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CRIB RECALL
Graco, Simplicity cribs are being recalled after the reported deaths of two infants and one child. A 6-month-old and a 9-month-old died of suffocation in the recalled crib after becoming entrapped. Seven other infants have been entrapped in the cribs, and there have been 55 reports of the cribs' drop sides detaching or the hardware failing to hold the side to the crib.
All the cribs were manufactured by Simplicity Inc., and were made in China. The recalled cribs, priced between $100 and $300, were sold by US retailers including Target Corp., Big Lots Inc., Babies "R" Us, and Meijer Inc. under the Simplicity or Graco brands, from January 1998 through May 2007.
The recalled Simplicity crib models include:
Aspen 3 in 1
Aspen 4 in 1
Nursery-in-a-Box
Crib N Changer Combo
Chelsea
Pooh 4 in 1
The recall also involves the following Simplicity-made cribs that were sold with the Graco logo:
Ultra 3 in 1
Ultra 4 in 1
Ultra 5 in 1
Whitney
Trio
For your safety, please check whether the drop rail is installed right side up and is securely attached to the tracks in all four corners. Check the crib for the recalled hardware, which has a flexible tab at the bottom of the lower tracks and open tops on the lower tracks. Do not use the crib before new hardware is installed. Until then, experts urge caregivers not to take children to bed with them; use a portable crib instead.
CRIB RECALL NEWS
Watchdog agency appalled at lack of oversight in child safety, siting largest crib recall in history: 1 million Simplicity and Graco cribs. (Feb-13-07) SLTODAY: GRACO CRIB DEATHS
Canadian government pledges tighter regulations in the wake of recent recalls such as the Graco crib deaths. (Dec-18-07) NEWS INFERNO: GRACO CRIB DEATHS
Attorney General Lisa Madigan asks Simplicity Inc. to provide refunds or new cribs to consumers, instead of supplying a repair kit to replace defective hardware. (Sep-26-07) CHICAGO TRIBUNE: CRIB RECALL
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