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NEWS from CPSC and HC

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission www.cpsc.gov
Health Canada  www.hc-sc.gc.ca

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 23, 2009
Release # 10-046

Firm's Recall Hotline: (877) 274-0277
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
HC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983

Infant Entrapment and Suffocation Prompts Stork Craft to Recall More Than 
2.1 Million Drop-Side Cribs

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in 
cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, 
Canada, today announced the voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million Stork 
Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft drop-side cribs 
with the Fisher-Price logo. The recall involves approximately 1,213,000 
units distributed in the United States and 968,000 units distributed in 
Canada.

CPSC urges parents and caregivers to immediately stop using the recalled 
cribs, wait for the free repair kit, and do not attempt to fix the cribs 
without the kit. They should find an alternative, safe sleeping environment 
for their baby. Consumers should contact Stork Craft to receive a free 
repair kit that converts the drop-side on these cribs to a fixed side.

The cribs' drop-side plastic hardware can break, deform, or parts can become 
missing. In addition, the drop-side can be installed upside-down, which can 
result in broken or disengaged plastic parts. All of these problems can 
cause the drop-side to detach in one or more corners. When the drop-side 
detaches, it creates space between the drop-side and the crib mattress. The 
bodies of infants and toddlers can become entrapped in the space which can 
lead to suffocation. Complete detachment of drop-sides can lead to falls 
from the crib.

CPSC, Health Canada, and Stork Craft are aware of 110 incidents of drop-side 
detachment; 67 incidents occurred in the United States and 43 in Canada. The 
incidents include 15 entrapments; 12 in the U.S. and three in Canada. Four 
of the entrapments resulted in suffocation: a 7-month-old in Gouverneur, 
N.Y.; a 7-month-old in New Iberia, La.; a 6-month-old in Summersville, 
W.Va.; and a 9-month-old in Bronx, N.Y. Included in these incidents are 20 
falls from cribs; 12 in the U.S. and eight in Canada. Fall injuries ranged 
from concussion to bumps and bruises. The cribs involved in these incidents 
had plastic drop-side hardware that had broken, missing, or deformed claws, 
connectors, tracks, or flexible tab stops; loose or missing metal spring 
clips; stripped screws; and/or drop-sides installed upside-down.

This recall involves Stork Craft drop-side cribs and Stork Craft drop-side 
cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. This recall does not involve any cribs 
that do not have a drop-side. This recall does not involve any cribs with 
metal rod drop-side hardware. It involves only those cribs with plastic 
trigger and one-hand-system drop-side hardware.

This recall includes Stork Craft cribs with manufacturing and distribution 
dates between January 1993 and October 2009. This recall also includes Stork 
Craft cribs with the Fisher-Price logo that have manufacturing dates between 
October 1997 and December 2004. The Stork Craft cribs with the Fisher-Price 
logo were first sold in the U.S. in July 1998 and in Canada in September 
1998. The cribs were sold in various styles and finishes. The manufacture 
date, model number, crib name, country of origin, and the firm's name, 
address, and contact information are located on the assembly instruction 
sheet attached to the mattress support board. The firm's insignia 
"storkcraft baby" or "storkling" is inscribed on the drop-side teething rail 
of some cribs. In Stork Craft cribs that contain the "Fisher-Price" logo, 
this logo can be found on the crib's teething rail, in the manufacturer's 
instructions, on the assembly instruction sheet attached to the mattress 
support board, and on the end panels of the Twinkle-Twinkle and Crystal crib 
models.

Major retailers in the United States and Canada sold the recalled cribs 
including BJ's Wholesale Club, J.C. Penney, Kmart, Meijer, Sears, USA Baby, 
and Wal-Mart stores and online at Amazon.com, Babiesrus.com, Costco.com, 
Target.com, and Walmart.com from January 1993 through October 2009 for 
between $100 and $400.

The cribs were manufactured in Canada, China and Indonesia.

For additional information, contact Stork Craft toll-free at (877) 274-0277 
anytime to order the free repair kit, or log on to www.storkcraft.com

Important Message from CPSC:
CPSC would like to remind parents not to use any crib with missing, broken, 
or loose parts. Make sure to tighten hardware from time to time to keep the 
crib sturdy. When using a drop-side crib, parents should check to make sure 
the drop-side or any other moving part operates smoothly. Always check all 
sides and corners of the crib for disengagement. Any disengagement can 
create a gap and entrap a child. In addition, do not try to repair any side 
of the crib, especially with tape, wire or rope.

Note: Health Canada's press release can be seen at 
http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=888

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled 
product, please go to: 
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10046.html

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