The time between peeking at a carefully drawn up wish list to filling out a shopping bag is a short one, often crammed into hectic hours of scanning store shelves to find just the right item to make a child happy.
Awareness is the key.
To emphasize that awareness, TDH inspectors make the rounds of retail stores s everal days each fall, looking for children's items that have been recalled. These recalled items should not be out on shelves for sale. These items are 10 out of hundreds recalled annually. TDH's product safety inspectors investigate problems and head off potential dangers in children's items year round. Among the reasons for recalls are head injuries, falls, bruises and cuts, choking, eye injuries, broken teeth, broken bones, mild concussions, lacerations and fire hazards.