Stork Craft Recalls 500,000 Cribs

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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: Stork Craft Baby Cribs

Units: About 535,000 (including 92,000 with the Fisher-Price logo)

Manufacturer: Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada

Hazard: The
metal support brackets used to support the crib mattress and mattress
board can crack and break. When one or more support brackets break, the
mattress can collapse and create a dangerous gap between the mattress
and crib rails, in which a child can become entrapped and suffocate.

Incidents/Injuries: CPSC
is aware of 10 incidents in which one or more mattress support brackets
broke. In several incidents, the support bracket broke causing the
mattress to collapse and create a gap between the mattress and crib
rails. CPSC received a report of a toddler who sustained bruises to his
forehead. In another incident a child reportedly became entrapped in
the gap between the mattress and the drop side rail with no injury.

Remedy: CPSC
urges parents and caregivers to immediately stop using the recalled
cribs and find an alternative, safe sleeping environment for their
baby. Consumers should contact Stork Craft to receive a free
replacement kit, with new mattress support brackets.

Consumer Contact: Contact Stork Craft toll-free at (866) 361-3321 anytime to order the free replacement kit or log on to www.storkcraft.com

For more info: www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09093.html