Here are more details about the resolution provided to us by HABA for the recent recalls.

HABA resolutions for Recall 1:

Description	Resolution
0972 Lucy Clutching Toy	Item is Discontinued
0973 Little Heart Clutching Toy	Item is Discontinued
0920 Clutching Toy Belinda	Item has been redesigned and remanufactured with no glued on mirrors. A printed reflective foil is now in the circles where the mirrors were. New inventory will be available after September 2008.
2268 Triolino Puzzle	New puzzle pieces have been re-manufactured to larger sizes. HABA can replace or refund consumers at their discretion.
0951 Miro	A new Miro rattle with a metal bell interior has been being shipped to stores for the past several weeks. The new Miro has a metal bell (vs. plastic). This metal bell has a bone shape opening, not the 10 circles as this old one pictured. The new one is safe and has been tested and approved by the CPSC.
1037 Bunny Pacifier Chain	Item has been redesigned and remanufactured with no glued on mirrors. New inventory will be available after September 2008.
1048 Pacifier Chain Bear	Item has been redesigned and remanufactured with no glued on mirrors. New inventory will be available after September 2008.

HABA resolutions for Recall 2:

Description	Resolution
0917 Speedy Clutching Toy	Discontinued as currently designed.
0971 Bella Clutching Toy	Discontinued as currently designed.
0919 Clutching Toy Pixie’s World	Discontinued as currently designed.
0924 Clutching Toy Pirate	Discontinued as currently designed.
0974 Bonita Clutching Toy	Discontinued as currently designed.
0975 Rally Clutching Toy	Discontinued as currently designed.
1062 Pram Decoration Little Hearts	Discontinued as currently designed.
1066 Flori	Discontinued as currently designed.
1067 Triola	Discontinued as currently designed.
1184 Trio	Discontinued as currently designed.
3572 Discovery Ball W/rattle	Discontinued as currently designed.
3571 Discovery Balls, Set Of 4	Discontinued as currently designed.

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.

In cooperation with the Consumer Products Safety Commission, HABA has issued a voluntary recall of a select group of HABA items containing glued on mirrors and/or prisms.

The wooden rattles, pacifier holders, and stroller toys contain small pieces including glued on mirrors and/or prisms that can detach, posing a choking hazard to infants. The head of the ladybug puzzle pieces also poses a choking hazard.

Please visit the HABA Recall page and the CPSC Haba Recall page for more information.

“Part one of this recall involves the following items in which incidents were reported; however, no injuries occurred.” Below are items belonging to part one of the recall:

0972 Lucy Clutching Toy

0973 Little Heart Clutching Toy

0920 Clutching Toy Belinda

2268 Triolino Puzzle

0951 Miro

1037 Bunny Pacifier Chain

1048 Pacifier Chain Bear

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“Part two of this recall is a proactive decision by HABA in light of the similar design of these toys to the above toys being recalled. To date, there have been no injuries, incidents or product failures associated with these toys. The decision is made out of an abundance of caution and concern for the safety of our consumer’s children.” Below are pictures of the items belonging to part two of the recall:

0917 Speedy Clutching Toy

0971 Bella Clutching Toy

0919 Clutching Toy Pixie’s World

0924 Clutching Toy Pirate

0974 Bonita Clutching Toy

0975 Rally Clutching Toy

1062 Pram Decoration Little Hearts

1066 Flori

1067 Triola

1184 Trio

3572 Discovery Ball W/rattle

3571 Discovery Balls, Set Of 4

Click here to read more about the recall from HABA
Click here to open the Recall Application Form

If you have any questions after reading the above links, please contact us or Haba USA.

In the last several months, Bisphenol-A, (or BPA), an organic compound that mimics estrogen, has made headline news and talked about in many places in detail. Also, California has passed legislature to ban BPA from baby products, and Canada banned the sale of baby bottles containing BPA.

Recently, German company HABA, sent us a statement to reassure parents specifically concerning the safety of HABA baby toys in this regard.

HABA is one of our most favorite brands and we carry a large selection of HABA toys. HABA baby toys — clutching toys and teething rings are very popular so we’re glad to receive such a statement.

Excerpts from the statement by HABA:

HABA toys for children under 3 years of age are additionally tested after the European Norm for Security of Toys EN71/9 concerning “Organic chemical compounds”.

In this process, allergenic or carcinogenic dispersion colors, flame retardants, monomere (e.g. Bisphenol A), solvents (e.g. Methanol) and other sanitary critical components are tested.

The full statement is as shown below:

As many of you already know, KangarooBoo is very committed to doing good things in the world of children. KangarooBoo donates a portion of each and every sale to a children-related charity organization right there during our checkout process. One charity is chosen as the default charity, from our list of pre-approved charities. They all get rotated from time to time so every one of them receive extra exposure and funds. (Remember, you as the customer can change which charity the portion from your purchase goes to, from your account under My Stuff / orders. Please ask us if you are unsure about how to make that change.)

We are proud to announce the addition of two new charities to our pre-approved charity list.

City at Peace - New York
CP-NY is a local chapter of a national organization that works with teenagers to empower them to create safe, healthy, peaceful lives and communities. The program is a combination of activities that examine the interrelationship of the problems and conflicts that youth care about, and often suffer from. It also develops their capacity for addressing these issues. By using the performing arts as a vehicle, CP-NY is developing the next generation of engaged community leaders.

Bosom Buddies - Cape Town
Bosom Buddies is a non-profit Christian organization started and run by a mom to 3 kids. She was both frustrated and horrified at some of the treatments taking place at state-run hospitals where newborns and new moms receive next to nothing after labor & delivery. Bosom Buddies strive to provide a diaper bag to each and every new mom, filled with basic essentials for baby and mom. They want to ensure that no baby goes home without adequately clothed and each mom feels that their community do care and the birth is recognized and celebrated.

To read more about these organizations that KangarooBoo supports, click on the individual organizations names. We welcome your suggestions of other organizations to be added to our list of supported charities. Please email us and tell us more about the organization(s) that you would like to suggest.

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