Delta Enterprise Corp., a children's goods maker, will declare a recall of 1.59 million cribs linked to two infant deaths. This recall follows some of the latest recalls of cribs and bassinets involving other manufacturers.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC, is projected to hold a news conference shortly to declare the delta crib recall, which is being conducted on a voluntary basis by the corporation. Compulsory recalls are rare, though the CPSC now and again must pressure manufacturers to consent to repair or pull their goods from the shelves.
According to the company, the delta crib recall results as of two different types of hardware used on cribs sold from 1995 through 2005. The hardware, which includes safety pegs for one set of cribs and spring pegs for a different one, can produce a hazard if not correctly installed. The improper mechanism can cause the drop side of the cribs to fall and unfasten; creating a gap that can trap and suffocate children.
China, already enmeshed in a polluted milk scandal that has made thousand of infants sick, says it takes product safety very seriously, especially where children are concerned. This statement following the latest new report about the delta crib recall could make one wonder just how true this is.
• The delta crib recall is the biggest in a recent series of crib and bassinet recalls urged by the CPSC. In mid-September, the group announced a recall of about 600,000 Simplicity Inc. drop-side cribs that concerned hardware troubles.
• A month earlier, 900,000 Simplicity convertible bassinets were recalled after federal regulators connected the products to two baby deaths from strangulation. In that case, metal bars were placed too far apart to prevent infants from slipping all the way through.
• An additional recall last September implicated about one million defective Simplicity cribs with drop-side hardware troubles that regulators connected to at least two other infant deaths.
• Last week, Playkids U.S.A. of Brooklyn, N.Y., recalled about 2,000 convertible cribs because of sides made of mesh that can produce a dangerous gap when expanded.
If you have purchased a Delta crib check it now, because with a number like 1.6 million you may actually have one. The delta crib recall website has more information.
