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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) recalled more than half a million drop-side cribs by Generation 2 Worldwide and ChildESIGNS after receiving reports of three infant deaths.

The CPSC says that plastic hardware on the Generation 2 Worldwide and ChildESIGNS cribs can break and cause the drop side to detach from a corner of the crib. The crib’s mattress support can also detach from the crib frame. Both defects can create a space in which an infant or toddler could become trapped and suffocate or strangle.

Since 2002, three children have died of suffocation after getting stuck between their mattress and the drop side of their cribs, according to the CPSC. An eight-month-old child from Ohio suffocated in 2007 when his crib’s drop side detached due to a broken plastic stop tab on the lower track. In 2003, an eight-month-old from Indiana died when broken plastic hardware allowed the drop side to detach from the crib headboard in one corner. A Virginia six-month-old suffocated in 2002 after missing screws allowed his crib’s lower drop side track to detach from the headboard post.

There have also been 20 other reports of incidents involving detached drop sides and eight reports of incidents involving mattress supports that came loose, according to the CPSC.

The recalled cribs were sold at various furniture and retail stores including Buy Buy Baby, Kmart and Wal-mart. Although Generation 2 went out of business in 2005, the CPSC believes that more than 500,000 of these cribs were sold nationwide. Parents and caregivers are urged not to fix the cribs and to seek an alternative, safe sleeping arrangement for their child.

For consumers, the current crib recall is the latest in a string of similar announcements that include Dorel Asia and Storkcraft.

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The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada have issued a voluntary recall of certain CYBEX strollers. Children who place their fingers on the hinge mechanism when consumers are unfolding or opening the stroller are at risk of potential fingertip amputation and laceration. CYBEX Strollers has received one report of a child whose finger was fractured after placing his finger in the stroller’s hinge.

The recall involves about 1,100 strollers in the US and 90 in Canada.

CYBEX is the third stroller maker to issue a recall related to child fingertip amputations in recent months. Graco last week recalled about 1.5 million strollers; Maclaren recalled about 1 million vehicles last November.

The word  “CYBEX” is printed on the side of the strollers. The affected models include:

•    Ruby

•    Onyx

•    Topaz

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Reports of twelve fingertip amputations across the US have prompted the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue a voluntary recall of Maclaren USA strollers. When unfolding or opening the stroller, the danger has been to children placing their fingers on the hinge mechanism, leading to potential fingertip amputation and laceration.

This recall involves all Maclaren single and double umbrella strollers. The word “Maclaren” is printed on the stroller. The affected models include:

• Volo
• Triumph
• Quest Sport
• Quest Mod
• Techno XT
• TechnoXLR
• Twin Triumph
• Twin Techno
• Easy Traveller

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