Millions Of Cribs Recalled
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Reported by: Web Producer
Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 @08:42am CST
 The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling more than two-million drop-side cribs.
The products were all produced by Stork Craft Manufacturing of British Columbia.
Included in the recall are about 147-thousand Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo.
The CPSC says various malfunctions of the cribs pose choking, suffocation and other hazards to children.
Four infants have died in crib-related accidents.
The CPSC is asking parents and caregivers to immediately stop using the recalled cribs, wait for a free repair kit and not to try to fix the cribs without the kit.
The free repair kit converts the drop-side of the crib to a fixed side and can be obtained through the Stork Craft website at StorkCraft.com
The agency says the drop-side plastic hardware of the affected cribs can break, deform or fall off.
The issue can cause the side to detach in one or more corners, creating a hazardous space between the crib and the mattress.
Retailers in the U.S. who sold the affected cribs include JC Penney, Kmart, Meijer, Sears, USA Baby and Wal-Mart.
Online vendors include Amazon, Babiesrus, Costco, Target and Walmart.
The cribs were sold from January 1993 through October of this year.
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