In a previous article about Tupperware using #7 plastics, I had questioned if the company would recall or refund money if a customer was concerned about their product being made from polycarbonate #7 plastic.  The issue being the widely controversial chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) that is a material used to produce polycarbonate plastic.  With so many other companies recalling massive amounts of products because of parents and consumers worried about the BPA controversy….I really was expecting a different answer than I received.
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I spent this morning returning my plastics containing BPA to Zellers.  They confirmed that Friday (May 9th) is the final day you can return recalled baby products without a receipt.  The kind folks at Zellers customer service work off their own recall sheet and let you know what they’ll take back in return for an in-store gift card.  So anyone out there who hasn’t sorted through their old bottles, sippy cups, Avent breast pump, etc. time is running out.  London Drugs is no longer taking products without the receipt and Zellers follows on Friday. 

You’ll learn soon enough that I have a toy addiction…I’m in LOVE with Playmobil. It’s quality is amazing and although it’s not cheap, you just know it will never end up on a recall list.   Another recall has surfaced involving magnets, the company is MEGA Brands.   Never a huge surprise anymore when the toy has a magnet, but this recall is pretty widespread.   Most parents I know have a Magnetix building set and I was planning on purchasing the Magnetix Jr. set for the girls because it’s so fun.   Guess I need to get my girls aboard the Playmobil train, as it’s really the only brand I buy that I’m completely at ease.

Here is the link to the latest recall  involving the following building sets from Mega Brands: Magnetix, Magtastik, Magnimals, Magnetix Jr., and Magna-Mans.

http://www.megabrands.com/en/customerservice/recallinfo/index.php

Tek Nek Toys is recalling Rock ‘N Ride plush rocker toys.   The base of the rocker is the issue…a replacement can be ordered if your rocker  has a date code from July 26, 2007 through December 29, 2007.   Read more:

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/recalls04/2008/rocknride.html

Latest toy recall from Battat Inc. as they are recalling ‘Magnabild’ magnetic building sets.   Parents should take away any  Magnabild Magnetic Building System. No injuries have been reported, but 16 separate incidences of magnets coming from the pieces have been reported.

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/recalls04/2008/battat.html