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CPSC, LaJobi Reannounce 2001 Recall of Cribs Due to Entrapment and Strangulation Hazards

Firm no longer in business. Recall remedy no longer available. Discard the product. Do not donate or resell.

  • Recalled "Molly" Crib
  • Recalled "Betsy" Crib
Name of Product:
"Molly" and "Betsy" Cribs
Hazard:

The cribs have cut-outs in the end panels that can allow young children to get their heads entrapped, which can pose a strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers.

Remedy:
Dispose
No Remedy Available
Recall Date:
December 02, 2009
Units:

About 400 (This recall was first announced in Dec.  2001)

Consumer Contact

Firm no longer in business. Recall remedy no longer available. Discard the product. Do not donate or resell.

Recall Details

Description:

This recall involves both "Molly" and "Betsy" style wooden cribs. The end panels on the "Molly" style cribs are made of solid wood with openings on both sides. The end panels on the "Betsy" style cribs are constructed with wood slats. The model numbers are printed inside the headboard at the bottom.

MollyBetsy
0101327 02 (Natural)0101257 02 (Natural)
0101327 11 (Antique Green)0101257 11 (Antique Green)
0101327 12 (Antique White)0101257 12 (Antique White)
Remedy:

Firm no longer in business. Recall remedy no longer available. Discard the product. Do not donate or resell.

Incidents/Injuries:

CPSC is aware of the death of a one-year old girl whose head and neck became entrapped in the headboard cut-out of the "Betsy" style crib in 2003 in Mississippi, following the 2001 recall. No additional incidents or injuries have been reported.

Sold At:
Juvenile specialty stores nationwide from May 2000 through September 2001 for about $700 for the Molly model and $650 for the Betsy model. The cribs have not been available at retail since 2001. This re-issuance is voluntarily being undertaken to both alert consumers who may still have these cribs in their possession and to especially alert thrift stores and other similar second hand stores that these cribs should not be given away, sold or continued to be used.
Manufacturer(s):
LaJobi Inc., of Cranbury, N.J.
Manufactured In:
Italy
Recall number:
10-051

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