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Ground Beef Recall Superstore, Kelowna – Contains GLASS

ThisGirlWearsGlasses — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:52:16 +0000

HEALTH HAZARD ALERT – GROUND BEEF SOLD BY SUPERSTORE, KELOWNA MAY CONTAIN PIECES OF GLASS OTTAWA, February 13, 2009 – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Real Canadian Superstore are warning the public not to consume the ground beef described below because it may contain pieces of glass. The fresh Lean Ground Beef Club Pack affected [...]

Toys R Us Safety Advisory Notices

ThisGirlWearsGlasses — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:30:08 +0000

The Sizzlin’ Cool Boat Assortment (sku 241970) has been recalled as the string on the boat may unravel posing a possible strangulation or entanglement hazard for small children. No incidents have been reported. Consumers should immediately take the product from children and return it to the nearest Toys “R” Us store. For further information, contact Toys “R” [...]

Sam keeps his pony, Emily!

ThisGirlWearsGlasses — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:17:21 +0000

Thank you to everyone who lent their support by offering words of encouragement and also who signed the online petition for the Spiteri family. I am happy to say that today Antonia Spiteri won the right to keep her son’s therapy pony on her land. A quote from her Facebook group, Save Sam Spiteri’s PONY [...]

Sam needs our help

ThisGirlWearsGlasses — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:01:27 +0000

In small town Caledon, Ontario there is a little boy named Sam. He is 3 years old and shortly after birth was diagnosed with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy. He cannot walk, or crawl and lives with his single-mother, and siblings on their grandparents rural-residential home. As part of his therapy it was recommended that he [...]

Bullying Speech: Your voice has the power to make a difference

ThisGirlWearsGlasses — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:49:01 +0000

This is Anti-Bullying Awareness week in Canada. Yes, I wouldn’t have known either. It seems we are failing ourselves and our children by not providing more awareness on this very serious issue facing every 3 out of 4 students in Canada. I have been conducting my own research on this social issue and at my work, [...]

“Sophie the Giraffe” pulled from Toys R Us Canada

ThisGirlWearsGlasses — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:48:02 +0000

I just spoke to a Manager at Toys R Us Canada and they have been notified by their Head Office to pull ‘Sophie’ off their shelves ACROSS CANADA. The product has been removed from their shelves and is no longer available for purchase. Health Canada has not issued a recall or product warning but according to [...]

When does having an opinion mean you’re a fraud?

ThisGirlWearsGlasses — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:39:19 +0000

When I first had the idea of hosting a blog, I knew that by putting myself “out there” I left myself open to criticism. The topic of consumer safety and particularly, toy recalls was my champion topic since I am deeply affected by the topic. However, what I did not anticipate was the amount of [...]

Updated! Chocolate coins sold by Costco tainted with melamine

ThisGirlWearsGlasses — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:04:22 +0000

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to eat, distribute or sell Sherwood brand Pirate’s Gold milk chocolate coins imported from China. The candy is sold across Canada by Costco and may also have been sold in bulk packages or as individual pieces at various dollar and bulk stores across Canada. Learn More>

The Awful Back Alley of our Gleaming Toy Aisles

ThisGirlWearsGlasses — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:51:33 +0000

Since our family has been affected by toy recalls, I must admit that I have only focused on ensuring that no hazardous toys find their way into our home. Also in my plight to ensure awareness for consumers I have given very little consideration to the people who actually work in the factories that supply [...]

Toy Recalls on Perez Hilton!!

ThisGirlWearsGlasses — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:30:42 +0000

Do you know how badly I would have loved it if he made reference to this site! Toy Recalls in Canada from the Toronto Star now on Perez!

“People have to know their families are going to be safe…”

ThisGirlWearsGlasses — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:21:02 +0000

Our community has been enraged by an incident that happened on a city bus on Sunday, October 5th. According to an article in the Ottawa Citizen, a bus driver tried to restrict two women with their strollers from boarding the bus . The driver advised the women that only one stroller was allowed on the [...]

Sophie the Giraffe is smaller than a hot dog wiener

ThisGirlWearsGlasses — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:28:20 +0000

When I became a parent some of the wisdom which we received was: 1. If you can pass the toy through a toilet paper roll means it is too small for a child under the age of 3 2. If the toy is more narrow than a hot dog wiener means it is too small for a [...]

We Made the cover of the Toronto Star

ThisGirlWearsGlasses — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:51:01 +0000

Well, not actually www.thisgirlwearsglasses.com but the Toronto Star had a front page story that found toys with toxic levels of lead were being sold around the Toronto area. I am shocked. The reporter (David Bruser) visited various locations around Toronto with a device called the “XRF machine” (how can I get my hands on one!) [...]

Canada recalls made-in-China cookies

ThisGirlWearsGlasses — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:49:14 +0000

I haven’t posted on food recalls before but the latest string of melamine-related recalls stemming from the Chinese tainted-milk scandal is getting a little hard not to discuss. Just today 7 varieties of Lotte brand Koala’s March filled cookies that have been pulled off shelves in Canada. Here is the news article. The cookies were manufactured [...]

Harry Potter, Hedwig, Hermione and Crookshank tainted with lead

ThisGirlWearsGlasses — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:02:19 +0000

Looks like even Harry Potter can’t escape “excess levels of lead”. These Harry Potter bookends were sold through various school fundraisers and the paint on the bookends contains high levels of lead. *Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.* Those darn muggles.

Stand Behind Your Brand

ThisGirlWearsGlasses — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:34:06 +0000

I’ve recently had correspondence with a toy retailer in Canada, who is a distributor of “Melissa and Doug” products. When you walk into their stores, they have shelves upon shelves, display cases and window decals of their proud display of Melissa and Doug products. So when I notified them of the most recent recall for [...]

Hey Melissa and Doug! Maybe it’s time to add that “Recall Section”

ThisGirlWearsGlasses — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:09:05 +0000

I started this blog because of the possibility that we were affected by a toy recall. We owned a Melissa and Doug Geometric Stacker which had a recall notice associated to the product. The very idea that a trusted toy manufacturer, toys that we had brought into our home, had recall notices associated to them pushed [...]

The Bonne Bell Recall Hotline

ThisGirlWearsGlasses — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:36:32 +0000

Being from the “Lip Smacker” generation, I had to post this recall by Bonne Bell because “Some of the clasps, which attach to the zipper pull on these accessory bags, have been determined to contain excess levels of lead. As a result, The Bonne Bell Company, in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission [...]

Banned since 1973 but sold at CNE in 2008

ThisGirlWearsGlasses — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:25:33 +0000

There has been a recall on a Children’s Balloon Blowing Kit which “consist of a solvent mixture in a tube and one or more plastic straws for blowing. Children can form balloons or bubbles by dipping the short straw into the solvent and blowing through the straw.” Aside from being so generic in description, I [...]

Go Ahead Call them: Playwell Enterprises at 416-439-0044

ThisGirlWearsGlasses — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:17:16 +0000

Of all the toys that are the least likely to cross the threshold of our home, are magnetic toys. Quite honestly, I am AMAZED that there is still a market for them on Canada’s toy shelves (especially for under the age of 5 group). Playwell Enterpriseshas just issued a recall for “Vehicle Magnetic Blocks”. [...]