Recall Alert: Kolcraft Play Yards

Kolcraft Enterprises and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a voluntary recall today for one million Play Yards. The play yard's side rail can fail to latch properly. When children push or lean against it the latch can collapse resulting in injury.

There have been 347 reports to the firm of unexpected collapse of the device resulting in 21 injuries.

The recall applies to approximately one million units of play sets made by Kolcraft for Kolcraft, Carter's, Sesame Street, Jeep, Contours, Care Bears, and Eric Carle Play Yards. The products were manufactured in China, Italy, and Spain.

There are 21 different products from seven company lines affected. These were mostly sold at Babies R Us, Kmart, Sears, Target, Walmart and various internet retailors from January 2000 through January 2009.

This is the same company which issued a previous recall notice for play yards in 2007after the tragic strangulation and death of a 10 month old baby.

Outrageously the voluntary recall requires consumers to contact Kolcraft for a free repair kit which must then be properly installed by the consumer.

Kolcraft can be reached at their website:
http://www.kolcraft.com/

Or by their toll free number: 1 (800) 594-4208

Their website is not user friendly unless your buying something. It might be easier for you to call them.

Visit the CSPC's website for pictures and model numbers of affected products.
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09265.html

Recall Alert: Simplicity Drop Side Crib

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall alert for the Simplicity Drop Side Crib.

Sections of the plastic hardware can break creating a space between the mattress and the and the hinged drop side of the crib. There is a risk of suffocation and or other injuries.

This recall follows a similar one on Simplicity cribs issued in 2007. The products were manufactued in China for distribution in US Depatment stores.

An eight month old baby in Houston, TX was trapped by the defective product and suffocated. There have been twenty five other reported injuries, but no other fatalities. The The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that over 400, 000 units have been sold in the Us from 2005 to 2009. Some News agencies claim as many as a million such products may have been sold.


The CPSC recommends that you immediately cease using the crib. You can return the product to the place of purchase for a replacement crib, store credit, or refund as per each retailers policy.

Visit the Government's official recall website at: http://www.recalls.gov/

Alternately visit the page regarding the crib specifically: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09260.html

Consider signing up for their E-mail notification: http://www.recalls.gov/list.html