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Simplicity cribs recalled..again
Posted on April 29, 2010This is the second of two crib recalls today. Info on the LaJobi recall is here. It is surprising there are any Simplicity products left ‘unrecalled,’ but apparently there are. CPSC today announced that retailers who sold Simplicity cribs with… Read More
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CPSC initiates renewed efforts to locate Simplicity cribs
Posted on December 17, 2009Prompted by the recent death of 7-month-old from Kentucky , CPSC has initiated a new effort to locate the recalled Simplicity drop-side cribs that have now claimed the lives of 11 infants. The cribs were manufactured by Simplicity and SFCA… Read More
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Reminder: Check bassinets for deadly recalls
Posted on August 31, 2009Last year, CPSC recalled 900,000 Simplicity Bassinets sold under the Simplicity, Graco and Disney names after they had reports of two deaths. As we reported earlier this month, they have now learned of at least two additional deaths. To help… Read More
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Yet another Simplicity recall — more play yards this time
Posted on April 7, 2009Back in January, when the recall of Simplicity-made, but Fisher Price branded, play yards was announced, KID warned readers that the same product was still on the market under the Simplicity brand. Now finally today, the retailers have again come… Read More
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Illinois AG Madigan files suit against SFCA for selling deadly bassinets, publishes safety guide for parents on sleep environment recalls
Posted on October 31, 2008Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has again stepped up to the plate to protect Illinois consumers from dangerous children’s products. This week her office filed a lawsuit against SFCA, the company that bought Simplicity for Children’s assets. The lawsuit calls… Read More
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Another Simplicity recall: will it ever end?
Posted on September 17, 2008CPSC announced the recall today of another 600,000 Simplicity cribs with dropside problems — the same ones they said were safe back when they recalled 1 million other Simplicity cribs. This on the heels of a recall of 900,000 Simplicity… Read More
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Dangerous Simplicity Bassinets sold under Graco and Winnie-the-Pooh brands as well
Posted on September 10, 2008The recently ‘recalled‘ Simplicity Bassinet was also sold under the Graco name from from 2001 – 2004 and Winnie-the-Pooh from 2002-2008. If you have a Graco bassinet that looks like this picture — do not use it! Graco now has… Read More
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Retailers agree to recall/refund Simplicity Bassinets
Posted on September 2, 2008CPSC has gotten retailers to take the unusual step of recalling a product themselves. Because of Simplicity’s new owner’s refusal to recall this deadly product, the retailers stepped in. But it still might be for sale at other locations. If… