Cribs recalled after 4 children trapped

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Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON - About 320,000 Jardine cribs sold by Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us stores were recalled Tuesday because four children became trapped.

The wooden slats and spindles on the crib frames can break, allowing children to get trapped in the remaining gap. The Consumer Product Safety Commission reported 42 incidents of broken slats and spindles. This includes four instances of children getting trapped, two of whom suffered cuts and bruises.

The recalled cribs were manufactured in China and Vietnam by Jardine Enterprises and sold by Toys "R" Us Inc. retailers: KidsWorld stores, Geoffrey stores, Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us. KidsWorld and Geoffrey stores are not longer in operation, but sold the recalled cribs when they were open.

Earlier this year, Janine Nieman of East Stroudsburg, Pa. heard her son, Aiden, screaming first thing in the morning. She found him trapped with his body outside of the crib and his stuck head inside. One of the spindles had fallen out of the frame and he had slid through the gap up to his head. Nieman and her husband, Thomas, slid Aiden back into the crib. He came out of the ordeal shaken but uninjured.

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The cribs were sold around the country between January 2002 through May 2008.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080624/ap_on_bi_ge/crib_recall

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1. Selling cribs that break, a great scam if you can pull it off. Free Trade

don't you just love it. Injured and frightened children and babies, well Americans have to learn to be very, very careful about any product they buy. Americans shouldn't expect that any new cribs they buy are safe, they shouldn't assume any products they buy are safe. :sarcasm: