If you haven’t already heard, the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) is in the midst of an ongoing investigation into drop side cribs sold in the US. This is an ongoing investigation and millions of cribs have been recalled, with more to come.
The problem?
Over the past 5 years the CPSC reports that some drop side cribs are defective because of a “drop-side detachment” that can lead to death and injury to the child. “Drop-side hardware is prone to break, deform or experience other problems during normal or foreseeable use. The older the crib, the more problems can be expected. When drop-side hardware breaks or deforms, the drop side can detach in one or more corners from the crib. If an infant or toddler rolls or moves into the space created by a partially detached drop side, the child can become entrapped or wedged between the crib mattress and the drop side and suffocate. Infants can also strangle in the “V” shape formed by a drop side that detaches in an upper corner.”
To find the article by the CPSC issuing a warning on Drop site Cribs please follow this link www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub
For general information or other product safety concerns please refer to www.cpsc.gov
