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U.S. CPSC August 20, 2009 |
Two Additional Infant Deaths Prompt Re-announcement of Simplicity "Close-Sleeper/Bedside Sleeper" Bassinets Consumers urged to immediately stop using the 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 bassinets, including those with Graco logo and "Winnie the Pooh" motifs |
U.S. CPSC August 28, 2008 |
Six Retailers Agree To Stop Sale and Recall Simplicity Bassinets Due To Strangulation Hazard The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging retailers across the country to protect the health and safety of babies by stopping sale and recalling nearly 900,000 dangerous Simplicity bassinets. |
U.S. CPSC August 27, 2008 |
Infants Strangled to Death in Simplicity Bassinets: CPSC Urges Consumers To Stop Using Simplicity 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 Convertible "Close-Sleeper" Models The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging parents and caregivers to stop using convertible "close-sleeper/bedside sleeper" bassinets manufactured by Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pa. |
U.S. CPSC August 6, 2009 |
CPSC Launches Resale Round-up Campaign to Keep Dangerous Recalled Products Out of Resale Stores and Off the Internet The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced its Top Ten list of recalled children's products as part of the agency's "Resale Round-up" campaign. |
U.S. CPSC September 17, 2008 |
Simplicity Brand Drop Side Cribs Recalled By Various Retailers Due To Serious Entrapment And Suffocation Hazard To Infants and Toddlers Due to sizing problems with the crib's hardware, the drop side can come off the tracks. When the drop side detaches or partially detaches, it creates a hazardous gap, which can lead to infant entrapment and suffocation. |
U.S. CPSC April 29, 2010 |
Simplicity Cribs Recalled by Retailers; Mattress-Support Collapse Can Cause Suffocation and Strangulation The U.S. CPSC is announcing the recall of all Simplicity full-size cribs with tubular metal mattress-support frames. These cribs pose a risk of serious injury or death due to entrapment, strangulation, suffocation and fall hazards to infants and toddlers. |
U.S. CPSC December 8, 2009 |
Infant Suffocation Deaths Prompt Recall of Amby Baby Motion Beds/Hammocks The side-to-side shifting or tilting of the hammock can cause the infant to roll and become entrapped or wedged against the hammock's fabric and/or mattress pad, resulting in a suffocation hazard. |
U.S. CPSC September 14, 2010 |
Albee Baby Recalls C & T International/Sorelle Brand "Prescott" Cribs Due to Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards These cribs are re-labeled fixed-sided Simplicity cribs that contain tubular metal mattress-support frames recalled in April 2010. The mattress support frames can bend or detach, causing part of the mattress to drop, creating a space into which an infant or toddler can roll |
U.S. CPSC April 7, 2009 |
Simplicity Play Yards Recalled by Various Retailers Due to Fall and Entrapment Hazards One or more rails can collapse unexpectedly, posing a fall or entrapment hazard to young children. |
U.S. CPSC February 16, 2011 |
Bassinets Recalled by Burlington Basket Company Due to Fall Hazard; New Instructions and Warning Labels to be Provided to Consumers If the cross-bracing rails are not fully locked into position, the bassinets can collapse causing the infant to fall to the floor or fall within the bassinet and suffer injuries. |
U.S. CPSC April 5, 2011 |
Arm's Reach Concepts Recalls Infant Bed-Side Sleepers Due to Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards When the fabric liner is not used or is not securely attached, infants can fall from the raised mattress into the loose fabric at the bottom of the bed-side sleeper or can become entrapped between the edge of the mattress and the side of the sleeper, posing risks of suffocation. |
U.S. CPSC October 16, 2008 |
Infant Death Prompts Recall of Convertible Cribs by Playkids USA; Crib Poses Entrapment and Suffocation Hazards The sides of the convertible crib are made of a mesh that expands, creating a gap between the mattress and the side through which an infant can slip. This poses suffocation and entrapment hazards for young children. |
U.S. CPSC October 25, 2007 |
Repair Kits Ready To Be Sent To Parents and Caregivers With Recalled Simplicity Cribs A remedy is now available for parents and caregivers who were impacted by the September 21, 2007, voluntary recall of about 1 million Simplicity and Graco logo cribs with older hardware. |
U.S. CPSC April 2, 2009 |
