Drop-Side Cribs Banned As Part of New Safety Requirements
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted earlier this week to ban drop-side cribs as part of a larger overhaul of infant-bed safety regulations.
Citing 153 deaths in the past four years, the agency voted 5-0 to ban the cribs, Bloomberg Businessweek reports. The new regulations are the first new regulations that deal with infant beds in thirty years.
The regulations come after various company recalls led to the recall of over 9 million drop-side cribs in the last five years. In May, the Government warned parents to stop using the products because they posed suffocation and strangling risks. According to Bloomber, the new regulations not only ban the sale of new and used drop-side cribs but also prohibit their use in commercial places such as hotels and day-care centers.
Drop-side cribs are an example of potentially dangerous products. Those injured by these types of products might be able to recover for their injuries. This area of law is known as products liability.
If you believe you or someone you know may have been injured by a potentially dangerous product, or have any questions, feel free to contact Brian D. Cook or any of the other attorneys at Bahe Cook Cantley & Jones, PLC.
