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The Land of Nod Recalls Bed Frames Due to Entrapment Hazard

Name of Product: Blake Bed Frames

Units: About 1,600 units

Manufacturer: The Land of Nod, of Morton Grove, Ill.

Hazard: A child’s torso can become lodged in the gap between the footboard’s top rail and the mattress, posing an entrapment hazard to the child.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received one report of a child [...]

Dutailier Group Recalls Drop-Side Cribs Due to Entrapment and Fall Hazards

Name of Product: Drop-side cribs

Units: About 440 cribs

Importer: Dutailier Group Inc., of Quebec, Canada

Hazard: The slats on the drop side can detach from the top and bottom rails creating a space between the slats. An infant or toddler’s body can become entrapped in the space, which can lead to strangulation and/or [...]

Big Lots Recalls Glider Recliners with Ottomans Due to Entrapment and Finger Crushing Hazards

Name of Products: Microfiber Glider Recliners with Ottomans and Leather Glider Recliners with Ottomans

Units: About 375,000

Retailer: Big Lots, of Columbus, Ohio.

Hazard: An exposed gap between the moving parts of the chair and the base framework can allow access to toddlers and infants, posing an entrapment hazard. In addition, other exposed moving [...]

Yu Wei Recalls Drop-Side Cribs Sold Exclusively at jcpenney Due to Entrapment and Suffocation Hazards

Name of Product: Drop-Side Cribs

Units: About 8,000

Importer: J. C. Penney Purchasing Corp., of Plano, Texas

Manufacturer: Yu Wei Co. Ltd., of Taipei, Taiwan

Hazard: The drop-side rails on the crib can malfunction, detach or unexpectedly fall down, causing part of the drop side to fall out of position. When this happens, a [...]

Shermag Recalls to Repair Drop-Side Cribs Due to Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards

I used drop-side cribs with all of my kids.  I guess I should count my blessings nothing ever happened, considering how many recalls there are of them.

 

Name of Product: Drop-side cribs

Units: About 2,300; about 800 in Canada

Manufacturer: Shermag Inc., of Quebec, Canada

Hazard: The drop-side rail hardware [...]

CPSC Issues New Drawstring Safety Rule for Children’s Outerwear

Drawstrings at Neck and Waist Present Strangulation Hazard and Other Dangers

 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted (5-0) today to approve a new federal safety rule for drawstrings in children’s outerwear. The final rule designates children’s upper outerwear in sizes 2T through 12, with neck or hood drawstrings, and children’s upper outerwear [...]

Child’s Entrapment Death Prompts Big Lots Recall of Metal Futon Bunk Beds

Children behind the futon or in the ladder area of the bunk bed can get entrapped when the futon and its metal frame are lowered from the seated to the flat position. This is what happened to a three-year old Burlington, Iowa boy who died when he became entrapped at the head and neck [...]

Dream on Me Recalls Drop-Side Cribs Due to Entrapment, Suffocation, Laceration, and Fall Hazards

Name of Product: Full-Size and Portable Drop-Side Cribs

Units: About 22,000

Importer: Dream on Me, Inc. of Piscataway, N.J.

Hazard:

  Full-Size Cribs: The drop-side rail hardware can break or fail, allowing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the drop-side rail partially detaches, it creates a space between the drop side [...]

Tween Brands Recalls Beaded Curtains Due to Risk of Entrapment and Strangulation; Sold Exclusively at Justice Stores

Name of Product: Beaded Curtains

Units: About 36,000

Importer: GMA Accessories Inc., of New York, N.Y.

Distributor: Tween Brands Inc., d/b/a Justice, of New Albany, Ohio

Hazard: The beaded curtains are prone to entanglement. When an adult or child plays with or runs through the beaded curtains, the risks of entanglement and strangulation are [...]

Cribs Recalled by ducduc Due to Fall and Entrapment Hazards

Name of Product: Fixed-side cribs

Units: About 330

Manufacturer: ducduc llc, of New York, N.Y.

Hazard: The bottom rails on the crib sides can separate from the sides when the mattress is in the lowest position, causing the spindles to separate and the mattress to drop. This poses fall and entrapment hazards for young [...]

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