Recall of Baby Floats and Cribs

Don’t let a day at the pool or an afternoon nap turn into a tragedy for your little one. Risks of drowning have fueled the recall of baby floats while concerns over suffocation have caused the recall of cribs.

The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced the voluntary recall of two consumer products: Inflatable Baby Floats and Simplicity Drop Side Cribs. The baby floats are being recalled because they pose a drowning risk: the leg straps in the seat of the float can tear causing children to unexpectedly fall into or under the water. Recall of the side cribs is due to the cribs’ plastic hardware, which can break or deform, thereby causing the drop side to detach and potentially lead to an infant’s entrapment and suffocation.

Aqua-Leisure Industries manufactures the Inflatable Baby Floats. The recalled floats were sold in a variety of styles and colors. For more information, consumers are urged to contact Aqua-Leisure at (866) 807-3998; or, visit http://cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09261.html. To date, there have been over 30 reports of float seats tearing. No injuries have been reported.

Simplicity Drop Side Cribs are manufactured in China and distributed by Simplicity, Inc. and SFCA, Inc. According to the CPSC recall notice, the two firms no longer conduct day to day operations. The recall includes several different models of cribs. For more information, consumers are urged to contact the CPSC Recall Hotline at (800) 638-2772; or, visit http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09260.html. To date, at least one death involving an 8-month-old child has been linked to the recalled cribs.

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