1 Million Chinese-Made Cribs Recalled

CPSC: Deaths Of 3 Children Linked To Simplicity And Graco Cribs

(CBS/AP)  Nine-month-old Liam Johns died in his bed, suffocating when the drop side of his crib came loose and he got stuck between it and his mattress.

"We were in so much shock," Liam's father Chad Johns told CBS News. "It took a very long time before we could sit down and grieve."

About 1 million Simplicity and Graco cribs are being recalled after Little Liam and two other children became entrapped in their cribs and died of suffocation, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday.

Liam had been sleeping in a Simplicity crib.

A year after Liam's death in 2005, six-month-old Edward Millwood was found dead in his Simplicity crib in Georgia.

The two died in the recalled cribs which were sold through May 2007. A 1-year-old child died in a newer model of the cribs, which has not been recalled but is being investigated by the safety agency, CPSC officials said.

In all three deaths, the consumer had installed the drop-rail side of the crib upside down, the CPSC said. This creates a gap in the crib that children can slide into and suffocate.

Seven other infants have been entrapped in the cribs, according to the CPSC. There have been 55 reports of the cribs' drop sides detaching or the hardware failing to hold the side to the crib.

Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pa., is listed as manufacturer of all the cribs, which were made in China. The recalled cribs were sold nationwide, under the Simplicity or Graco brands, from January 1998 through May 2007. The recall involves multiple models and model numbers.

It's the largest crib recall in CPSC history, and now the one place parents are told they can safely leave their children without supervision is in question.

"Crib hardware failure is actually one of the most common causes of death in cribs," Nancy Cowles, a crib safety advocate, told CBS News correspondent Sandra Hughes.

In fact, according to Cowles' organization Kids In Danger, 30 children are killed and 1,200 are injured every year in crib accidents.

And while these cribs were made in China, in this case she says China isn't to blame:

"The problem is the design flaws that the U.S. manufacturers designed into the product," Cowles said.

"Simplicity strives to make safe products, that is our number one priority. That's why we worked with the CPSC to take this action," Simplicity president Ken Waldman said in a statement.

In a separate recall in June, the commission recalled about 40,000 Nursery-in-a-Box cribs, manufactured by Simplicity, because the assembly instructions incorrectly explain how to attach the drop side.

None of the cribs that Simplicity currently supplies to stores is included in a recall, the company said in a statement.

The commission, however, cautioned consumers who have the newer versions not covered by the recall to check to make sure the drop side is installed right side up and is securely attached. The newer hardware has a flexible tab at the top of the lower track and a permanent stop at the bottom. The older hardware has a flexible tab at the bottom of the lower tracks.

In an earlier Simplicity recall, a 19-month-old child in Myrtle Creek, Ore., died Jan. 6, 2006, in a crib that carried the Graco logo, the CPSC said in February 2006. Mattress support slats came out of the crib, and the child suffocated after getting trapped between the mattress and the footboard. That type of crib had been included in a December 2005 recall of about 104,000 Aspen 3 in 1 Cribs.

The company is offering free repairs for cribs with older hardware. For more information, consumers can contact Simplicity at [phone].

[voteronpaul3]

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[hangbush]

phil-in-Fin said:
"Have you ever thought that the manufacturer did not provide adequate instruction or safety? After all, it was a Graco crib, a brand name that everyone who has children knows very well, and so the parents thought that they were buying a quality, safety-approved crib.

If you do not understand this reasoning, and continue to berate the grieving families, then you are the one who has the deficient I.Q.

Of course, with such an attitude, there is no need to worry about you breeding."

Do you have a brain for math? or are you too retarded to understand the stats? HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS OF CRIBS ARE SOLD EACH YEAR. Out of these HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of cribs, few idiots couldn''t are too dumb to figure out the proper way to assemble the cribs.

So, is it the fault of manufacturers who PROVIDED THE PROPER INSTRUCTIONS which cause no trouble to HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER PARENTS WHO ASSEMBLED THEIR CRIBS, WITH NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER, except these few cases of retarded parents who obviously can''t read.
(or can''t understand PICTURES, or sequence of numbers)

Just look around, the instructions provided on packaging are so blatantly idiotic-proof now, it can''t get any more retarded-proof. The plastic bags have "CAUTION: RISK OF SUFFOCATION IF PUT ON HEAD" label on it, knives have "MAY CAUSE BODILY HARM"... it just can''t get any stupidier. IF these idiots still can''t understand, they deserves to get wipe out by the products.

[lars008-2009]

Posted by HangBush at 11:21 AM : Sep 23, 2007

that would be the demonic-rat controlled education system nancy,,,

[hangbush]

Ahahaha,
I support these Chinese made crib manufacturers for weeding out these LOW-IQ parents who can''t EVEN ASSEMBLE THESE SIMPLE CRIBS TOGETHER. They shouldn''t breed at all!

For all the dumbasses who still too stupid to read,
THE DESIGN ARE DONE IN AMERICA, BY AMERICAN. THE FAULT LAYS SQUARELY ON US. If you want to blame anyone, blame the failing of educational systems, for churning out lowly educated graduates, who can''t spell, who aren''t upto the task of designing proper crib!!!

