recalls
The
CPSC has issued a second recall of convertible "close-sleeper/bedside sleeper" bassinets made by Simplicity after learning of two additional
infant deaths since the bassinets were recalled last August. Here is a
Consumer Reports video explaining the dangers of the recalled bassinets.
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recalls
Hazardous
hair dryers, unstoppable strollers, zombie coffee grinders, and breakable cribs are this week's stars of the Recall Roundup. Watch out!
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personal finance
Seth Green takes you on a tour of his crib in this clip from Un-Broke, a financial program airing next Friday on ABC. "BOOM! That's math all over your face!"
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babies
Aw, get a load of that smile. That's my 3-month-old daughter, Emma, whom I found out has been sleeping in a wooden minefield rather than a crib.
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recalls
More killer
cribs are on the loose, this time from Stork Craft. The CPSC has issued a recall for all Stork Craft cribs "with manufacturing and distribution dates between May 2000 and November 2008," because the metal support brackets can crack and break, creating a suffocation danger. If you own one, call Stork Craft at 866-361-3321 to order a free bracket replacement kit, or
click here.
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recalls
If you own a crib made by Delta, you'll want to check the model number to see if it is included in two massive recalls announced by the CPSC today. None of the
cribs are currently being sold in stores, but were available from major retailers including Walmart, Kmart and Target.com from January 1995 through September 2007 for about $100.
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safety
One of the main features that a crib should have is "does not accidentally kill the baby," so Toys R Us has decided to crack down on the manufacturers of the cribs that it sells, says the
Chicago Tribune.
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recalls
The CPSC has announced the recall of 24,000 cribs for a faulty railing that puts children at risk of falling out.
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recalls
If you have one of the Simplicity cribs that was recalled due to a design flaw that made it easy to assemble incorrectly and dangerous to use, your repair kits are ready.
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recalls
About 1 million Simplicity cribs were
recalled yesterday due to several deaths related to a defect which can cause children to become trapped and suffocate.
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scaring new parents
From 1985 to 2005, crib bumpers—the soft padded things parents use to protect their little bundles of dna from injury—have caused 27 deaths and 25 injuries in babies 2-years-old or younger, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Two universities are now cautioning that
crib bumpers may not be worth the risk.
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Consumerist
recalls
A class-action lawsuit was filed yesterday against Simplicity Inc., Target Corp., and Graco Children's Products Inc. for their roles in the unfolding defective crib recall. The lawyer who filed the suit originally represented the family of a 9-month-old who died in 2005 from one of the badly-designed cribs, which can be dangerous if assembled incorrectly. [Chicago Tribune]
