crib recall
| 10:00AM 3/07/2011
More than 44 million children's products involved in 18 deaths were recalled last year - a figure boosted by a crackdown on soon-to-be banned drop-side cribs, the safety group Kids In Danger concluded in a report released today.
Overall, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced 160...
| 1:55PM 2/17/2011
IKEA Home Furnishings recalled about 26,000 Sniglar cribs in the United States and Canada because bolts used to hold the mattress support aren't long enough and could allow collapse, potentially trapping and suffocating a child, said the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
So far, no one has...
| 3:50PM 2/03/2011
The federal government issued a warning today about the SafetyCraft line of cribs, which is believed to be identical to a brand of cribs blamed in the deaths of three babies and puts infants at risk of suffocation or strangulation.
The low-cost, drop-side cribs were made by now-defunct Generation...
| 9:30AM 11/03/2010
Injuries to small children attributed to nursery products -- anything from a crib to a stroller to a car carrier -- rose sharply in 2009, a study of emergency room visits by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission found.
More than 77,000 children under the age of 5 had injuries connected to...
| 1:25PM 10/22/2010
Tens of thousands of dangerous drop-side cribs are being recalled, including those sold at furniture chain Ethan Allen, a group of online baby product sellers and discount retailer Kmart, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
If you have one of the recalled cribs detailed below, you...
| 2:30PM 7/14/2010
Pottery Barn Kids has issued a recall for every drop-side crib sold by the retailer over the past 11 years, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
Deadly drop-side cribs, blamed for as many as 46 deaths since 2001, have been the subject of a recent spate of recalls -- including seven...
| 7:10AM 6/24/2010
In its ongoing effort to halt the use of dangerous drop-side cribs, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a 2 million-crib recall involving seven companies including Evenflo, Child Craft and the maker of the Babi Italia line.
| 6:00PM 5/06/2010
Parents with babies sleeping in a drop-sided crib with the brands C&T International, Sorelle or Golden Baby should check to see if their crib is included in a recall of 170,000 cribs sold between January 2000 and March 2010.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging people to stop...
| 7:00AM 4/29/2010
Hundreds of thousands cribs are being recalled after they were connected to reports of infants becoming trapped in them, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is announcing today. The recalls are for cribs sold under the Graco and Simplicity brands.
About 217,000 Graco brand drop side cribs...
| 6:45PM 2/17/2010
With millions of cribs recalled over safety concerns, it's important for parents and caregivers to understand how to ensure the baby's sleeping environment is as safe as possible.
Statistics collected by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission show babies are more likely to die in a crib than...