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10-21-2008, 12:50 PM
1.6 million cribs recalled after 2 infant deaths
Delta Enterprises is voluntarily recalling nearly 1.6 million older versions of its drop-side cribs after two infant deaths.
From: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27294553/from/ET/
Delta Enterprises is voluntarily recalling nearly 1.6 million older versions of its drop-side cribs after two infant deaths. The cribs were made between 1995 and 2007, according to the company.
The cribs either required safety pegs that may have been lost during reassembly or replacements for pegs which may have worn out after many uses, the company said.
Delta’s Web site urged consumers to immediately stop using the product if they used spring pegs and were made in China before 2006. Consumers were urged to stop using the cribs immediately if the safety pegs were missing.
Both infants suffocated in their cribs. In one instance, there was no safety peg and when the crib’s side detached, it left a gap the infant got stuck in. In the second instance, the infant died in a similar fashion when a spring-peg failed to lock and the side detached.
The recall doesn’t affect any cribs in retail inventory now.
China urges safe products for children
On Tuesday China urged greater care in the manufacture of children’s products amid a tainted milk scandal and the Delta Enterprises recall of Chinese-made cribs in the U.S.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said the government “attaches importance to product quality, especially the quality of products relating to children.”
Qin said he did not know about the recall but he said it was important to “ensure the quality of products for children.”
“Should any problems occur, we hope that relevant foreign companies, governments will talk to us and we are willing to listen to understand the exact situation and see what exactly are the problems,” he told reporters at a regular briefing.
The reputation of China’s exports have suffered in the past year after industrial toxins were found in products ranging from toothpaste to a pet food ingredient.
Last year, U.S.-based Mattel Inc. recalled more than 21 million Chinese-made toys worldwide. Products including Barbie doll accessories and toy cars were pulled off shelves because of concerns about lead paint or tiny detachable magnets that could be swallowed.
Delta Enterprises is voluntarily recalling nearly 1.6 million older versions of its drop-side cribs after two infant deaths.
From: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27294553/from/ET/
Delta Enterprises is voluntarily recalling nearly 1.6 million older versions of its drop-side cribs after two infant deaths. The cribs were made between 1995 and 2007, according to the company.
The cribs either required safety pegs that may have been lost during reassembly or replacements for pegs which may have worn out after many uses, the company said.
Delta’s Web site urged consumers to immediately stop using the product if they used spring pegs and were made in China before 2006. Consumers were urged to stop using the cribs immediately if the safety pegs were missing.
Both infants suffocated in their cribs. In one instance, there was no safety peg and when the crib’s side detached, it left a gap the infant got stuck in. In the second instance, the infant died in a similar fashion when a spring-peg failed to lock and the side detached.
The recall doesn’t affect any cribs in retail inventory now.
China urges safe products for children
On Tuesday China urged greater care in the manufacture of children’s products amid a tainted milk scandal and the Delta Enterprises recall of Chinese-made cribs in the U.S.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said the government “attaches importance to product quality, especially the quality of products relating to children.”
Qin said he did not know about the recall but he said it was important to “ensure the quality of products for children.”
“Should any problems occur, we hope that relevant foreign companies, governments will talk to us and we are willing to listen to understand the exact situation and see what exactly are the problems,” he told reporters at a regular briefing.
The reputation of China’s exports have suffered in the past year after industrial toxins were found in products ranging from toothpaste to a pet food ingredient.
Last year, U.S.-based Mattel Inc. recalled more than 21 million Chinese-made toys worldwide. Products including Barbie doll accessories and toy cars were pulled off shelves because of concerns about lead paint or tiny detachable magnets that could be swallowed.