http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com Thu, 07 May 2009 17:38:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2009/02/17/ground-beef-recall-superstore-kelowna-contains-glass/ http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2009/02/17/ground-beef-recall-superstore-kelowna-contains-glass/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:52:16 +0000 ThisGirlWearsGlasses http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/?p=336 HEALTH HAZARD ALERT – GROUND BEEF SOLD BY SUPERSTORE, KELOWNA MAY CONTAIN PIECES OF GLASS OTTAWA, February 13, 2009 – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Real Canadian Superstore are warning the public not to consume the ground beef described below because it may contain pieces of glass. The fresh Lean Ground Beef Club Pack affected [...]]]> http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2009/02/17/ground-beef-recall-superstore-kelowna-contains-glass/feed/ 0 http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/12/31/toys-r-us-safety-advisory-notices/ http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/12/31/toys-r-us-safety-advisory-notices/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:30:08 +0000 ThisGirlWearsGlasses http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/?p=334 The Sizzlin’ Cool Boat Assortment (sku 241970) has been recalled as the string on the boat may unravel posing a possible strangulation or entanglement hazard for small children.  No incidents have been reported. Consumers should immediately take the product from children and return it to the nearest Toys “R” Us store. For further information, contact Toys “R” [...]]]> http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/12/31/toys-r-us-safety-advisory-notices/feed/ 0 http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/11/13/%e2%80%9csophie-the-giraffe%e2%80%9d-pulled-from-toys-r-us-canada/ http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/11/13/%e2%80%9csophie-the-giraffe%e2%80%9d-pulled-from-toys-r-us-canada/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:48:02 +0000 ThisGirlWearsGlasses http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/?p=311 I just spoke to a Manager at Toys R Us Canada and they have been notified by their Head Office to pull ‘Sophie’ off their shelves ACROSS CANADA.  The product has been removed from their shelves and is no longer available for purchase. Health Canada has not issued a recall or product warning but according to [...]]]> http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/11/13/%e2%80%9csophie-the-giraffe%e2%80%9d-pulled-from-toys-r-us-canada/feed/ 8 http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/11/12/when-does-having-an-opinion-mean-youre-a-fraud/ http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/11/12/when-does-having-an-opinion-mean-youre-a-fraud/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:39:19 +0000 ThisGirlWearsGlasses http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/?p=305 When I first had the idea of hosting a blog, I knew that by putting myself “out there” I left myself open to criticism. The topic of consumer safety and particularly, toy recalls was my champion topic since I am deeply affected by the topic. However, what I did not anticipate was the amount of [...]]]> http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/11/12/when-does-having-an-opinion-mean-youre-a-fraud/feed/ 7 http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/10/14/chocolate-coins-sold-by-costco-tainted-with-melamine/ http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/10/14/chocolate-coins-sold-by-costco-tainted-with-melamine/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:04:22 +0000 ThisGirlWearsGlasses http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/?p=289 The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to eat, distribute or sell Sherwood brand Pirate’s Gold milk chocolate coins imported from China.  The candy is sold across Canada by Costco and may also have been sold in bulk packages or as individual pieces at various dollar and bulk stores across Canada. Learn More> ]]> http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/10/14/chocolate-coins-sold-by-costco-tainted-with-melamine/feed/ 2 http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/10/08/toy-recalls-on-perez-hilton/ http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/10/08/toy-recalls-on-perez-hilton/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:30:42 +0000 ThisGirlWearsGlasses http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/?p=275 Do you know how badly I would have loved it if he made reference to this site! Toy Recalls in Canada from the Toronto Star now on Perez! ]]> http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/10/08/toy-recalls-on-perez-hilton/feed/ 0 http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/10/06/sophie-the-giraffe-is-smaller-than-a-hot-dog-wiener/ http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/10/06/sophie-the-giraffe-is-smaller-than-a-hot-dog-wiener/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:28:20 +0000 ThisGirlWearsGlasses http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/?p=259 When I became a parent some of the wisdom which we received was: 1. If you can pass the toy through a toilet paper roll means it is too small for a child under the age of 3 2. If the toy is more narrow than a hot dog wiener means it is too small for a [...]]]