The equipment manufacturer Graco baby s recalling about two million strollers after receiving reports that four children died in strollers.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission, which announced the recall Wednesday, said the four children were trapped inside the stroller and strangled. The deaths occurred between 2003 and 2005.
The products being recalled are earlier versions of the Quattro Tour Graco MetroLite strollers and transportation systems, all manufactured before 2007 and distributed by Graco Children's Products Inc., of Atlanta.
The CPSC said that if babies are not properly attached to strollers, they can slip through the opening between the tray of the car and the seat bottom - where they can be trapped and be strangled. The commission also said it was aware of five reports of children trapped, resulting in cuts and bruises, and a report of a child who has difficulty breathing.
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The manufacturer of baby received reports that in strollers strangulation led to the deaths of four babies between 2003 and 2005. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is also aware of five separate reports of children getting caught in the stroller.
The recall includes earlier versions of the Quattro Tour Graco MetroLite strollers and transportation systems, all manufactured before 2007 and distributed by Graco Children's Products of Atlanta.
The complete list of recalled strollers are available in the CPSC's Web site.
Southwest Airlines (LUV_) is a trending topic today after the airline announced it will begin service to and from Charleston International Airport and Greenville-Spartanburg airport in South Carolina on March 13, 2011.
The airline will operate seven daily nonstop flights between Charleston and four destinations including Baltimore / Washington, Chicago Midway, Nashville, and Houston Hobby.
Southwest also will operate seven daily nonstop flights between Greenville-Spartanburg and the same four destinations and Orlando.
Southwest Airlines is scheduled to release its third quarter report on 21 October.
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