Crib Recall
Approximately 1 million simplicity cribs were recalled earlier this week.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing today a voluntary recall with Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pa., of about 1 million cribs. The drop-side can detach from the crib, which can create a dangerous gap and lead to the entrapment and suffocation of infants. CPSC is aware of two deaths in Simplicity manufactured cribs with older style hardware, including a 9-month-old child and a 6-month-old child, where the drop-side was installed upside down. CPSC is also aware of seven infant entrapments and 55 incidents in these cribs.What is most frustrating about this recall to me, is that the first death occurred over two and a half years ago. It appears that two deaths occurred with older hardware, and a third death has now occurred with the newer hardware. The question arises...what took so long to have this investigated? Read the announcement here.