> http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/10/06/sophie-the-giraffe-is-smaller-than-a-hot-dog-wiener/feed/ 17 http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/10/05/we-made-the-cover-of-the-toronto-star/ http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/10/05/we-made-the-cover-of-the-toronto-star/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:51:01 +0000 ThisGirlWearsGlasses http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/?p=254 Well, not actually www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com but the Toronto Star had a front page story that found toys with toxic levels of lead were being sold around the Toronto area. I am shocked. The reporter (David Bruser) visited various locations around Toronto with a device called the “XRF machine” (how can I get my hands on one!) [...]]]> http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/10/05/we-made-the-cover-of-the-toronto-star/feed/ 0 http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/10/01/canada-recalls-made-in-china-cookies/ http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/10/01/canada-recalls-made-in-china-cookies/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:49:14 +0000 ThisGirlWearsGlasses http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/?p=250 I haven’t posted on food recalls before but the latest string of melamine-related recalls stemming from the Chinese tainted-milk scandal is getting a little hard not to discuss. Just today 7 varieties of Lotte brand Koala’s March filled cookies that have been pulled off shelves in Canada. Here is the news article. The cookies were manufactured [...]]]> http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/10/01/canada-recalls-made-in-china-cookies/feed/ 0 http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/09/29/calling-harry-potter-fansharry-potter-hedwig-hermione-and-crookshank-are-tainted-with-lead/ http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/09/29/calling-harry-potter-fansharry-potter-hedwig-hermione-and-crookshank-are-tainted-with-lead/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:02:19 +0000 ThisGirlWearsGlasses http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/?p=246 Looks like even Harry Potter can’t escape “excess levels of lead”. These Harry Potter bookends were sold through various school fundraisers and the paint on the bookends contains high levels of lead. *Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.* Those darn muggles. ]]> http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/09/29/calling-harry-potter-fansharry-potter-hedwig-hermione-and-crookshank-are-tainted-with-lead/feed/ 0 http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/09/26/stand-behind-your-brand/ http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/09/26/stand-behind-your-brand/#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:34:06 +0000 ThisGirlWearsGlasses http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/?p=239 I’ve recently had correspondence with a toy retailer in Canada, who is a distributor of “Melissa and Doug” products. When you walk into their stores, they have shelves upon shelves, display cases and window decals of their proud display of Melissa and Doug products. So when I notified them of the most recent recall for [...]]]> http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/09/26/stand-behind-your-brand/feed/ 0 http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/09/24/maybe-its-time-to-add-a-recall-section-melissa-and-doug/ http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/09/24/maybe-its-time-to-add-a-recall-section-melissa-and-doug/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:09:05 +0000 ThisGirlWearsGlasses http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/?p=229 I started this blog because of the possibility that we were affected by a toy recall. We owned a Melissa and Doug Geometric Stacker which had a recall notice associated to the product. The very idea that a trusted toy manufacturer, toys that we had brought into our home, had recall notices associated to them pushed [...]]]> http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/09/24/maybe-its-time-to-add-a-recall-section-melissa-and-doug/feed/ 2 http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/09/09/the-bonne-bell-recall-hotline/ http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/09/09/the-bonne-bell-recall-hotline/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:36:32 +0000 ThisGirlWearsGlasses http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/?p=223 Being from the “Lip Smacker” generation, I had to post this recall by Bonne Bell because “Some of the clasps, which attach to the zipper pull on these accessory bags, have been determined to contain excess levels of lead. As a result, The Bonne Bell Company, in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission [...]]]