SunKids Convertible Cribs Recalled by Suntech Enterprises Due to Entrapment and Suffocation Hazards The sides of the crib are made of mesh that expands, creating a gap between the side and the crib's mattress if it's not zipped into place, or a gap between the side and an added mattress. A young child can slip into this gap and become entrapped or suffocate. |
U.S. CPSC June 24, 2010 |
Million Dollar Baby Recalls to Repair Drop-Side Cribs Due to Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards The cribs' drop sides can malfunction, detach or otherwise fail, causing part of the drop side to fall out of position, creating a space into which an infant or toddler can roll and become wedged or entrapped, which can lead to strangulation or suffocation. |
U.S. CPSC February 8, 2006 |
Recent Death Prompts Renewed Search for Simplicity Cribs with Graco Logo The screws on the wooden mattress supports can come loose, allowing a portion of the mattress to fall. This poses a suffocation hazard to young children who can slide down and become entrapped between the unsupported mattress and end of the crib. |
U.S. CPSC December 30, 2009 |
Dorel Juvenile Group Recalls Play Yards with Bassinets Due to Suffocation Hazard The one piece metal bars supporting the floorboard of the bassinet attachment can come out of the fabric sleeves and create an uneven sleeping surface, posing a risk of suffocation or positional asphyxiation. |
U.S. CPSC February 11, 2011 |
Two Strangulation Deaths Prompt Summer Infant to Recall Video Baby Monitors with Cords; Firm to Provide New On-Product Label & Instructions The cords can present a strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers if placed too close to a crib. |
U.S. CPSC November 21, 2002 |
Baby Trend Recall to Repair Infant Swings Sold at Toys R Us A screw on the swing's support arm can loosen or detach, causing the seat to separate and drop to one side. This presents a fall hazard to infants. |
U.S. CPSC October 20, 2010 |
Graco Recalls Quattro and MetroLite Strollers Due to Risk of Entrapment and Strangulation CPSC and Graco have received four reports of infant strangulations that occurred in these strollers between 2003 and 2005. |
U.S. CPSC March 22, 2005 |
Record Civil Penalty Levied Against Graco Children's Products CPSC has provisionally imposed a $4 million penalty against Graco Children's Products Inc., of Exton, Pa., for failing to inform the government in a timely manner about more than 12 million products that posed a danger to young children nationwide. |
U.S. CPSC July 2, 2009 |
Simplicity Drop Side Cribs Recalled by Retailers Due to Risk of Death from Suffocation The crib's plastic hardware can break or deform, causing the drop side to detach. When the drop side detaches, it creates space between the drop side and the crib mattress. Infants and toddlers can roll into this space and become entrapped which can lead to suffocation. |
U.S. CPSC June 12, 2002 |
Graco Recall of Toy Track on Activity Centers The toy track can break, presenting a cut or pinch hazard and exposed small parts pose a choking hazard to young children. |
U.S. CPSC March 18, 2010 |
Graco Recalls Harmony(tm) High Chairs Due to Fall Hazard The screws holding the front legs of the high chair can loosen and fall out and/or the plastic bracket on the rear legs can crack causing the high chair to become unstable and tip over unexpectedly. This poses a fall hazard to children. |
U.S. CPSC May 13, 2009 |
Eddie Bauer Play Yards with Rocking Bassinets Recalled by Dorel Juvenile Group Due to Suffocation Hazard The play yard's rocking bassinet attachment can tilt when secured by straps which can cause it to stay tilted and can cause an infant to roll to the corner or side of bassinet. This presents a risk of suffocation or positional asphyxiation. |
U.S. CPSC March 12, 2010 |
Infant Deaths Prompt CPSC Warning About Sling Carriers for Babies The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is advising parents and caregivers to be cautious when using infant slings for babies younger than four months of age. |
U.S. CPSC May 2, 2007 |
Graco Children's Products Recalls to Replace Soft Blocks Towers on Activity Centers Due to Choking Hazard The plastic covering on the soft block towers can detach, posing a choking hazard to infants. |
U.S. CPSC May 20, 2010 |
CPSC Approves New Federal Safety Standard for Infant Bath Seats The federal standard for infant bath seats is the first mandatory standard issued by CPSC as required under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act for a range of infant and toddler durable products. |