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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled more than 11 million dangerous cribs since 2007. Detaching drop-side rails were associated with at least 32 infant suffocation and strangulation deaths since 2000. Additional deaths have occurred due to faulty or defective hardware. Federal crib standards had not been updated in nearly 30 years. But finally on December 28th, 2010 the CPSC approved new mandatory standards for full-size and non-full-size baby cribs. The crib standards will cover used as well as new cribs. The mandatory crib standards will: (1) stop the manufacture and sale of dangerous, traditional drop-side c

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety (CPSC) this week announced that after decreasing from 2007 to 2008,toddlers were injureddue to defective cribs and other nursery items rose 21% in 2009. There were 77,300 emergency room visits for products geared to young children in 2009 - in 2008, that figure was 63,700. 2009 saw the most nursery product recalls in history. The CPSC report also stated that nursery products and clothing surpassed toys with the most recalls, representing 28 and 27 percent of childrens product recalls, respectively; products were recalled mainly due to entrapment, fall, and choking hazards. Childrens clothing recalls also reached an unexpected high, due to strangulation hazards present in clothing with drawstrings and choking hazards from small detachable parts. Recalls in 2009

In 2009, there were three infant deaths associated with sling-style infant carriers. Going back 20 years there have been 14 other deaths. Twelve of the seventeen deaths involved babies younger than 4 months of age. As a result, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) earlier this month warned parents and caregivers to be cautious when using infant slings for babies younger than four months of age. CPSC urges parents of preemies, twins, babies in fragile health and those with low weight to use extra care and consult their pediatricians about using slings because many of the babies who died in slings were either a low birth weight twin, were born prematurely, or had breathing issues such as a cold. More specific recommendations include that parents and caregivers make sure the infants face is not covered and is visible at all times to the slings wearer. If nursing the baby in a sling, change the babys position after feeding so the babys head is facin

Drop-side cribs with plastic hardware were recalled and banned all in one day this past Tuesday, November 24, 2009. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada, this 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 dangers to infants include suffocation and falls if the drop-side either separates from the mattress, creating a gap, or falls off of the crib. The recall involves only those cribs with plastic trigger and one-hand-system drop-side hardware. It does not involve any cribs with metal rod drop-side hardware. CPSC urges parents and caregivers to IMMEDIATELY stop usi