CPSC Recall in 2009: Jardine Announces Second Recall Expansion of Cribs Sold by Babies'R'Us; Cribs Pose Entrapment and Strangulation Hazards
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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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.This recall involves 7 models of Jardine wooden cribs with the date codes identified below. Cribs with other date codes are not affected by this recall. The date code and model number are printed on the label located on the inside of the bottom rail of the headboard or footboard.Additional Recalled Jardine CribsModel #DescriptionDate Code Between0102B00Drop-side Natural Olympia Single9/2005-1/20070102E00Drop-side Dark Pine Olympia Single9/2005-1/20080302P00Black Olympia Lifetime11/2005-5/20080302C00White Olympia Lifetime6/2006-12/20060312D00Americana Pecan 4-in-15/2006-11/20070308L00Antique Walnut Capri 4-in-112/2005-11/20070108C00Drop-side White Capri Single8/2006-11/2007
The wooden crib slats can break, creating a gap, which can pose an entrapment and strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers.
No Remedy Available
CPSC has received 31 incident reports of slats breaking, including two reports of children becoming entrapped in the gap created by the broken slat on the crib models identified below. In 10 of these incidents, consumers reported that their child broke the slat while in the crib. There was one report of minor injuries (bumps and abrasions).
KidsWorld, Geoffrey Stores, Toys "R" Us, and Babies "R" Us stores nationwide, and at babiesrus.com, from September 2005 through April 2009 for between $220 and $330.
China and Vietnam
