuries occurred from either parts of the lists. First part of the recall has all the items which incidents were reported; the second part consists of items that received no reports, but Haba has chosen “out of an abundance of caution and concern for the safety of our consumer’s children”.

One of the items on the 2nd part of the list is Miro Clutching Toy. The Miro was redesigned and released late last fall. The redesigned Miro has a metal bell instead of a plastic bell. To check whether your Miro has a plastic or metal bell, look in the center of the toy. If the blue bell has 10 small holes in it, then it is the plastic one and you should follow the instructions on Haba’s site and fill out the Recall Form and send the item back. If the blue bell has one hole and a slit then it is the metal bell, in which case the item is safe, and has been tested and approved by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

If you still have further questions regarding this recall, please contact Habermaass Corp. at (800) 468-6873 ext. 107 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST Monday through Friday, or visit the Haba recall page at www.HABAusa.com/safety.