Why is the Simplicity drop-side crib having another recall in 2009?
Simplicity Inc. is recalling more than 400,000 cribs that put babies at risk for death by suffocation, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission said. An eight-month-old baby in Houston, Texas, died when it got stuck between the mattress and a defective drop-down side of the crib. The commission said consumers should stop using the cribs immediately. Plastic hardware on the crib can break or deform, the commission said, causing the drop side to detach and creating a gap where babies can fall in. The commission reported another 25 instances of the drop-side detaching. The maker of the crib, Simplicity Inc. appears “to no longer conduct day to day operations,” the commission said in its statement about the recall. The cribs were sold at department stores, children’s stores and other retailers around the country from January 2005 to June 2009. They cost between $150 and $300. The commission said the cribs should be returned to the store where they were purchased. For more infor
Looks like Simplicity may be the Enron of baby gear companies. Note: This is a NEW crib recall, not related to the one from 2007. —- Simplicity Brand Drop Side Cribs Recalled By Various Retailers Due To Serious Entrapment And Suffocation Hazard To Infants and Toddlers WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Simplicity Brand Drop Side Cribs Units: About 600,000 Retailers: AAFES, of Dallas, Texas Babies”R”Us, of Wayne, N.J. Burlington Coat Factory/Baby Depot, of Burlington, N.J. K’s Merchandise (out of business) Meijer Distribution Inc., of Grand Rapids, Mich. Nebraska Furniture Mart, of Omaha, Neb. ShopKo, of Green Bay, Wis. Target, of Minneapolis, Minn. Wal-Mart Stores Inc, of Bentonville, Ark. Importer/Distributor: Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pa.
For the third time in two years, hundreds of thousands of drop-side cribs distributed by Simplicity Inc. and sold under its name have been recalled for posing an entrapment or suffocation hazard for small children. About 400,000 Simplicity drop-side cribs were recalled today by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Children can become trapped or suffocate between the side of the crib and the mattress after hardware breaks or deforms in the bed, causing the drop side to detach and create a gap that babies can fall into, the commission said in the recall statement.
Simplicity Inc. is recalling more than 400,000 cribs that put babies at risk for death by suffocation, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission said. An eight-month-old baby in Houston, Texas, died when it got stuck between the mattress and a defective drop-down side of the crib. The commission said consumers should stop using the cribs immediately. Plastic hardware on the crib can break or deform, the commission said, causing the drop side to detach and creating a gap where babies can fall in. The commission reported another 25 instances of the drop-side detaching. The maker of the crib, Simplicity Inc. appears “to no longer conduct day to day operations,” the commission said in its statement about the recall. The cribs were sold at department stores, children’s stores and other retailers around the country from January 2005 to June 2009. They cost between $150 and $300. The commission said the cribs should be returned to the store where they were purchased. For more infor
For the third time in two years, hundreds of thousands of drop-side cribs distributed by Simplicity Inc. and sold under its name have been recalled for posing an entrapment or suffocation hazard for small children. About 400,000 Simplicity drop-side cribs were recalled today by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Children can become trapped or suffocate between the side of the crib and the mattress after hardware breaks or deforms in the bed, causing the drop side to detach and create a gap that babies can fall into, the commission said in the recall statement. Sources: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/shopping_blog/2009/07/simplicity-drop-side-cribs-recalled-for-the-third-time-in-three-years-for-suffocation-and-entrapment.
