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Recall Details
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2003 Release # 03-074 |
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 582-9359 CPSC Media Contact: Nychelle Fleming, (301) 504-7063 Evenflo Contact: Brian Bloom, (216) 348-8520 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Hufco-Delaware Company, of Miamisburg, Ohio, and Evenflo Company Inc., of Vandalia, Ohio, are recalling about 364,000 portable wood cribs. If the hardware used to assemble the crib is not tight, the mattress support platform and mattress can fall to the floor. This poses a risk of injury to young children in the crib.
There have been 41 reports of mattresses falling through portable wood cribs. Of these incidents, 17 children suffered bumps, bruises or scratches.
The portable cribs are made of wood and are smaller than traditional baby cribs. The majority of these portable wood cribs were sold under the Gerry® brand name, and some were sold under the Evenflo® brand name. The recalled portable wood cribs have one of the following model numbers that can be found on a label on the mattress platform underneath the mattress:
| 8212 | 8222 | 8232 | 8242 | 8252 | 8282 | |
| 8301 | 8302 | 8311 | 8312 | 8321 | 8322 | 8331 |
| 8332 | 8341 | 8342 | 8351 | 8352 | 8381 | 8382 |
| 8512 | 8522 | 8532 | 8542 | 8552 | 8582 | |
| 8712 | 8752 |
Department and baby products stores nationwide sold these portable wood cribs from January 1991 through December 2002 for about $99.
Consumers should stop using these portable wood cribs immediately, and call (800) 582-9359 anytime for a free upgrade kit that provides additional support for the mattress platform. Consumers also can obtain further information about the portable wood cribs by logging onto www.evenflo.com.
No other cribs are included in this recall.
Note: Individual Commissioners may have statements related to this topic. Please visit www.cpsc.gov/commissioners to search for statements related to this or other topics.
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Los nidos para bebés retirados del mercado infringen los requisitos de seguridad de la Norma de seguridad para productos de dormir para bebés de la CPSC, ya que suponen un riesgo de asfixia y de caída y atrapamiento para los bebés. Las fallas incluyen no tener un soporte y no cumplir con los requisitos de altura lateral, grosor de la almohadilla para dormir y aberturas laterales de tela. Los lados del producto son más cortos que el límite mínimo de altura lateral; el grosor de la almohadilla para dormir supera el límite máximo; y un bebé podría caerse de una abertura cerrada a los pies de la tumbona o quedar atrapado.
Además, los diseños de los nidos para bebés con almohadas para la cabeza infringen la prohibición de las camas inclinadas para bebés de la Ley de Sueño Seguro para los Bebés de 2021 porque sus superficies para dormir están inclinadas más de diez grados. Hubo muertes de bebés en camas inclinadas como consecuencia de que los bebés se voltearon de estar boca arriba a yacer sobre su estómago o lado sin ninguna sujeción, o en otras circunstancias.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
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