Firm is out of business. Do not use these products. Please discard or destroy these products
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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CONTACT: Ken Giles
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Originally issued March 1, 1995; Revised June 21, 2001
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(301) 504-7052
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Release # 95-088
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CPSC, Welsh Juvenile Products Announce Crib Side Rail Recall
Washington, DC -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Welsh Juvenile Products of St. Louis, Mo., is recalling between 5,000 and 7,000 crib side rails that have missing or loose spindles. A child's head can get caught in the loose spindles or the space left by missing spindles, presenting an entrapment hazard.
In February 1995, the Empire State Consumers Association of Rochester, N.Y., notified CPSC about a defective crib. CPSC is also aware of an incident involving a one-month-old child in Virginia whose head was caught in a 6-inch space that was created by missing spindles. The child suffered no injuries.
This recall affects Jenny Lind crib model 6982 with lot numbers 8021, 8024, 8025, 8052, 8053, 8055, 8056, and 8070 and model 6983 with lot numbers 8022, 8023, 8026, 8027, 8031, 8032. Consumers should check the crib headboard for the model number and lot number.
The cribs were sold for about $100 between July 1994 and January 1995 at Kmart stores only in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New Jersey, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Tennessee, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado Louisiana, Mississippi, Kansas, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, Arkansas, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, Rhode Island, and Texas.
Consumers who own the Jenny Lind crib models listed above should stop using the cribs immediately and discard or destroy them.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov
CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals - contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @OnSafety or by subscribing to CPSC's free e-mail newsletters.