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Diono & Peg Perego Infant Car Seats Performed Poorly in CR Crash Tests
In 2 out of CR’s 3 rear-facing tests of the Diono LiteClik30 XT using a dummy to simulate the size (29 inches) and weight (22 pounds) of a 12-month-old child, and with the base of the seat installed with a seat belt, the infant carrier released off the base during the crash test. While the dummy remained secure within the…
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Best Infant Car Seats of 2025, Lab-Tested and Reviewed
“Based on almost 1,000 individual car seat installations and nearly 130 crash tests, CR’s infant car seat ratings represent a comprehensive and rigorous program that allows us to make distinctions between the car seat models and clear recommendations,” says Michael Bloch, who oversees child seat testing at Consumer Reports’ Auto Test Center. “They show the importance of buying based on…
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Preventing Another Infant Formula Shortage
The recall occurred after several infants became ill with a foodborne pathogen, cronobacter, after being fed powdered formula manufactured at a Michigan plant owned by Abbott Nutrition. At the time, the plant produced more than 40 percent of the nation’s powdered baby formula under brand names including Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare. Although an investigation by the Food and Drug Administration…
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Unsafe Infant Sleep Products Are Still Easy to Find Online
We contacted to Walmart, Amazon, Go Garden Store, Orbisify, and Le Caneton, where we found unsafe products for infant sleep. Walmart immediately removed the items from the company’s site, saying they were listed by third-party sellers and didn’t meet their policies and high standards. “Items that are identified to not meet these standards or requirements will be promptly removed from…
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Regulators Aim to Crack Down on Infant ‘Neck Floats’ After Two Deaths and Dozens of Close Calls Reported
Infant neck floats are marketed to parents for use with babies as young as newborns as a way to lift their head out of the water while they float and play in a bathtub or pool. Some are hollow and inflatable, like the popular Otteroo brand, and others are made of firm foam. As many as 1 million neck floats…
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Baby Loungers Sold by Amazon and Walmart Linked to Infant Deaths
The announcement on Thursday is not quite a full recall; two third-party sellers that sold some of these loungers on Amazon, also from China, have agreed to recalls and are providing refunds, but the original manufacturer that the CPSC believes made all of them has not agreed to one. The “loungers were sold in multiple styles and printed fabric options…
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