| ■ More Than 40,000 Drop-Side Cribs Recalled | 2010.10.25 |
| Concerns that children can be trapped or suffocated spurred the recall on Friday of more than 40,000 drop-side cribs manufactured by three companies. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, drop sides on the recalled Ethan Allen, Angel Line and Victory Land Heritage Collection 3-in-1 cribs can come away due to faulty hardware or repeated use, the Associated Press reported. A child might also topple out of the crib should the drop-side detach. Danbury, Conn.-based Ethan Allen says it has received five reports of such incidents related to its cribs, resulting in three minor injuries. These cribs were sold at Ethan Allen stores from 2002 to 2008. Pennsville, N.J.-based Angel Line reports one case of a detached drop-side on a Chinese-made crib, but no injuries were reported. Their cribs were sold at Ababy.com, Babyage.com and other online stores between December 2004 and January 2009. And Bartlett, Ill.-based Victory Land says it has gotten 17 reports of incidents involving its Heritage Collection cribs, including three reports of minor injuries. Those products were made in Vietnam and sold by Kmart from February 2007 to October 2008, the AP said. |