Simplicity Play Yards Recalled by Various Retailers Due to Fall and Entrapmen
NEWS from CPSCU.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public AffairsWashington, DC 20207FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 7, 2009
Release #09-187See Retailer Contact Information Below
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Simplicity Play Yards Recalled by Various Retailers Due to Fall and Entrapment Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Travel Tender Play Yards
Units: About 25,000
Importer: Simplicity, Inc. and SFCA, Inc., of Reading, Pa. (The firms appear to no longer conduct day to day operations)
Hazard: One or more rails can collapse unexpectedly, posing a fall or entrapment hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: CPSC is aware of at least five reports of one or more rails collapsing. No injuries have been reported.
Description: The recalled play yards are portable and were sold with a bassinet, changing table and mobile features. The play yards bear the 揝implicity?logo. The model numbers are 5500DRM, 5500WDS, 5500FEL, 5501FEL, 5502MON, 5520PRO, 5550HAN, 5700MAN, and 5750MIR. The model number is located on a sticker on one of the legs underneath the play yard.
Sold at: Burlington Coat Factory stores nationwide and online at Babiesrus.com, Target.com and Kohls.com from March 2005 through January 2009 for about $100.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the play yards and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or replacement product.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact the following retailers:
Burlington Coat Factory, of Burlington, N.J. Call toll-free at (888) 223-2628 between 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Babies R Us, of Wayne, N.J. Call (800) 869-7787 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday ET or visit the firm抯 Web site at www.babiesrus.com
Target, of Minneapolis, Minn. Call (800) 440-0680 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm抯 Web site at www.target.com
Kohl抯 Department Stores, of Menomonee Falls, Wis. Call toll-free at (866) 887-8884 between 7a.m. and 3 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm抯 Web site at www.kohls.com
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