Cosco and Eddie Bauer car seat recall. In a week or so Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG) will announce a recall of more than four million Cosco and Eddie Bauer car seats. The models affected are Cosco Alpha/Omega, Touriva and Hi Back and Eddie Bauer Touriva and Hi Back car seats. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says there are two problems: The webbing on 3,957,826 Dorel seats fails to conform to standards for abrasion; and the webbing on 54,400 car seats may degrade when exposed to sunlight. In both cases, the concern is that the seats won’t provide sufficient protection in a crash. Learn more in the full Safety blog post.

Cybex strollers recalled because hinges pose hazards. A third stroller has been recalled for problems with the hinges after a child suffered a broken finger when he caught it in the stroller’s hinge mechanism. This recall involves 1,200 Ruby, Onyx and Topaz models of Cybex umbrella strollers, sold at department and juvenile product stores nationwide between August 2009 and November 2009 for between $140 and $260. Learn more in the full Safety blog post.

Cheap bike helmets offer same protection as expensive ones. When it comes to bicycle helmets, spending lots of money to get good protection is not necessary. The Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute bought and tested six helmets—ranging in price from less than $10 to more than $200—and found they performed almost identically on standard impact tests. So find one that fits well so that it will be positioned correctly when you hit and then choose based on what you can afford to pay. Learn more in the full Safety blog post.