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Le Cradle Bassinets Recalled by Kids Line
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August 23, 2000
Release # 00-167
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Kids Line Recall Hotline: (866) 532-7235
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Nychelle Fleming, (301) 504-7063
Kids Line Contact: Rick Locker, (212) 391-5200
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CPSC, Kids Line Inc. Announce Recall to Repair "Le Cradle" Bassinets
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with t he U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Kids Line Inc., of Los Angeles, Calif., is
voluntarily recalling for repair about 46,000 Le Cradle bassinets.
Infants can become entrapped in an opening between the bassinet's side
and mattress platform and suffocate. Additionally, fabric can separate
from the metal frame. Infants can be injured when they scrape against or
become caught in the frame.
Kids Line has received one report of a 3-month-old boy in Oakland Park,
Fla. who died when he suffocated after becoming trapped between the
bassinet's side and mattress platform. Three other infants were scraped
and bruised from contact with the metal frame that became exposed when
the fabric separated from the frame.
Kids Line is offering a free in-home repair kit, designed to secure the
fabric around the bassinet to prevent entrapments and exposure to the
metal frame.
The recalled bassinets were sold under the name "Le Cradle Bassinette."
The bassinet has a white metal base with wheels and a removable canopy.
The oval bassinet itself is made up of a metal wire frame and a wooden
base board that rests on the metal base. A sticker on the mattress
platform gives instructions for use of the bassinet and says, "Le
Cradle, Kids Line, Los Angeles, California." A fabric-covered foam
mattress covers the wooden board. Matching fabric covers the bassinet
frame, and comes in various colors and designs.
Children's products stores nationwide sold the bassinets from January
1989 through May 2000 for between $100 and $200.
Consumers should stop using the bassinets immediately and contact Kids
Line for a free in-home repair kit. Consumers should call Kids Line
toll-free at (866) LECRADL (532-7235) anytime.
see a picture of movie iconConsumers can also view a video clip about this recall (transcript). This is in "streaming video" format.
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