Since 2007, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled more than 11 million dangerous infant and toddler cribs. In an effort to ensure a safe sleeping enviroment for small children, on December 17, 2010, CPSC voted unanimously to approve new mandatory standards for baby cribs. The new standard will effect both full-size and non-full-size cribs.
The new federal standard will take effect in June 2011, requiring cribs being manufactured, sold, or leased in the United States to comply with the new safety standards. CPSC said the mandatory crib standards will stop the manufacture and sale of traditional drop-side cribs, will require mattress supports be made stronger, crib hardware must be made more durable, and safety testing will be made more exacting.
Child care facilities, such as day cares and home infant care facilities, and places of public accommodation, including hotels and motels, will be required to have cribs that meet the new standards in their places of business within 24 months after the new ruling takes effect.
CPSC has received reports of 32 crib related deaths due to infant suffocation and strangulation involving drop-side cribs since 2000. Faulty and/or defective hardware is also to blame for the deaths of more children.
Source : http://newsfuzion.com/2010/12/27/new-baby-crib-safety-standard-slated-to-take-effect-in-june-2011/
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