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Infant deaths caused by Simplicity Bassinets
CPSC Urges Consumers To Stop Using Simplicity 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 Convertible Close-Sleeper Models
WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging parents and caregivers to stop using convertible close-sleeper/bedside sleeper bassinets manufactured by Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pa. CPSC has learned that on August 21, 2008, a 5-month-old girl from Shawnee, Kan. was strangled to death when she became entrapped between the bassinet’s metal bars. This is the second strangulation death CPSC has learned of in the co-sleeper bassinets. On September 29, 2007, a 4-month-old girl from Noel, Mo. became entrapped in the metal bars of the bassinet and died.
Read the complete press release online from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging retailers across the country to protect the health and safety of babies by stopping sale and recalling nearly 900,000 dangerous Simplicity bassinets. Today, CPSC is announcing that 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., of Bentonville, Ark. (800) 925-6278
- Toys "R" Us Inc., of Wayne, N.J. - (800) 869-7787 or www.babiesrus.com
- Kmart Corp., of Hoffman Estates, Ill. (800) 659-7026
- Big Lots!, of Columbus, Ohio (866) 244-5687
- Target of Minneapolis, Minnesota sold at www.target.com only
- J.C. Penney, of Plano, Texas (888) 333-6063
For the complete product recall list with model numbers, view this page on the CPSC Web site.
Additional infant/child product recalls
More information about infant/child product recalls by the .S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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