The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall for LeapFrog’s Didj Gaming Console.  The Didj gaming system is a learning tool for children 6 - 10 years old.  It is an electronic game with a handheld device that connects to the computer.

The recall is for the charging station and the rechargeable battery packs. If the rechargeable battery pack is placed on the console upside down, the batteries and the console can overheat, posing a burn threat.  There were 12 instances of overheating reported to the CPSC, with one minor burn reported.

Childern should discontinue using the rechargeable battery packs immediately, but can continue to use the gaming console with the AC adapter or 4 AA batteries.  Parents should contact LeapFrog through their website, http://www.leapfrog.com/en/home/support/product_recalls.html, or by calling them at 1-800-701-5327 for a full refund and a new LeapFrog game.

The recall of melamine-contaminated milk from China has now extended to several products made with milk.  After a creamy candy from White Rabbit tested positive for the melamine, officials from Singaport have banned the import of all milk products such as yogurt, yogurt bars, and ice cream.  The ban also includes products consumers might not relate to the contaminated milk such as chocolate, biscuits and other candy that have a milk ingredient.  The contamination apparently is effecting products from various companies all across Asia, including Starbucks, Nissin Foods and Nestle. 

The number of reported  infants who have become ill and have been hospitalized due to the contaminated milk has now risen to almost 13,000.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Health Information Advisory for infant formula that may be on the shelves in Asian specialty markets here in the U.S.  The Advisory is based on the reports of kidney stones found in infants in China.  Kidney stones or kidney disease is very rare in infants and it is believed these cases are the result of melamine found in the baby formula.

Melamine is used in plastics but in the body it effects the protein profile of milk and would cause the kidney diseases currently reported in the Chinese infants.

The FDA advises that none of the U.S manufacturers are part of this advisory as they do not import formula or any source materials from China.  Therefore it was believed that only the infants of parents who shop in the Asian specialty stores where these products may be found would be at risk.  The FDA is asking retailers to remove from their shelves any infant formula manufactured in China.