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NEWS from CPSC7 l5 _; f. j! ~: x4 {% v
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission0 h Y7 b( P: D, T+ ~ t6 ?! I
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 + J& H, _) b3 b$ X* u! Q
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE4 w( k# q' f* C0 B& H8 ^' P
April 30, 2009& U; v4 f( H* e9 {) n: h
Release #09-207 Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 646-4106 D0 O2 {8 k- F; J* l/ {; K' |& {( z
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
; S* q' [8 f( P2 ^0 ]CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
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1 N( Z f; {; ?. P/ S$ e% F. RJardine Announces Second Recall Expansion of Cribs Sold by Babies'R'Us; Cribs Pose Entrapment and Strangulation Hazards
& K2 M N' E8 j$ T! VWASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. # ^, b) H% w) G) u6 m) A' p
Name of Product: Jardine Cribs
* k( m1 Q% ]% Z2 \Units: About 96,000 (320,000 units were previously recalled in June 2008 and 56,450 units were recalled in January 2009)1 B' C: B( f' V1 H' z
Manufacturer: Jardine Enterprises, of Taipei, Taiwan* k( r' p( U I. w7 N
Hazard: The wooden crib slats can break, creating a gap, which can pose an entrapment and strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers.; G6 W4 Z& Y( G" }9 b* E
Incidents/Injuries: CPSC has received 31 incident reports of slats breaking, including two reports of children becoming entrapped in the gap created by the broken slat on the crib models identified below. In 10 of these incidents, consumers reported that their child broke the slat while in the crib. There was one report of minor injuries (bumps and abrasions.)
5 _" |0 R0 w! ~3 |Description: This recall involves 7 models of Jardine wooden cribs with the date codes identified below. Cribs with other date codes are not affected by this recall. The date code and model number are printed on the label located on the inside of the bottom rail of the headboard or footboard.
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0102B00 Drop-side Natural Olympia Single 9/2005-1/2007 3 b+ v$ Z0 v' I6 r# K7 D
0102E00 Drop-side Dark Pine Olympia Single 9/2005-1/2008 $ ~+ O, }, M& k7 f& f
0302P00 Black Olympia Lifetime 11/2005-5/2008
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, w' ^0 \: H: |8 ~5 B0312D00 Americana Pecan 4-in-1 5/2006-11/2007
" y$ f1 K* G9 b" B, E0308L00 Antique Walnut Capri 4-in-1 12/2005-11/2007 ) X" |" L1 U# |
0108C00 Drop-side White Capri Single 8/2006-11/2007 , Z$ J6 r' \, n2 M8 K1 d/ Z
Sold at: KidsWorld, Geoffrey Stores, Toys 揜?Us, and Babies 揜?Us stores nationwide, and at babiesrus.com, from September 2005 through April 2009 for between $220 and $330.
% I" P7 T8 ^) m# v$ Q- p0 zManufactured in: China and Vietnam p8 W. H9 g# v6 ^5 H0 Z" k- K
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cribs and contact Jardine to receive a full credit toward the purchase of a new crib. Jardine will provide consumers with detailed instructions for purchasing cribs in retail stores and online.! g# z+ C3 |( {/ T7 |4 c
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Jardine at (800) 646-4106 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at http://www.jardinecribrecall.com/
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Drop Side Natural Olympia Single Model# 0102B005 t& R! P8 `: P$ C- b% R
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Drop Side Dark Pine Olympia Single Model# 0102E00
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Drop Side White Capri Single Model# 0108C00, H' E% F* @( j9 B! [& |/ a
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White Olympia Lifetime Model# 0302C00# W' o5 P/ [( [6 @: R+ l( o
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Antique Walnut Capri 4-in-1 Model# 0308L00
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4 {3 o8 E; S# EDrop Side White Capri Single Model# 0108C00
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