Drop Side Cribs Recalled Due To Safety Issues
By: Mycah Glover
Updated: December 17, 2010
MIDLAND -- Infants have been sleeping in drop-side cribs for decades. But that tradition has ended.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission voted unanimously Friday to outlaw all drop-side cribs. These cribs have been responsible for more than 30 infant deaths over the past decade.
As a result of the decision, millions of cribs have had to be recalled. The commission's decision means that all cribs manufactured, sold, or leased in the U.S. must now comply with the new federal standards.
The new mandates will take effect in June 2011.
For more information on this recall, visit the commission's website at www.cpsc.gov.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission voted unanimously Friday to outlaw all drop-side cribs. These cribs have been responsible for more than 30 infant deaths over the past decade.
As a result of the decision, millions of cribs have had to be recalled. The commission's decision means that all cribs manufactured, sold, or leased in the U.S. must now comply with the new federal standards.
The new mandates will take effect in June 2011.
For more information on this recall, visit the commission's website at www.cpsc.gov.
