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October 23, 2008
Crib recall broadens CPSC's focus
On Tuesday, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall of 1.6 million cribs made by Delta Enterprise. The recall covered the Delta drop-side cribs sold in the US between 1995 to 2007.
The cribs resulted in the deaths of two 8 month old infants. The drop side detached from the frame creating a gap. The children fell through the gap, got stuck and suffocated.
The CPSC, recognizing that the current system of voluntary setting safety standards, has not been successful, is now pushing to establish tougher standards for the manufacturing of the cribs and other children’s products.
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