Ikea has warned customers that they must use a wall- anchoring kit with its drawers and dressers after two US toddlers were killed last year.

Consumers have contacted Fisher-Price after a recall of almost a quarter of a million toys and high chairs amid safety concerns, parent company Mattel said today.

A BABY sling was recalled across Britain and Europe last night following claims linking it to three infant deaths in the United States.

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.

Computer makers are recalling 100,000 laptop battery packs made by Sony after 40 reports of overheating, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.

China’s poisoned powdered milk scandal widened today after liquid milk from three of the country’s leading dairies was found to be contaminated.

Millions of Chinese-made toys have been pulled from shelves in North America and Australia after scientists found they contain a chemical that converts into a powerful 'date rape' drug when ingested.

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.

FISHER-PRICE is recalling tens of thousands of Dora The Explorer and Lazy Town toys from Irish toy shops due to concerns they contain excessive amounts of lead in their surface paint.

Mattel is recalling 4.4 million Polly Pocket magnetic play sets, including 2 million sold outside the US, after three children were admitted to hospital with serious injuries from swallowing tiny magnets that fell off the toys, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today.

APPLE Computer has recalled 1.8 million Sony-built laptop batteries that could overheat and catch fire.