Seven manufacturers recall cribs for repairs
CPSC sworking on mandatory standard for safe cribs
Gerri Hunt -- Kids Today, 8/30/2010 4:27:39 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, with the cooperation of seven manufacturers, voluntarily recalled more than 2 million cribs in June to address drop sides and other hazards. The manufacturers are providing consumers with free repair kits to immobilize the drop sides or other remedies.
These drop-side and fixed-side crib recalls are of units manufactured between 2000 and 2009 by the companies listed.
Child Craft, which went out of business in July 2009, has a recall of between 40,000 and 50,000 of its brand, Crib ‘N' Double Bed full size stationary-side cribs with dowel. Also, an unknown number of Child Craft brand drop-side cribs has been recalled. Note that the "Child Craft" name was sold to Foundations Worldwide, which neither manufactured nor sold any of the cribs included in this recall.
Delta Enterprise Corp. recalled about 747,000 drop-side cribs; and all fixed and drop-side cribs using wooden stabilizer bars.
Evenflo recalled about 750,000 Jenny Lind cribs and Jardine Enterprises recalled about 130,000.
LaJobi recalled 306,000 cribs; Million Dollar Baby, about 156,000; and Simmons Juvenile Products about 50,000 cribs.
"Cribs should be the safest place in the home for infants and toddlers," said CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum. "CPSC is committed to addressing the hazards with cribs and to restoring parents' confidence that their child will have a safe sleep."
CPSC continues to actively investigate various cribs for potential drop-side and other hazards as part of a larger effort by the agency to rid the marketplace and homes of unsafe cribs. CPSC staff is also working on a new mandatory standard to make cribs safer, which is targeted for completion in 2010.
The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association has also launched a new crib safety initiative.
The listed manufacturers are providing free drop-side crib immobilization kits to prevent the drop side from detaching, plus replacement hardware and assembly instructions for cribs manufactured by participating firms.
The immobilization devices should be attached to keep the drop side from detaching from the cribs. These devices are not a solution for cribs with broken or damaged drop-side hardware.
CPSC issued a warning in May alerting parents and caregivers that there can be deadly hazards associated with drop-side cribs. Nine million drop-side cribs have been recalled over the past five years. CPSC staff has determined drop-side cribs generally have a tendency to be less structurally sound than cribs with four fixed sides.
Drop-side crib incidents can also occur due to incorrect assembly or age-related wear and tear. Age is a factor in the safety of any crib. At a minimum, CPSC staff recommends that a crib that older than 10 years not be used, as many do not meet current voluntary standards and can have numerous safety problems.
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Seven manufacturers recall cribs for repairs
Jun 24, 2010
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