Dorel Juvenile Group Recalls Play Yards with Bassinets Due to Suffocation Hazard

Dorel Juvenile Group Recalls Play Yards with Bassinets Due to Suffocation Hazard NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 30, 2009 Release # 10-097 Firm's Recall Hotline: (888) 233-4903 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 Dorel Juvenile Group Recalls Play Yards with Bassinets Due to Suffocation Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Safety 1st Disney Care Center? Play Yard and Eddie Bauer Complete Care Play Yard Units: About 213,000 Importer: Dorel Juvenile Group Inc., of Columbus, Ind. Hazard: The one piece metal bars supporting the floorboard of the bassinet attachment can come out of the fabric sleeves and create an uneven sleeping surface, posing a risk of suffocation or positional asphyxiation. Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Description: The play yards are portable and were sold with a bassinet attachment and a built-in changing station. Models included in this recall are 05025, 05026, 05037, 05088 and 05350. The model number is printed on a sticker on one of the support legs underneath the play yard. “Safety 1st” or “Eddie Bauer” are printed near the bottom of the fabric sides of the play yards. Sold at: Babies “R” Us, Kmart, Sears, Target and Walmart from January 2007 through October 2009 for between $100 and $130. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the bassinet attachment to the play yard and contact Dorel Juvenile Group for a free repair kit including replacement bassinet fabric, bassinet bars and installation instructions. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Dorel Juvenile Group toll-free at (866) 762-2166 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site www.djgusa.com