One million cribs are being recalled after three children became trapped by the beds' drop rails and suffocated, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said yesterday.
A 6-month-old and a 9-month-old died in older model Graco and Simplicity cribs that were sold through May 2007.
A 1-year-old died in a later-model crib, which has not yet been recalled but is under investigation, the commission said.
Both brands are made by Simplicity of Reading, Pa. The recalled models, which were manufactured in China, sell for between $100 and $300.
Federal officials and Simplicity released no further details on the victims.
In each case, the crib's drop rail was installed upside down by the consumer. The deaths occurred as the movable rail detached, creating a gap the babies fell into, officials said.
"I was thinking of buying one," said Queens mom-to-be Katrina Cruz, 28, as she shopped for a Simplicity crib at Albee for Babies on the upper West Side. "[Now] I'm not."
The store's manager, Frank DeMaco, said his company sells Simplicity cribs through its Web site.
"We don't know what we'll do," DeMaco said. "We haven't heard anything from the manufacturer."
The consumer commission said it was aware of seven infant entrapments and 55 other incidents with the six Simplicity and six Graco model cribs that are covered by the nationwide recall.
The agency warned caregivers to check the beds to make sure the rail was properly installed - but said it's also aware of two incidents that occurred when the drop side had been put in correctly.
"Simplicity strives to make safe products," said company President Ken Waldman. "That is our No. 1 priority."
The cribs have been the subject of two earlier recalls, including one after a 19-month-old died in Oregon in a Graco crib early last year, consumer agency officials said.
In the latest recall, consumers with older cribs should contact Simplicity for a free repair.
Those with newer models should check that the drop-side was installed right-side-up. For more information, contact Simplicity at (888) 593-9274.
With all the latest recalled toys and crap Made In China.......that are causing horrible things to happen to our children.....and adults.....I don't know about you but I am personally SICK of dealing with them in any way. I have been really searching the labels before I buy and trying to find products MADE IN THE USA only to buy.....which seem to be extremely difficult to come by. Made In China products are slowly killing us off......literally....or damaging brains......bodies.....doesn't this bother anyone else?? Can't we bring all those jobs back to the States where we can make sure the products are being manufactured correctly? HOW MANY DEATHS and SCREW-UPS will it take before everyone has enough and SCREAMS TO STOP this madness? I get recall lists in my email now every day. AND....guess where those recalls are all coming from????? CHINA!!! How many times do we have to get banged upside the head before we smarten up?
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