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NEWS from CPSC
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Office of Information and Public Affairs | Washington, DC 20207 |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE0 k( S6 o/ [7 s3 ~2 I
June 9, 2009$ a1 `; m y; i/ I+ R
Release # 09-239 | Firm抯 Recall Hotline: (866) 688-90094 n: ^2 }# g- A3 i2 {4 U: n
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
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! y4 |! y- c3 R/ w, P$ sLaJobi Recalls Babi Italia Pinehurst and Bonavita Hudson Drop Side Cribs; Risk of Entrapment and Suffocation
! {4 d5 r$ N0 B6 X3 \' s1 a9 dWASHINGTON, 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. 6 H- | D5 C; z6 H. A& x5 W
Name of Product: Bonavita 揌udson?and Babi Italia 揚inehurst?Drop Side Cribs
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Importer: LaJobi Inc., of Cranbury, N.J.' R& D G3 o: P
Hazard: The lower spring pins on the footboard and headboard can pop out of the tracks located on the drop side causing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the drop side detaches, it creates a hazardous gap between the drop side and the crib mattress in which infants and toddlers can become entrapped and suffocate or fall from cribs.
7 M2 |3 |" s, cIncidents/Injuries: CPSC and LaJobi have received a total of 33 reports of drop side detachment due to spring pin failure. In these reports, two children became entrapped and one child fell from cribs. Both entrapped children were freed by caregivers, one child was bruised.
& `1 K. H! I, r; _$ @: B& @* BDescription: The recalled cribs are wood with a metal mattress support and have drop sides and were sold in a variety of finishes including cherry, espresso, natural, and white. Hudson and Pinehurst drop side cribs with production dates from December 2006 through August 2007 are included in the recall. The recalled cribs have the production date, product order (PO) number, item number, and color printed on a label attached to the footboard or headboard.
^. L) u/ l4 |4 v7 k6 MSold at: Babi Italia Pinehurst drop side cribs were sold exclusively by Babies 揜?Us. Bonavita Hudson drop side cribs were sold at Baby Basics, Beautiful Beginnings, and Buy Buy Baby stores and children抯 product stores nationwide for about $300. Cribs were sold from December 2006 through December 2007.% d* Q% `4 x+ m q
Manufactured in: China
7 A9 ~: u+ o) v& y6 L" }Remedy: CPSC urges parents and caregivers to immediately stop using the recalled cribs and find an alternative, safe sleeping environment for their baby. LaJobi will provide professional technicians to perform in-home installations of a free retrofit hardware kit. Consumers should contact LaJobi to register for the free retrofit kit service.
; t% i9 j' I+ U* v8 p) G* BConsumer Contact: For additional information, contact Lajobi toll-free at (866) 688-9009 anytime, or visit the firm抯 Web site at www.Lajobi.com
/ Q2 f- |6 j, A. S9 TMedia Contact: Ilya Welfeld at (201) 439-1010
! k. O& ? t2 ]$ BNote: This recall does not apply to the LaJobi crib models with straight pins on the headboard and footboard or non drop side cribs.
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CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
1 e+ b: b1 ~# l u$ ^% e/ g) h--- Send the link for this page to a friend! The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
/ [0 u! k9 O' n$ ]1 L) hTo report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov. |
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