Stork Craft Cribs- The largest crib recall in U.S. history

After four infant fatalities and well over 100 injuries shared between the U.S. and Canada, the largest crib recall in U.S. history took place on November 23, 2009.  Government safety regulators say more than 2.1 million drop side cribs made by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled.

The drop side feature, which is a side that moves up and down on a crib, was designed for parents to lift their child out of the crib more easily. These Stork Craft Cribs, 150,000 with the Fisher Price logo on it, are known to have had problems with their hardware or assembly mistakes by the crib owner.  If the drop side of the crib separates without being prompted the infant is at risk of getting their head caught between the mattress and the side railing.

Over 5 million cribs have been recalled over the past two years, by several different manufactures. With the recent crib recall the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is considering banning all drop- down sides altogether.

For more information from the Consumer Product Safety Commission please visit http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10046.html