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<p>The government has issued a massive recall of drop-side cribs made by Stork Craft. <a href=" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_crib_recall">Here's the article</a> and an excerpt:<br />
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission said late Monday the recall involves 1.2 million cribs in the United States and almost 1 million in Canada, where Stork Craft is based. Sales of the cribs being recalled go back to 1993.</p>

<p>Nearly 150,000 of the cribs carry the Fisher-Price logo.</p>

<p>The CPSC said it is aware of four infants who suffocated in the drop-side cribs, which have a side that moves up and down to allow parents to lift children from the cribs more easily.</p>

<p>The Stork Craft cribs have had problems with their hardware, which can break, deform or become missing after years. CPSC said there can also be problems with assembly mistakes by the crib owner. These problems can cause the drop-side to detach, creating a dangerous space between the drop-side and the crib mattress, where a child can become trapped.</p>

<p>The commission is urging parents to stop using the cribs until receiving a free repair kit from Stork Craft.</p>

<p>The cribs, which were manufactured and distributed between January 1993 and October 2009, were sold at major retailers including BJ's Wholesale Club, Sears and Wal-Mart stores and online through Target and Costco. They sold for between $100 and $400, and were made in Canada, China and Indonesia.</p>

<p>Consumer advocates have complained for years about drop-side cribs. More than 5 million of them have been recalled over the past two years alone — recalls that were associated with the deaths of a dozen young children.</em></p>

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