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August 28, 2008 Yesterday, after the deaths of two infants in Simplicity bassinets, the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a press release "urging" parents to stop using Simplicity 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 convertible "close sleeper" models. When used in its bedside co-sleeper mode, it's possible that a caregiver may fail to reattach the Velcro on the fabric covering the metal bars of the frame resulting in a dangerous opening (see photo). An infant can slip through the opening between the bars, become entrapped and strangle or suffocate. Despite the deaths, the move has been characterized as a "safety alert" and not a manufacturer's recall. Today, the CPSC announced that six retailers have agreed to stop selling the Simplicity bassinets and will conduct their own recalls of 900,000 of the bassinets. The retailers are Wal-Mart, Kmart, Toys 'R' Us, Big Lots, J.C. Penney and Target and the many recalled model numbers can be found in the CPSC's most recent announcement. The safety alert does not apply to Simplicty bassinets manufactured in recent months that have the fabric permanently attached to the lower metal bars in the frame. |
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