The Land of Nod Product Recall
This Warning is from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. I know that many of us buy products from the States online for our kids so I wanted to be sure to add it on our site.
The Land of Nod Recalls Toy Vegetables Due to Laceration Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: “Play With Your Veggies” toys
Units: About 2,100
Manufacturer: The Land of Nod, of Northbrook, Ill.
Hazard: The metal wire in the toy asparagus can become exposed, posing a laceration hazard to children.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received a report of an exposed wire in the asparagus. No injuries have been reported.
Description: This recall involves The Land of Nod toy vegetables sets made of felt wool. The toy set has six vegetables: radish, onion, asparagus, tomato, lettuce and carrot. The asparagus is the only toy vegetable involved in this recall.
Sold exclusively at: The Land of Nod stores in Illinois and Washington, the Land of Nod catalog and www.landofnod.com from October 2007 through February 2010 for about $25.
Manufactured in: Nepal
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the toy asparagus from children and return the product to the company for a free replacement asparagus.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact The Land of Nod at (800) 933-9904 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (800) 933-9904 end_of_the_skype_highlighting between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, visit the firm’s website at www.landofnod.com, or email the firm at recall@landofnod.com
Cord Blood Information
July 13, 2016 by • Cord Blood Information • 0 Comments
Has anyone asking if you are banking your cord blood? Did you come away thinking that you needed more information about what cord blood banking is about?
Cord blood banking has become an increasingly popular health option for new parents in both Canada and the U.S.. Parents see it as an option toward insuring that their child will have a better chance of beating any possible future serious illness through the use of the stem cells present in the cord blood.
In an explanation provided by the Cord Blood Association of Canada, “Although the number of parents choosing to bank their newborn’s cord blood has doubled in the past five years as more families are becoming aware of this technology, over 98% of expectant parents become aware of cord blood banking only after child-birth, when their newborn’s cord blood has been discarded and no longer recoverable. As a new and promising medical option, there is important information about cord blood banking that every expectant parent should be informed before making decision on whether to bank their newborn’s cord blood.
By storing your child’s cord blood, you are storing stem cells with regenerative capabilities. Currently, over 50 of diseases can be treated with cord blood, but scientists predict that stem cell treatment will become increasingly frequent as cord blood stem cells research is performed, with some experts suggesting that stem cell treatment may be commonly used for many major diseases within a decade.”
If you are considering or have any questions about Cord Blood storage we have tried to put as many sources below as possible, to start you on your journey. Good luck!
Cord Blood Banking
Hema-Quebec Public Cord Blood Bank
National Marrow Donor Program-Details on umbilical cord blood donation
Cord Blood
Cord Blood Association of Canada
The March of Dimes-Umbilical Cord Blood
National Cord Blood Program – Cord Blood Q&A
GentleBirth.org – Umbilical cord issues
Parents Guide to Cord Blood
Cord Blood Blog
International Cord Blood Registry
Cord Blood Legislation by State (United States)