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Major Recall: Baby Floats
Another big recall. (Don't forget about the Simplicity crib recall from last week).
This time it's about 4 million baby floats made by Aqua-Leisure Industries, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The leg straps in the seat can tear, causing kids to unexpectedly fall into the water, posing a risk of drown. There have been 31 reports of the seats tearing, but no injuries thankfully.
There are several styles of floats that are involved in the recall. Click here for more information and photos of all of them.
They were sold at retailers across the country, including Target, Wal-Mart, Dollar General, Walgreens and Bed, Bath & Beyond from December 2002 through last month for between $8 and $15.
Here are photos of a couple of the styles though more are involved:
Sarah Lindenfeld Hall
Sarah is in charge of content for TriangleMom2Mom.com and writes about family-friendly events, local moms groups and other topics for the site.
She lives in Raleigh with her husband and three-year-old daughter. Sarah has written for newspapers since she was a teenager living in snowy Central New York. After graduating from the University of Virginia, she traipsed a bit around Europe and Mount Airy, N.C., before settling down in the Triangle. She moved here in 1999 to take a job with The News & Observer. She once aspired to play flute professionally. More recently, her daughter started crying when she played it.
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