Beware of drop-side cribs

We’ve previously posted about the dangers of some drop-side cribs and the recall of a number of drop-side cribs from Simplicity, Stork Craft Manufacturing, and Graco. Sadly, the problem has continued, and this week the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled some two million drop-side cribs. Dozens of children have died as a result of malfunctioning cribs, and child advocacy groups are warning parents to avoid using ANY drop-side crib.

The latest recall affects consumers in ten countries. Affected manufacturers include Million Dollar Baby, Evenflo, Delta Enterprise, Child Craft, Simmons, Jardine, Bona Vita, and Babi Italia. The cumulative number of cribs affected by all the drop-side crib recalls is somewhere around nine million. More than 250 crib owners reported malfunctioning sides on their cribs, causing infants to become trapped in the gap between the sides or to fall out of the crib completely. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is hoping to ban the drop-side design by the end of 2010.

For more information on this recall, see this article from the Chicago Tribune.

This was posted on Friday, June 25th, 2010 and is filed in the Legal, Public Safety categories.