A recall of drop-side cribs is being conducted by Shermag Inc. due to suffocation and strangulation hazards, according to recent news sources.
About 2,300 cribs in the United States and 800 in Canada are being recalled because the hardware of the cribs has been proven to break, which causes the drop side to detach from the rest of the crib, allowing for a gap between the rain and crib mattress. Small children can easily fit in the gap, trapping them and exposing them to risk of suffocation or strangulation. Children can also fall from the crib in this instance.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has had 21 reports of drop side failures. However, no injuries have been reported in relation to the failure.
Model numbers affected are 202647, 211047 and 272547. The cribs retailed for between $400 and $800 between September 2004 and December 2008 in The Land of Nod and baby specialty stores.
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