Baby walkers recalled

JOHN O SCERRI

Jul 14th 2010, 07:34

Why are items released for sale and then tested ? Why is it not the contrary?

Items which are critical for the health and safety of the individual should NOT be released for sale prior to results from testing.

How long does it take to notice that this item in particular is not suitable for it's intended use?
Does one need x- ray vision to do this at a simple glance?

I think the price tag would have said it all.

j grech

Jul 13th 2010, 22:38

BABY WALKERS ARE TO HELP THE BABY IN THAT FRUSTRATING STAGE BETWEEN CRAWLING AND WALKING AND ALLOWS THEM TO GET MOBILE, I TOO KNOW OF A BABY THAT HAS GONE DOWN STAIRS IN ONE BUT THEN THAT IS TOTAL NEGLECT BY THE PARENT ,IT CLEARLY STATES CHILD MUST NOT BE LEFT UNSUPERVISED WHILE IN ONE AND ALSO GATES SHOULD BE AT THE STAIRCASE, OR WILL THE PARENT ONLY INSTALL ONCE THE CHILD CRAWLS OR TODDLES TO THE STAIRCASE AND FALLS ? ALL THREE OF MY CHILDREN HAD A BABY WALKER AND MY ELDEST HAD HERS AT THE AGE OF 5 MONTHS WHEN THEY FIRST CAME ON THE BRITISH MARKET IN 1970 AND WE BOUGHT IT WITH US TO MALTA IT WAS SO BASIC BUT THEY NEVER HAD A FALL IN IT AS I SUPERVISED THEM AND IF MY BACK WAS TO BE TURNED I SLID A BOARD ACROSS ANY PATH I DID NOT WANT THEM TO TAKE, BABYS HAVE GREAT FUN EXPLORING IN THESE THINGS ITS UP TO THE PARENT TO BE MORE CAREFUL AS HALF THE TIME THEY ARE ON THE COMPUTER WITH FACEBOOK OR CONJOINED WITH THEIR MOBILE PHONE AND THINK BABIES TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES

F,Said

Jul 13th 2010, 22:11

Baby walkers should be banned ,always use gates at each end of the stairs with young kids in the house.

A Schembri

Jul 13th 2010, 20:33

ALL BABY WALKERS SHOULD BE COLLECTED!!!! THEY ARE A HAZARD TO CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY WHERE THERE ARE STAIRS, OR EVEN JUST 1 OR 2. I KNOW OF 2 BABIES HURT BY WALKERS FALLING DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS. PLEASE KEEP SAFE AND USE THE **ACTIVITY STATIONS** INSTEAD. THEY REMAIN IN ONE PLACE OR THEY PIVOT OR ELSE JUST THE SEAT GOES ROUND. SOOOOOO MUCH SAFER.