Baby walkers available for purchase on eBay.ca may pose a risk of injury to the youngsters who use them, Health Canada is warning.
The federal health agency urged parents in an Oct. 25 advisory to immediately “dispose of the walkers in such a way that they cannot be used again.”
The warning comes some 20 years after the government instituted a nationwide ban on all baby walkers due to safety concerns.
“Children in baby walkers are exposed to hazards that would not normally be accessible if the child were not supported by the walker, posing a variety of risks of injury to the child,” the Oct. 25 advisory reads. “Children in baby walkers can also fall down the stairs, which could result in injury or death.”…