Again forgetting the recriminations for today, we ask that you please help spread the word about Kolcraft play yards, what you and your parents called "playpens".
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has already linked the death of a 10 month old boy to the units. The strap across the changing table apparently poses a strangulation effort.
As with the infamous Graco/Aspen crib recall, Kolcraft is sending consumers a kit to fix the strap and eliminate the danger. Pundits say that a similar style of recall was insufficient for the crib manufacturer.
Consumer Help Web understands the financial burden parents of a new child face. These are relatively expensive units that cost between $50 and $130. If you have any doubt in your ability to properly fix the playpen, please dispose of it safely by dismantling it. Your child's safety is worth $130 or not having a playpen for a short period of time.
Reports are surfacing across the Internet that recalled goods are also surfacing at garage sales and even on eBay and other Internet auctions. "It's a natural and likely benign issue," said Consumer Help Web Chief Operating Officer George Bounacos. "If a parent doesn't learn about the recall and their child is not hurt, there is a booming unrecorded market in baby items passed among friends and relatives or sold at yard sales. Doing so is being a good consumer, but the buyer must research the item first."
The play yards recalled now were manufactured in China over a 6 year period. Kolcraft has received multiple reports of children rolling into unsafe positions in these units. The company says that consumers should immediately stop using the changing tables and rocking cradle and contact the firm. They should also immediately cut off and remove the existing changing table restraint strap. Consumers should always remove the raised changing table and cradle or bassinet before placing a child in a play yard.
For additional information, call Kolcraft at (888) 655-8484 anytime, or visit the firm’s web site at www.kolcraft.com.
All of that is good advice, but we remain committed to our advice to parents. If you feel like the repair is beyond you, dismantle the unit so no one else uses it and buy something safer. Please don't guess.
Also please remember to pass the word about the massive crib recall several days ago. Consumer Help Web will continue helping parents who face difficulties fulfilling the terms of this recall and waive our complaint resolution fee.
Labels: children, China, Kolcraft, play yard, playpen, safety
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