Jan 15, 2009 8:40 am US/Central
More Than 1M Cribs Recalled In U.S., Canada
Stork Craft Issues Recall For Baby Cribs
NEW YORK (AP) ―
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Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc. issued a recall for more than a million Stork Craft Baby Cribs on Jan. 14, 2009.
AP
More than 1,000,000 Stork Craft baby cribs were recalled in the U.S. and Canada. The cribs -- made in Canada, China and Indonesia by Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc. of British Columbia, Canada -- were recalled because the metal mattress-support brackets can crack and break. This could cause the mattress to collapse and create a gap where a child could get trapped or suffocate.
About 535,000 Stork Craft baby cribs were recalled in the U.S. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is aware of 10 incidents of support brackets that broke. In one incident a child was trapped between the mattress and the side rail with no injuries. The cribs were sold at J.C. Penney, Kmart, Wal-Mart and other stores around the country. They were also sold online at amazon.com, babiesrus.com, costco.com and walmart.com. They were available between May 2000 through January 2009.
About 494,000 Stork Craft baby cribs sold in Canada were also recalled. These cribs were sold between May 2000 and Jan. 12, 2009 at major retailers across Canada. Health Canada, the country's health care agency, has received one complaint in which the metal mattress-support bracket failed. No injury resulted from this incident.
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