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Row over pushchair safety risks

Advertisement Debbie Bird from Babyworld demonstrates how to fold a buggy A consumer group has called for UK parents to receive the same protection as those in the US, amid fears of amputation risks from a pushchair. Full Article at BBC News

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  1. In America 15 children have had accidents involving the hinge mechanism on their single and double folding pushchairs. Of those 15 accidents, 12 have led to children having fingertips amputated. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has "recalled" Full Article at The Telegraph

  2. British pushchair maker Maclaren has said baby buggies which have cut off children's fingertips will be recalled in the US but not in the UK. Full Article at BBC News

  3. Maclaren today defended its decision not to organise a European recall of children's pushchairs at the centre of a safety scare despite doing so in the US. Full Article at The Independent

  4. Nearly one million Maclaren pushchairs are being "recalled" in America because they have caused children to have fingertips amputated. But what is the danger and why are they deemed safe here in the UK? Full Article at Channel 4

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