Safe-Strap Company Inc grocery or shopping carts, unpowered
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Mar 16, 2021. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 3reports to CPSC
- Mar 16, 2021the latest report was made
- Sep 19, 2012the earliest
- 2with the company’s comments
- Brand
- None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, Safe-Strap Company Inc
- Maker
- Safe-Strap Company IncMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Grocery or shopping carts, unpoweredCPSC’s product type: Grocery or Shopping Carts, Unpowered (code 1679), in Products at Public Facilities: Other
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| March 2021 | 1 |
| July 2018 | 1 |
| September 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
- No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Mar 16, 2021, sent to the company Apr 1, 2021, published by CPSC Apr 15, 2021
The product, in the report: Target red shopping cart with additional attached seating for kids
When we arrived at target we got one of the carts that seats 3 kids. I was with my 6 year old, 5 year old and 2 year old. My 5 year old son was getting on the shopping cart when he got his finger stuck in this odd whole under the child’s seat. It is a perfect whole for children to get it stuck. Not sure why that has not been looked at as a hazard. We had to call the paramedics to help remove his finger from the hole. He had an large abrasion on his finger, I had to take him to the immediate clinic. He has been having nightmares due to the situation. I would like these carts to be recalled and redesigned to avoid these kind of situations.
- Where
- Woodridge, Illinois: Other Public Property/
Office - Who was involved
- Age 5, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- made or sold by Safe-Strap Company Inc
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
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No one hurt Made Jul 10, 2018, sent to the company Sep 19, 2018, published by CPSC Oct 10, 2018
The product, in the report: Dear US Consumer Product Safety Commission: I grocery shop with my toddler weekly at Market Basket in Biddeford, Maine. This Market Basket location uses Safe-Strap child safety belts in their carts. I’ve become aware that there is a serious safety concern with the buckles on these straps. These seat belts appear to be secured after buckling, but the buckle pops open with a small amount of force. These belts and buckles appear to be in good condition and are not broken otherwise. I first noticed the problem approximately 6 weeks ago. My buckled toddler attempted to stand up in the cart’s seat. The buckle popped open! I immediately notified the front-end store manager on duty, [REDACTED]. I demonstrated the buckle buckling and then unbuckling with a slight tug. [REDACTED] assured me this safety issue would be addressed immediately. Since then, I’ve come across multiple cart belts at this store with the same issue. I addressed the issue once again with [REDACTED] during my weekly shopping visit today. [REDACTED] stated that she addressed the problem with Safe-Strap personally and with her supervisor, “[REDACTED].” Nothing has been done. This serious safety issue needs to be addressed immediately. I am sending a copy of this message to Safe-Strap and Market Basket corporate offices. Please feel free to contact me regarding this issue. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
Dear US Consumer Product Safety Commission:
I grocery shop with my toddler weekly at Market Basket in Biddeford, Maine. This Market Basket location uses Safe-Strap child safety belts in their carts. I’ve become aware that there is a serious safety concern with the buckles on these straps. These seat belts appear to be secured after buckling, but the buckle pops open with a small amount of force. These belts and buckles appear to be in good condition and are not broken otherwise.
I first noticed the problem approximately 6 weeks ago. My buckled toddler attempted to stand up in the cart’s seat. The buckle popped open! I immediately notified the front-end store manager on duty, [REDACTED]. I demonstrated the buckle buckling and then unbuckling with a slight tug. [REDACTED] assured me this safety issue would be addressed immediately.
Since then, I’ve come across multiple cart belts at this store with the same issue. I addressed the issue once again with [REDACTED] during my weekly shopping visit today. [REDACTED] stated that she addressed the problem with Safe-Strap personally and with her supervisor, “[REDACTED].” Nothing has been done.
This serious safety issue needs to be addressed immediately. I am sending a copy of this message to Safe-Strap and Market Basket corporate offices.
Please feel free to contact me regarding this issue.
[REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
- Where
- Biddeford, Maine: Other
- Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- made or sold by Safe-Strap Company Inc
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Sep 19, 2012, sent to the company Oct 24, 2012, published by CPSC Nov 14, 2012
The product, in the report: Shopping cart with baby seats attached
The reporter stated that he was a door greater at a retailer and he noticed that there was a safety hazards with the carts used at the store. The reporter stated that these carts are the ones that the attached baby seat located on the rear of the shopping cart.
The reporter informed me that the baby seats located on the carts were supported by a stainless steel plate. The reporters stated that the cart was cracking and breaking on the spot weld that connects the stainless steel tube which was attached to a plate. The consumer stated that these stainless steel tubes and plates are only supported by these spot welds.
The consumer stated he felt that it was a fall hazard for children who are placed on these baby seats, because the support of the seat can easily break.
The consumer believes that these seats can easily fall off the cart and he was afraid this could happen when a baby was inside the seat.
The reporter stated that he informed management and they pulled all their carts from this particular store. Although he was afraid that corporate was not doing anything to inform other locations of the hazard that this carts can pose.
UPDATE: Since I made the original report I have obtained more information pertinent to the failed baby mounted on the grocery carts used by Wal-Mart stores. The name of the seat is SAFE SEAT, manufactured by sse Inc. of Fairfield, NJ.
I also photographed the seats that failed at our store. Unfortunately some of the pictures are a little out of focus. When I took the pictures ,I was in bright sun and was unable to preview the photos after they were taken.
Picture one. The seat (a) is made with a foam material and is surrounded with a metal tube with a tube that goes down the back of the seat (b). This tube is attached wlith one spot weld (c) to a metal plated (d). The metal plate has a bracket that surrounds the metal tube (e) but that is not otherwise attached to the seat except for one spot weld at the other end of the plate. If the spot weld fails the seat is free to detach from the mounting plate.
Picture two. This shows a side view of a seat which has not totally failed.The spot weld has signs of a crack which probably means that this seat is about to fail.
Pictures three, four and five. These are pictures of three other seats where the weld has failed and the seat has become detached from the mounting plate.
Picture six. This photo shows a plate and bracket from one ofthe failed seats.
Picture seven. Shows a front view of the seat with the cracked spot weld. This seat in the normal position for use.
Picture eight. A side view showing the Manufactures logo .
Picture nine. Warning label on seat.
I also examined two more of theses seats at Wal-Mart’s Union, Mo store but was unable to take photos. Both of these carts are newer that the ones at the Washington, Mo but both showed a thin line of rest across the spot weld which indicates that there are fine cracks in the weld.
- Model
- Unknown
- UPC
- Unknown
- Serial number
- Unknown
- Bought from
- Unknown
- Where
- Washington, Missouri: Other Public Property/
Office - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Unknown, made or sold by Safe-Strap Company Inc
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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