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Coroner urges eBay pram crackdown


Coroner urges eBay pram crackdown

 

THE sale of substandard prams on eBay should be banned following the death of a child in Tasmania, a coroner has recommended.

Coroner Glenn Hay has called for legislation outlawing the importation of second-hand baby products which don't comply with Australian standards.

It comes after an investigation into the 2007 death of 11-month-old Zac Cameron Rainbow in Hobart.

The coroner found the child died of positional asphyxia when sleeping in a Swedish-made Emmaljunga pram purchased on eBay by his grandmother for $60.

The boy became trapped between the mattress and side wall of the pram.

"I recommend consideration be given to introducing legislation ... precluding the import, whether via the agency of eBay or similar agencies, from overseas of such second-hand equipment not complying with current Australian safety standards," the coroner wrote.

 

Mr Hay said second-hand nursery furniture should only be sold through licensed dealers.

He said equipment not complying with Australian standards should be disposed of.

 

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Something related from the USA.

 

Baby Einstein recall: Jumpers can pose hazard

The Baby Einstein jumpers reportedly have caused dozens of injuries to babies, including a 7-month-old who suffered a skull fracture.

About 400,000 Baby Einstein Musical Motion Activity Jumpers are being recalled because of risk of injury to children.

The product's importer, Kids II, issued the voluntary recall because the "sun" toy attachment on the activity jumper can rebound with force and injure a baby, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Tuesday.

"The firm has received 100 reports of incidents including 61 injuries. Reported injuries include bruises, lacerations to the face, a 7-month-old boy who sustained a lineal skull fracture and a chipped tooth to an adult," the commission said.

The recall applies to Baby Einstein Musical Motion Activity Jumpers with the model No. 90564, made before November 2011, Kids II said. The date code is in the lower right corner of the sewn-in label at the back of the blue seat pad.



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At the time the above article was published, searching ebaY showed numerous such items.

 

Baby Einstein Musical Motion 2 in 1 Stationary Jumper Entertainer zTS_eBay_20130806_640c.png

A search today shows the same, many from smaller sellers, some even from ebaY's biggest diamond sellers.

If ebaY / paypal buyer protection doesn't cover dead babies, ebaY probably should start having those taken down, and retailers likewise.



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