I suppose it is always easiest to blame someone for our own faults. I have lost all hope for this country.

[tjkping]

the death of a child is extremely sad.these cribs could also have defective parts.we should bring our manufacturing back to the u.s.and we should have ultra strict safety specs.hopefully it won''t happen again.

[phil-in-fin]

newster1, with malice, said:

"If someone is THAT stupid they shouldnt be breeding, Im serious, anyone who cant assemble a SIMPLE freaking thing like a baby crib needs mental help or to go back to grade school, this isn''''t a computer controlled fuel injected car engine!
You only need to attain a level as high as ''''idiot'''' status in education to assemble something like a CRIB!
Someone who puts it together upside down should check out and save the rest of us from your stuidity."

A child suffocates, and you spread hate and insensitivity.

You are a jerk.

Have you ever thought that the manufacturer did not provide adequate instruction or safety? After all, it was a Graco crib, a brand name that everyone who has children knows very well, and so the parents thought that they were buying a quality, safety-approved crib.

If you do not understand this reasoning, and continue to berate the grieving families, then you are the one who has the deficient I.Q.

Of course, with such an attitude, there is no need to worry about you breeding.

[edhar29]

I am the uncle of one of the children who died in one of the cribs. My wife and I found our nephew dead in our sons crib. I find it very offensive to hear from simplicity that it is our fault for putting the cribs together wrong. There is a lot more wrong with the cribs than the brackets and that information will come out later. Please be sensitive to the parents who lost chilren or had children injured it is not their fault.

[lars008-2009]

Posted by lastdance2 at 07:59 PM : Sep 22, 2007

IS FOR FREEDOM OF SPEECH,,,

AS LONG AS YOU AGREE WITH HIM,,, LOL

HAHAHAHA

[lars008-2009]

SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION IN THE DEMONIC-RAT PARTY
FBI arrests 11 NJ officials for bribery
All of them are Democrats.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007/09/fbi_arrests_11_nj_officials_fo.html
systemic corruption in the Democratic Party
Corruption sting crosses N.J.
12 charged in a widening investigation that began with contracts in an Atlantic County school district.
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20070907_Corruption_sting_crosses_N_J_.html
Hillary campaign honcho among 11 busted in N.J. sting
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/2007/09/07/2007-09-07_hillary_campaign_honcho_among_11_busted_.html
11 Arrested in N.J. Corruption Inquiry
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/07/nyregion/06corruptCND.html?em&ex=1189310400&en=b504d6c2fbd19cba&ei=5087%0A
Castro''s tip: Clinton-Obama the winning ticket
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN2825114320070829?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=22&sp=true
Kathleen Willey: Clintons stole my manuscript
House burglary over weekend targeted copy of book days after details leaked to press
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/staticarticles/article57498.html

[lastdance2]

RE: lars008

Get off the net ! ! !

lars008
Only posts Spam to - Aggravate people and to
draw Attention to himself

Very Lonely and Pathetic person

Lastdance

[lars008-2009]

HSU A NO HSU AT HEARING%u2026 LOL
Democratic Donor a No Show at Hearing
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070906/D8RFKG500.html
Dems Dirty Donor Norman Hsu Fails to Show for Bail Reduction Hearing Leading to Speculation He''s On the Run
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295828,00.html
china buys usa elections???
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=chinese+campaign contributions democrat
Big Source of Clinton''s Cash Is an Unlikely Address
Family''s Donations Closely Track Those Of Top Fund-Raiser
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118826947048110677.html?mod=hpp_us_whats_news
Report: Hillary Clinton Big Money Donor Wanted for Grand Theft
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Hillary Clinton Big Money Donor Wanted for Grand Theft&btnG=Search
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295031,00.html
Leading Clinton Donor Stays Below the Radar
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB118835199704811801.html?mod=blog
''DIRTY CASH'' MAN FLEES
http://www.nypost.com/seven/03042007/news/nationalnews/pro_clinton_dirty_cash_man_flees_nationalnews_christine_field.htm
RNC pushing the China angle
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0807/RNC_Pushing_the_China_angle.html
Democrats Turn From Big Donor Who%u2019s Fugitive
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/31/us/politics/31hsu.html?ei=5065&en=c3f5afa614172532&ex=1189224000&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print

[lars008-2009]

DEMONIC-RATS AND KLINTOONS SELL OUT THE USA TO THE CHINESE FOR 1996 ELECTIOON AND AGAIN FOR 2008 ELECTION,,,

INVESTIGATION OF ILLEGAL OR IMPROPER ACTIVITIES
IN CONNECTION WITH 1996 FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS
FINAL REPORT of the COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
SENATE Rept. 105-167 - 105th Congress 2d Session - March 10, 1998

The China Connection: Summary of the Committee''s Findings Relating to Efforts of the People''s Republic of China to Influence U.S. Policies and Elections

The individuals who facilitated the contributions have either elected to take the Fifth Amendment or flee the country. Beijing has denied the Committee''s request for assistance. Moreover, after its hearings concluded, the Committee learned that the Chinese leadership was pleased no PRC agencies have yet been implicated in the campaign finance scandal.

http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/1998_rpt/sgo-sir/2-18.htm

[mcvet]

lars it was the fascist in the Republican Party and your fuhrer who cut the funding to the Safety Department that''s Supposed to catch this junk.. they have cut in over and over and over until there is only ONE person now left to check ALL the incoming garbage. Now I know you fascist can''t accept the fact that the "Party" and the "Fuhrer" did this but it''s all in the record. Sieg Heil Bush!! You really aren''t the sharpest tool in the shed are you there lars?

