Product Details
| Product name | Simplicity Bassinets Recall Include Graco and "Winnie the Pooh" Brand - Also information on retail stores offering a refund or store credit |
| Description | The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is aware that some bassinets in the Simplicity recall announced August 28, 2008 include the Graco logo and "Winnie the Pooh" motif licensed by Disney Consumer Products. Consumers are urged to check their bassinets to ensure they are not using one of the recalled Simplicity models, including those with the Graco logo or "Winnie the Pooh" motif. The following retailers have voluntarily agreed to recall the product and provide a refund or store credit to consumers who return the product to the store where purchased: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. -(800) 925-6278 or www.walmart.com; Toys "R" Us Inc. - (800) 869-7787 or www.toysrus.com or www.babiesrus.com; Kmart Corp. - (800) 659-7026 or www.kmart.com; Big Lots - (866) 244-5687 or www.biglots.com; Target sold at www.target.com only; J.C. Penney - (888) 333-6063 or www.jcp.com; AAFES, Dallas, Texas; Amazon.com, LLC Seattle, WA; Bed Bath & Beyond, Union, NJ; Burlington Coat Factory, Burlington, NC; Buy Buy Baby Garden City, NY; Chelsea&Scott LTD (One Step Ahead),Lake Bluff, IL; CSN Stores of Boston, MA; Fingerhut Direct Marketing, Eden Prairie, MN; Frogs and Lily Pads, St. Johnsbury, VT; Kohls Department Stores, Menomonee Falls, WI; ShopKo Stores, Inc., Green Bay, WI; Sweet Pea Décor, North Beach, MD; USA Baby #47, Overland Park, KS; USA Baby #58, Brookfield, WI; USA Baby #136, Berlin, CT; USA Baby #141, Waipahu, HI; USA Baby #142, Virginia Beach, VA; and USA Baby #147, Clovis, CA. |
| Problem | The Simplicity 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 convertible bassinets contain metal bars that are covered by an adjustable fabric flap which is attached by velcro. The fabric flap which is attached by 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. |
| Distribution | |
| Company | See above for a list of retailers who have voluntarily agreed to recall the product and provide a refund or store credit to consumers who return the product to the store where purchased or see this release on CPSC's web site, please go to: www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08396.html |
| Dates sold | The Simplicity bassinets with the Graco logo were sold between 2001 and 2004. The Simplicity bassinets with the "Winnie the Pooh" motif were sold between 2002 and 2008. |
| Date posted | 09/12/2008 |
