More drop-side cribs recalled
There’s yet more proof that parents should avoid drop-side cribs at all costs. About 5,000 cribs sold under the names of Babi Italia Pinehurst, Bonavita Hudson and Bonavita Cabana have been recalled.
Authorities have received 33 reports of the drop-side detaching due to failure of the spring pin in the Babi Italia and Bonavita Hudson cribs. Two kids became entrapped and one child fell. For the Bonavita Cabana cribs, there have been 16 reports of the slats falling out of the rails or breaking. No children were injured in those incidents.
The cribs, made in Vietnam and China, were imported by LaJobi Inc. of New Jersey. The Consumer Products Safety Commission says that parents and caregivers should immediately stop using the cribs. LaJobi says that it will pay for technicians to perform in-home installations of a free retrofit hardware kit. Consumers should call LaJobi at (866) 688-9009 or visit the firm’s Web site at www.lajobi.com.
Repeated malfunctioning of drop-side cribs have caused numerous injuries and a few deaths. Major crib manufacturers have decided to stop making drop-side cribs, but tens of thousands are still on the market.