[mcvet]

I just LOVE Bush and the Republican solution to this problem. Open the Market MORE they say so MORE of this garbage can come in and kill our kids. Wow! Wonder who''s side they are on? What am I saying everyone knows the Republican Party is always on the side of big business and their profits. Sieg Heil Bush!!

[lars008-2009]

CHINESE OWN DEMONIC-RATS AND BUY THEM THE ELECTIONS!!!

DEMONIC-RATS SOLD THE USA OUT TO CHINA!!!

The tale of shady Chinese Clinton donors avoiding U.S. justice is a familiar one that dates back to the 1996 Clinton-Gore fundraising scandal known as Chinagate. The Clintons took millions in laundered foreign campaign donations from Chinese Communists in exchange for liberalizing trade policy with China, dropping pending indictments against influential Chinese figures, spots on a U.S. trade mission and overnight stays at the White House.

Many of the Chinagate donors were successfully prosecuted even though Clinton Attorney General Janet Reno blocked investigators%u2019 efforts at the Justice Department. More than 100 people connected to the fundraising scandal fled the country, however. Norman Hsu seems to be following their lead.
http://www.corruptionchronicles.com/2007/09/hillary_donor_flees_like_china.html

[missingamerica]

''Tis wrong to be belittling the parents for being "too stupid" to assemble the crib. From Simplicity''s web site:

"The drop-side failures result from both the hardware and crib design, which allow consumers unintentionally to install the drop-side upside down."

Proper design would have brackets that could not be mounted incorrectly - they simply wouldn''t fit if assembled wrong.

Of course, it is cheaper to make four identical brackets, although I do not know if that is what happened in this case. For some reason you can''t get to the assembly instructions on Simplicity''s web site anymore.

[lastdance2]

The Uncle of Pres. Bush
Prescott Bush
Chairman, U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce;

U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce - The membership roster includes United Airlines, American Express, McDonald''s, Ford and Arthur Andersen,
the Beleaguered company that audited Enron''s books.
These companies that do business in China - Have got to be paying some form of tribute to Prescott Bush.

Any person - Who enjoys - $9.00 a month - Slave Labor - Who also Allows - Lead Painted Toys - Defective Merchandise - Tainted and Poisoned Food Stuffs -
To be shipped to the US. - Intended for use and consumption by the American consumer and their children.

Knowing all the while - The Ratifications - of Poisoned Food - Lead Poisoning and potentially Defective and Hazardous products.
Knowing this - Yet - Continues to Allow those imports.

Needs to be : Held personally Responsible and Criminally charged and Prosecuted

Prescott Bush connections to an American firm, Asset Management, came into question in 1989, The company was the Only U.S. firm able to - Skirt - U.S. sanctions and import Communications (Spy ??) Satellites into China.

The FBI as well as the Justice Department - Has always worked on Behalf of the Political and Financial Objectives of the Republican (Nazi) party
With this incident - They are about to prove once again - Their Loyalty to The Republican (Nazi) Party

Lastdance

[fcia-2009]

Getting bit tired of these defective Chinese product stories. Obviously these multi-nationals making billions of dollars do not want to sepend a penny actually testing the products they sell till people start dying.

These companies have become nothing more than a marketing entity for Chinese manufacturers. They only advertise, sell, and collect money and outsource everyting else to china with total ignorance to safety of their products.

Blame has to be shared by irresponsible companies who sell garbage and are only too ready to point fingers and the sky falls.

[nothappyatall]

"Unless your mechanically inclined you may make a tragic mistake. so_cal_girl"

Mechanically inclined?? this is a CRIB, you put bolt ''A" into slot ''B'' and tighten the nut, real rocket science there!
If someone is THAT stupid they shouldnt be breeding, Im serious, anyone who cant assemble a SIMPLE freaking thing like a baby crib needs mental help or to go back to grade school, this isn''t a computer controlled fuel injected car engine!
You only need to attain a level as high as ''idiot'' status in education to assemble something like a CRIB!
Someone who puts it together upside down should check out and save the rest of us from your stuidity.

[hypnotoad72]

Oh, it''s also funny when media outlets (CBS isn''t alone) go back and forth between "US Corporation" and "Multinational corporation", especially when bad news is afoot. In a globalized world ran by corporations that seek the lowest cost, and doubly so if they move their HQ out of the US (usually to avoid paying taxes), they are not US corporation. They are multinational corporations.