It's the largest crib recall in North American history. 2 million Storkcraft side-drop cribs are being recalled after four babies died. The cribs, lower on one side, to allow parents to conveniently get their babies and toddlers out. But the plastic parts that hold the drop-sides together have been known to break, bend or fall off -- leaving a potentially fatal gap between the crib and mattress where little ones can become trapped and suffocate. Crib owners are being told to remove their children from the cribs immediately and to refrain from using them until they get free repair parts. However, customers are finding Storkcraft's toll-free line busy and its website down. Delivery of a repair kit could take several weeks. Some parents, including Richard Martin of Victoria, opted to buy a brand new baby bed today -- a fixed rail crib -- with no plastic parts.
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Stork Craft Crib Recall
WASHINGTON, DC The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada, today announced the voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147000 Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. The recall involves approximately 1213000 units distributed in the United States and 968000 units distributed in Canada. CPSC urges parents and caregivers to immediately stop using the recalled cribs, wait for the free repair kit, and do not attempt to fix the cribs without the kit. They should find an alternative, safe sleeping environment for their baby. Consumers should contact Stork Craft to receive a free repair kit that converts the drop-side on these cribs to a fixed side. The cribs drop-side plastic hardware can break, deform, or parts can become missing. In addition, the drop-side can be installed upside-down, which can result in broken or disengaged plastic parts. All of these problems can cause the drop-side to detach in one or more corners. When the drop-side detaches, it creates space between the drop-side and the crib mattress. The bodies of infants and toddlers can become entrapped in the space which can lead to suffocation. Complete detachment of drop-sides can lead to falls from the crib. CPSC, Health Canada, and Stork Craft are aware of 110 incidents of drop-side detachment; 67 incidents occurred in the United States and 43 in Canada. The ...
Monday, November 14, 2011
Crib Recall - This Time It's Generation 2 Worldwide
Children have been suffocating in their poorly constructed cribs for at least the past eight years and the CSPC is finally doing something about it.
After receiving reports of three infant deaths the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) has recalled more than half a million drop-side cribs that were manufactured by Generation 2 Worldwide and ChildESIGNS.
The CPSC says that plastic hardware on the Generation 2 Worldwide and ChildESIGNS cribs can break and cause the drop side to detach from a corner of the crib. The crib's mattress support can also detach from the crib frame. Both defects can create a space in which an infant or toddler could become trapped and incur significant personal injury due to suffocation or strangulation.
The CSPC is urging both parents as well as caregivers to immediately stop using these cribs and find a viable alternative. They strongly advise against trying to repair the problem and instead to find a safe sleeping environment for their baby.
Children are Getting Stuck Between their Mattress and Their Cribs
Since 2002, three children have died of suffocation after getting stuck between their mattress and the drop side of their cribs, according to the CPSC.
- An eight-month-old child from Ohio suffocated in 2007 when his crib's drop side detached due to a broken plastic stop tab on the lower track.
- In 2003, an eight-month-old from Indiana died when broken plastic hardware allowed the drop side to detach from the crib headboard in one corner.
- A Virginia six-month-old suffocated in 2002 after missing screws allowed his crib's lower drop side track to detach from the headboard post.
There have also been 20 other reports of incidents involving detached drop sides that caused broken limbs, bruising, and other personal injuries. There are also eight reports of incidents involving mattress supports that came loose, according to the CPSC.
The recalled cribs were sold at various furniture and retail stores including Buy Buy Baby, K-Mart and Wal-Mart.
Although Generation 2 went out of business in 2005, the CPSC believes that more than 500,000 of these cribs were sold nationwide.
It bears repeating: parents and caregivers are urged not to try to fix the cribs. Do not risk your children's life. Do not let your babies sleep in them again. Find another (safe) sleeping arrangement for your child.
Unfortunately, the Generation 2 cribs are not the only cribs that have been recalled. More than seven million cribs have been recalled since 2007. There have been a shockingly long string of similar announcements citing problems with cribs made by Dorel Asia and Storkcraft.
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