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| Maclaren will probe buggy claims | Maclaren will probe buggy claims |
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| By Anna Adams Interactive reporter, BBC News Parents have contacted the BBC with concerns about the buggies | By Anna Adams Interactive reporter, BBC News Parents have contacted the BBC with concerns about the buggies |
| Pushchair maker Maclaren has agreed to investigate new complaints that children in the UK have been injured by its products. | |
| The British company recalled one million pushchairs in the US after 12 cases of children slicing off their fingertips in the hinges of buggies. | The British company recalled one million pushchairs in the US after 12 cases of children slicing off their fingertips in the hinges of buggies. |
| But the company said it would not be issuing the same advice to consumers in the UK because there had not been the same level of concern here. | But the company said it would not be issuing the same advice to consumers in the UK because there had not been the same level of concern here. |
| Trading Standards said there had only been one similar case in the UK. | Trading Standards said there had only been one similar case in the UK. |
| But now many more parents have come forward to the BBC and said they have had similar experiences. | But now many more parents have come forward to the BBC and said they have had similar experiences. |
| Faye Roast's daughter Gracie lost the pad of her finger when it was trapped in the hinges last year. | Faye Roast's daughter Gracie lost the pad of her finger when it was trapped in the hinges last year. |
| 'Pinched off' | 'Pinched off' |
| The mother-of-two from Bedfordshire said she felt so guilty about what happened that she didn't contact Maclaren. | The mother-of-two from Bedfordshire said she felt so guilty about what happened that she didn't contact Maclaren. |
| She said: "I was putting the buggy up and when it clicked. Gracie screamed and I realised that she'd caught her finger. | She said: "I was putting the buggy up and when it clicked. Gracie screamed and I realised that she'd caught her finger. |
| "I didn't realise how badly injured she was though and we had to take her to hospital as she's lost all the flesh on her finger tip. It was quite literally pinched off. | "I didn't realise how badly injured she was though and we had to take her to hospital as she's lost all the flesh on her finger tip. It was quite literally pinched off. |
| "She still hasn't got a fingerprint and her nail won't grow back properly." | "She still hasn't got a fingerprint and her nail won't grow back properly." |
| She added: "Parents do have a responsibility to take care but at the same time you expect a company like Maclaren to make sure that any problems they are aware of are passed on to the consumer. If US parents are protected we should be too." | She added: "Parents do have a responsibility to take care but at the same time you expect a company like Maclaren to make sure that any problems they are aware of are passed on to the consumer. If US parents are protected we should be too." |
| Injury reports | Injury reports |
| Hundreds of people contacted the BBC about Maclaren, some of which said their children had also lost their fingertips. | Hundreds of people contacted the BBC about Maclaren, some of which said their children had also lost their fingertips. |
| Maclaren has voluntarily launched a recall of all its single and double umbrella pushchairs in the US, including the popular Volo and Techno products. | Maclaren has voluntarily launched a recall of all its single and double umbrella pushchairs in the US, including the popular Volo and Techno products. |
| Patty Davis of the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the US said it had received a total of 15 reports of injuries to children's fingers, including 12 amputations. | Patty Davis of the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the US said it had received a total of 15 reports of injuries to children's fingers, including 12 amputations. |
| Maclaren USA is providing customers with a kit to cover the "elbow joint" on the hinge mechanism. | Maclaren USA is providing customers with a kit to cover the "elbow joint" on the hinge mechanism. |
| The Northamptonshire-based company decided not to recall the products in the UK after consultation with trading standards officials. | The Northamptonshire-based company decided not to recall the products in the UK after consultation with trading standards officials. |
| Industry experts | Industry experts |
| The firm said its products complied with European safety legislation and that the risk of injury was "non-existent" if consumers followed instructions for their use. | The firm said its products complied with European safety legislation and that the risk of injury was "non-existent" if consumers followed instructions for their use. |
| Maclaren have appointed a private PR consultancy to help deal with the enquiries. | Maclaren have appointed a private PR consultancy to help deal with the enquiries. |
| A spokesperson refused to say whether they had received any more complaints but said that the company would look at these new cases on an individual basis. | A spokesperson refused to say whether they had received any more complaints but said that the company would look at these new cases on an individual basis. |
| He would not discuss whether there were any plans to recall buggies in the UK. | He would not discuss whether there were any plans to recall buggies in the UK. |
| He added: "Our position has not changed. This is an industry-wide problem and doesn't just involve Maclaren. The company has been holding talks with industry experts." | He added: "Our position has not changed. This is an industry-wide problem and doesn't just involve Maclaren. The company has been holding talks with industry experts." |