Deadly Bassinets: Part Deux

Several stories are out today warning consumers about dangerous dog food and soccer goals that are available at Wal-Mart and other retailers.

But the biggest story here is the ‘voluntary recall’ of 600,000 more ‘Simplicity’ bassinets available at Wal-Mart and other retailers, in a story from Wall Street Journal. This, barely three weeks after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall of 900,000 similar bassinets that Wal-Mart took its sweet time removing from their website.

The CPSC, in cooperation with the retailers affected by this week’s recall - including Wal-Mart - issued this statement. I wonder why then, Wal-Mart appears to still be selling several of the models (Camille and Providence) listed as dangerous by the CPSC (and Wal-Mart themselves!) on its website?

Posted by Luke West on Wednesday, September 17, 2008

COMMENTS

KEN V’s BASSINET COMMENT REDUX:

How does a dead baby ‘Live Better’?

Wal-Mart is the exemplar of a form of corporate colonialism, which is to say, organizations from one place going into distant places and strip-mining them culturally and economically. ~ James Howard Kunstler

Ken V in Texas
Wednesday, September 17 at 04:32 PM

Well at least they don’t keep you up all night!
But seriously folks, Wal*Mart led the charge to China! They are sending us poison toys, food, and god knows what else, and Wal*Mart is backing them 110%. Wal*Mart would not be the size they are today with out the aid of the Chinese Government. Have you ever seen how bad the polution is over there? They are dumping tons and tons of toxic chemicals in to the rivers and air. And it goes right into the food chain. Without China Wal*Mart can’t work. So they will continue to sell dangerous crap to the American Consumer as long as China tells them to. For those who don’t know, China is more powerful than Wal*Mart.

Bobby in someplace else
Wednesday, September 17 at 06:13 PM

this is so true everyone is in this to make money, it is sick....and if your baby doesnt die right away, think of all the long term effects we are exposing ourselves to daily.....cancer ring a bell?

di in texas
Thursday, September 18 at 06:11 AM

“I wonder why then, Wal-Mart appears to still be selling several of the models (Camille and Providence) listed as dangerous by the CPSC (and Wal-Mart themselves!) on its website? “

Just because it shows up on a search on their site doesn’t mean they are still selling it. When you click on the first Camille it says product not found. When you click on the rest of the Camille and providence ones it says out of stock and wont let you buy them.

Dave in
Thursday, September 18 at 06:40 PM

oh for christ sakes this site is a joke.picking at straws again wmw.the same tainted crap is sold at costco target and everywhere else you folks favor so i dont want to hear it

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