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2.2M Bean Bag Chairs Recalled After Deaths

About 2.2 million bean bag chairs are being recalled after two children opened them, crawled inside and suffocated to death. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday that the zippers on the chairs, which are made by Ace Bayou …

Maryland to Ban Sale of Crib Bumpers

Maryland will ban the sale of baby crib bumper pads next year, saying the items have no benefit but potentially serious risks to infant health. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said Friday that the ban will take effect …

Maryland Mulls Voluntary Standards for Crib Bumper Pads

The state of Maryland plans to hold hearings on adopting voluntary safety standards on crib bumper pads. Officials had been discussing a ban on bumper pads that line the inside of cribs, but The Baltimore Sun reports that the state …