More than 2.1 million baby cots going back to 1993 are being recalled in the US, following reports of four baby deaths from suffocation.

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.

US toy firm Mattel is recalling 55,000 Chinese-made toys because of lead contamination fears.

An importer recalled nearly 250,000 SpongeBob SquarePants address books and diaries manufactured in China because the bindings might contain hazardous levels of lead paint, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said.

Toy-making giant Mattel today issued recalls for millions of Chinese-made toys that contain magnets that can be swallowed by children or could have lead paint.

Sony executives today apologised for inconvenience caused by a massive global recall in laptop batteries, but said the problems were now fixed and that none of the company’s top leaders would resign over the recall.

CURTIS SATHRE’s 13-year-old son Michael stood stunned, hand gushing blood after his mobile phone exploded.