If you are a parent, grandparent or guardian, here’s some very important information, just in case you hadn’t heard. Recently, there’s been another crib recall, and it’s pretty far-reaching. Read on, and be safe!
This info is thanks to our friends at The Kansas City Star…..
More than 2 million cribs from Evenflo, Delta Enterprise Corp. and five other companies were recalled Thursday amid concerns that babies can suffocate, become trapped or fall from the cribs. Most of the cribs were drop-sides, which have a side rail that moves up and down so parents can lift children from them more easily. That movable side, however, can malfunction or detach from the crib, creating a dangerous gap where babies’ heads can become trapped, leading to suffocation or strangulation. The other companies involved in the recall were Child Craft, Jardine Enterprises, LaJobi, Million Dollar Baby and Simmons Juvenile Products. In the announcement from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, all seven companies recalled drop-side cribs. Delta and Child Craft also acknowledged problems with fixed-side cribs.’
The recalls involved about:
—750,000 Jenny Lind drop-side cribs distributed by Evenflo Inc.
—747,000 Delta drop-side cribs. Delta is also urging parents to check all fixed and drop-side cribs that use wooden stabilizer bars to support the mattress. The company says the bars can be installed upside down, causing the mattress platform to collapse. CPSC spokesman Scott Wolfson said Delta “was not cooperative with providing the full number of units involved in the mattress support assembly problem.”
—306,000 Bonavita, Babi Italia and ISSI drop-side cribs manufactured by LaJobi Inc.
—130,000 Jardine drop-side cribs imported by Toys R Us.
—156,000 Million Dollar Baby drop-side cribs.
—50,000 Simmons drop-side cribs.
—40,000 to 50,000 Child Craft brand stationary-side cribs and an unknown number of Child Craft brand drop-sides. Child Craft ceased operations last summer and sold its name to Foundations Worldwide Inc., which did not manufacture or sell any of the recalled cribs but will offer rebates for some of them.
Roger Carson and Laurie Arbore