> http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/09/09/the-bonne-bell-recall-hotline/feed/ 0 http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/09/08/balloon-blowing-kits-banned-since-1973-but-sold-at-cne/ http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/09/08/balloon-blowing-kits-banned-since-1973-but-sold-at-cne/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:25:33 +0000 ThisGirlWearsGlasses http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/?p=207 There has been a recall on a Children’s Balloon Blowing Kit which “consist of a solvent mixture in a tube and one or more plastic straws for blowing. Children can form balloons or bubbles by dipping the short straw into the solvent and blowing through the straw.” Aside from being so generic in description, I [...]]]> http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/09/08/balloon-blowing-kits-banned-since-1973-but-sold-at-cne/feed/ 0 http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/09/07/go-ahead-call-them-playwell-enterprises-at-416-439-0044/ http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/09/07/go-ahead-call-them-playwell-enterprises-at-416-439-0044/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:17:16 +0000 ThisGirlWearsGlasses http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/?p=211 Of all the toys that are the least likely to cross the threshold of our home, are magnetic toys. Quite honestly, I am AMAZED that there is still a market for them on Canada’s toy shelves (especially for under the age of 5 group). Playwell Enterpriseshas just issued a recall for “Vehicle Magnetic Blocks”. [...]]]> http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/09/07/go-ahead-call-them-playwell-enterprises-at-416-439-0044/feed/ 0 http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/09/02/abc-news-recalled-toys-being-resold-online/ http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/09/02/abc-news-recalled-toys-being-resold-online/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:10:10 +0000 ThisGirlWearsGlasses http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/?p=203 There are recalled toys still available for purchase?!? Here is a news clip from November 2007 from ABC News on the expose of purchasing toys recalled online. I have decided to post this video due to its current relevance. If the consumers are not notified of the recalls, regardless of the size of recall we are [...]]]> http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/09/02/abc-news-recalled-toys-being-resold-online/feed/ 0 http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/08/26/the-health-canada-recall-12-step-process/ http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/08/26/the-health-canada-recall-12-step-process/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:29:55 +0000 ThisGirlWearsGlasses http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/?p=165 Did you know that Health Canada has an actual 12-step process for recalling hazardous consumer products in Canada? It’s true and I know this because Alex Toys is telling me that they “have worked with Health Canada on the requirements for the recall and are following their prescribed actions”. You know what, they’re right. The Health [...]]]> http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/08/26/the-health-canada-recall-12-step-process/feed/ 1 http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/08/26/props-to-international-playthings/ http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/08/26/props-to-international-playthings/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:38:52 +0000 ThisGirlWearsGlasses http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/?p=183 Do my eyes deceive me? Is a manufacturer actually coordinating a recall that could communicate to their customer? On the Health Canada website, I read that there was a new recall for “TAGGIES(TM) Strollin’ Along Activity Bar” by International Playthings. The product recall has been issued because there have been 3 reports of young children [...]]]> http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/08/26/props-to-international-playthings/feed/ 0 http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/08/21/temporarily-out-of-stock-does-not-mean-recalled/ http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/08/21/temporarily-out-of-stock-does-not-mean-recalled/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:55:27 +0000 ThisGirlWearsGlasses http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/?p=94 Re: Alex Toys “Flippity Flops” – It’s taken almost 6 days to get the notice changed from “Ships within 24 hours” to Temporarily Out of Stock. Although, I am pleased that the product is no longer available for purchase, I am really disappointed that this really reputable Canadian e-retailer did not post the recall [...]]]> http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/08/21/temporarily-out-of-stock-does-not-mean-recalled/feed/ 0 http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/08/21/galt-toys-more-barium/ http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/08/21/galt-toys-more-barium/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:24:08 +0000 ThisGirlWearsGlasses http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/?p=120 Hmm, more wooden called for “excess levels of Barium”!! Health Canada just issued a recall on a painted toy called the “Pop Up Toy” by Galt Toys. The purpose for the recall to is that Health Canada found there to be excess levels of barium in the paint. This toy has been sold in Canada since [...]]]> http://www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com/2008/08/21/galt-toys-more-barium/feed/ 3