Jardine recalls more cribs with defective slats

After getting 19 new reports of crib slats breaking, Jardine is recalling 56,450 cribs sold by Babies 'R' Us, expanding its recall from June 2008 when 320,000 Jardine cribs were recalled for that same reason.

According to the recall notice issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the agency has received 19 additional incidents of crib slats breaking. In nine of these incidents, parents reported that their infant or toddler broke the slat while in the crib. In addition, a 22-month-old child fell through the gap between the crib slats when a slat broke. These incidents are in addition to the 42 reports of crib slats and spindles breaking that led to the original recall. In those, four children became entrapped in the space created by a broken slat or spindle and two of the children had abrasions and bruising.

Owners of Jardine cribs should check both the first and second recall notices to see if theirs is affected by the recall. They were sold at KidsWorld, Geoffrey Stores, Toys 'R' Us, and Babies 'R' Us stores nationwide, and at babiesrus.com, from January 2002 through January 2009 for between $150 and $330. The CPSC advises parents to immediately stop using the recalled cribs and contact Jardine to receive a full credit toward the purchase of a new crib.

Read the rest of this post on our Safety blog for more information, and see our crib ratings report and play yard Ratings report for recommended models.