Cribs, Playpens, Bassinets Cause 9,500 ER Visits Every Year
19-year study finds thousands of babies are injured or killed by their beds annuallyBy Sara Huffman of ConsumerAffairsFebruary 19, 2011When the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)...
View ArticleSecond Infant Death Blamed On Delta Enterprise "Safety Peg" Drop-Side Crib
Missing Safety Pegs Create Risk of Entrapment and SuffocationBy Truman Lewis of ConsumerAffairsMarch 22, 2011The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is repeating the 2008 recall of more than...
View Articleducduc Cribs Recalled
Fall and entrapment hazardsBy Truman Lewis of ConsumerAffairsApril 26, 2011ducduc llc is recalling about 330 fixed-side cribs. The bottom rails on the crib sides can separate from the sides when the...
View ArticleNew Safety Standards Outlaw Drop-Side Cribs
U.S. hadn't updated crib safety standards for 30 yearsBy James R. Hood of ConsumerAffairsJune 20, 2011Setting aside objections from retailers and manufacturers, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety...
View ArticlePT Domusindo Perdana recalls drop-side cribs
The cribs' drop sides can fail, posing entrapment and suffocation hazardsBy James Limbach of ConsumerAffairsMarch 27, 2013PT Domusindo Perdana is recalling about 73,000 drop-side cribs.The cribs' drop...
View ArticleRecall of Drop-Side Cribs Continues 2009 Pattern
Feds acknowledge faster response is warrantedBy James Limbach of ConsumerAffairsNovember 25, 2009 The recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft...
View ArticleCPSC Recalls 2 Million More Cribs
More than 9 million dangerous cribs recalled since 2005By Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsJune 24, 2010 After high-profile recalls of drop-side cribs that can suffocate infants, the Consumer Product...
View ArticleParents Warned To Stop Using Crib Bumpers
Illinois Attorney General says products are dangerous to infantsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsDecember 23, 2010Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, who last week praised a new federal ban on...
View ArticleIllinois Attorney General Steps Up Fight Against Crib Bumpers
Madigan urges manufacturers to halt production of potentially harmful crib paddingBy Sara Huffman of ConsumerAffairsJanuary 13, 2011Last month, Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued a warning to parents...
View ArticleNew Safety Standards Outlaw Drop-Side Cribs
U.S. hadn't updated crib safety standards for 30 yearsBy James R. Hood of ConsumerAffairsJune 20, 2011Setting aside objections from retailers and manufacturers, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety...
View ArticleJardine crib recalls leave consumers fuming
The company offers some customers only a $65 credit on a new Jardine cribBy James R. Hood of ConsumerAffairsJuly 3, 2013When a product is recalled for reasons of safety, consumers  assume that they...
View ArticleRecall of Drop-Side Cribs Continues 2009 Pattern
Feds acknowledge faster response is warrantedBy James Limbach of ConsumerAffairsNovember 25, 2009 The recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft...
View ArticleStork Craft Facing Wave of Lawsuits
Crib recall exposes flaws in Canadian consumer protection lawsBy Unknown Author of ConsumerAffairsNovember 27, 2009By Jon HoodConsumerAffairs.comNovember 27, 2009 The manufacturer of recently-recalled...
View ArticleCPSC Recalls 2 Million More Cribs
More than 9 million dangerous cribs recalled since 2005By Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsJune 24, 2010 After high-profile recalls of drop-side cribs that can suffocate infants, the Consumer Product...
View ArticleWorld's Toughest Crib Standards Adopted
New standards to become mandatory in six months By James Limbach of ConsumerAffairsDecember 16, 2010Following recalls of millions of cribs due to entrapment deaths and injuries, the Consumer Product...
View ArticleParents Warned To Stop Using Crib Bumpers
Illinois Attorney General says products are dangerous to infantsBy Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairsDecember 23, 2010Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, who last week praised a new federal ban on...
View ArticleRecall of Drop-Side Cribs Continues 2009 Pattern
Feds acknowledge faster response is warrantedBy James Limbach of ConsumerAffairsNovember 25, 2009 The recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft...
View ArticleStork Craft Facing Wave of Lawsuits
Crib recall exposes flaws in Canadian consumer protection lawsBy Unknown Author of ConsumerAffairsNovember 27, 2009By Jon HoodConsumerAffairs.comNovember 27, 2009 The manufacturer of recently-recalled...
View ArticleGraco Recalls 1.2 Million Harmony High Chairs
By Unknown Author of ConsumerAffairsMarch 29, 2010 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing the recall of all Simplicity full-size cribs with tubular metal mattress-support...
View ArticleEvenflo Recalls Drop-Side Cribs
By Unknown Author of ConsumerAffairsJune 24, 2010Evenflo is recalling about 750,000 Jenny Lind drop-side cribs because they pose an entrapment and strangulation hazard to infants. The cribs drop sides...
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