WORST IDEA 6/24/10: Not safety testing your cribs

Five companies have had to recall over 2.2 million cribs after reports emerged about dozens of infants who had either fallen out of them our become trapped in them. Most of the recalls involve drop-side model cribs which Consumer Products Safety Chairman Inez Tenenbaum called a “deadly hazard” after the agency documented 32 deaths since 2000 and recalled millions of the beds. So, it might be best to just let your newborn sleep on the floor or in a pile of straw out in the backyard as apparently that $1000 crib grandma bought you is like letting your kid sleep on a bed of razor blades.


Evenflo, Delta Lead U.S. Recall of 2.2 Million Cribs - BusinessWeek