| Product name |
Simplicity Bassinets 3-in1 and 4-in1 Convertible "Close-Sleeper" Models - (Warning Notice) |
| Description |
Safety Alert - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging parents and caregivers to stop using convertible "close-sleeper/bedside sleeper" bassinets manufactured by Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pa.
Due to the serious hazard these bassinets pose to babies, CPSC urges all consumers to share this safety warning with day care centers, consignment stores, family and friends to ensure that no child is placed to sleep in a Simplicity convertible bassinet covered by this warning. |
| Problem |
The Simplicity 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 convertible bassinets contain metal bars spaced farther apart than 2 3/8 inches, which is the maximum distance allowed under the federal crib safety standard. The metal bars are covered by an adjustable fabric flap which is attached to velcro. The fabric is folded down when the bassinet is converted into a bed-side co-sleeping position. If the velcro is not properly re-secured when the flap is adjusted, an infant can slip through the opening and become entrapped in the metal bars and suffocate. This warning does not cover bassinets produced in recent months that have fabric permanently attached over the lower bar. |
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To see this release on CPSC's web site, please go to: www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08378.html |
| Dates sold |
April 2008 and earlier - (This warning does not cover bassinets produced in recent months) |
| Date posted |
09/03/2008 |
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