Baby Desire baby cribs
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In August 1985, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that approximately 110 hazardous baby cribs imported from Italy had been seized by U.S. Marshalls in Brooklyn, New York and destroyed under court order. The cribs, which were sold at the Baby Desire retail store between January 1984 and January 1985, failed to meet federal safety standards. The vertical slats on these cribs were spaced too far apart, potentially allowing an infant's body to slide between them and become entrapped by the head, creating a strangulation hazard. Additionally, the crib sides were not high enough to prevent toddlers from climbing out, and the cribs lacked required assembly instructions and safety labeling.
The CPSC estimates that 47 of these unsafe cribs were sold to consumers before the store closed. Consumers who believe they purchased one of these cribs should measure the spaces between the vertical slats; if the spaces are greater than 2 3/8 inches, the crib is unsafe. Consumers can contact the CPSC's New York Regional Office at 212-264-1125 or the toll-free Hotline at 800-638-CPSC for more information.
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Strangulation
Baby Cribs Seized And Destroyed by Marshalls NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 1985 Release # 85-041 Hazardous Baby Cribs Seized And Destroyed WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today that it recently supervised the destruction of approximately 110 hazardous baby cribs that had been seized by the U.S. Marshalls in Brooklyn, New York under a court order. The cribs were seized and destroyed because they failed to meet safety requirements of the CPSC for full size and non-full size cribs. The cribs could not be brought into compliance with the safety standards and, therefore, had to be destroyed. The cribs, which were imported from Italy, were offered for sale at the Baby Desire retail store at 3816 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, New York between January 1984 and January 1985. The Baby Desire store is no longer in business. The cribs' vertical slats were too far apart and could allow an infant's body to slide between the slats entrapping the child by the head. This entrapment could cause strangulation. In addition, the sides of the cribs were not high enough to discourage toddlers from climbing out. Required assembly instructions which would enable consumers to assemble the cribs properly so they would be safe were not supplied. Required labeling was not present. The CPSC estimates that 47 unsafe baby cribs were sold to consumers. These unsafe cribs have no labeling which would help identify them. Consumers who believe they may have purchased one of these unsafe cribs should measure the spaces between the vertical slats of the crib. If the spaces are greater that 2 3/8 inches Consumers who want more information about these cribs should call the Commission's New York Regional Office at 212-264-1125 or the CPSC toll-free Hotline at 800-638-CPSC. The teletypewriter number for the hearing-impaired is (301) 595-7054.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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