"How ya like me now, CPSC?" Beco Butterfly, now retro-fitted and ready to roll.
Our 7 Days of Baby Carriers series from earlier this year prompted a bunch of comments from you, in particular a heated debate over whether the ERGO (our pick) offered more bang for the buck than the equally popular and high-end Beco carrier. Well, the jury's still out, opinion-wise, but in checking the weekly barrage of baby-product recalls from the CPSC, we stumbled across a recent tidbit that at least makes us feel OK that we picked the ERGO when we did. In late April, Beco issued a voluntary recall of its Butterfly infant carriers (models purchased between January and Feb. 28, 2008), but the good news is that it's not only begun issuing retro-fit kits to correct the issue; it's also devoted many of its recent blog posts to keeping customers informed. (If only bigger companies exercised such care.) If you own a Butterfly and this is news to you, we've got all the details after the jump.
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