!#8# Recent Bassinet Recall by Consumer Product Safety Commission

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Recent Bassinet Recall by Consumer Product Safety Commission

!±8± Recent Bassinet Recall by Consumer Product Safety Commission

Multiple government and private organizations are responsible for monitoring of the safety standards of baby furnitures, including U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). This results in frequent recalls of childrens products, however, awareness of these recalls by the owners are of paramount importance for effective avoidance of dangers caused by these recalled items. This prompted me to present this article in this forum with the hope of reaching someone who may not otherwise visit the CPSC recall web site.

On December 30, 2009 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and Dorel Juvenile Group Inc., of Columbus, Ind., announced a voluntary recall of the Safety 1st Disney Care Center Play Yard and Eddie Bauer Complete Care Play Yard baby bassinets. This will involve approximately 213,000 units. The play yards are portable and were sold with a bassinet attachment and a built-in changing station. Model numbers 05025, 05026, 05037, 05088 and 05350 are included in this recall. The model number is printed on a sticker on one of the support legs underneath the play yard. "Safety 1st" or "Eddie Bauer" are printed near the bottom of the fabric sides of the play yards. CPSC recognized the following safety hazzard: The one piece metal bars supporting the floorboard of the bassinet attachment can come out of the fabric sleeves and create an uneven sleeping surface. This can pose a risk of suffocation or positional asphyxiation. No infant death or hospitalization has been reported. These bassinets are made in China and imported in the United States by Dorel Juvenile Group Inc., of Columbus, Ind.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. CPSC announces recalls of products that present a significant risk to consumers either because the product may be defective or violates a mandatory standard issued by CPSC. Please make it a habit to check the recall list at the CPSC web site periodically, especially for childrens furniture and play items if you are parents or caregiver of young children.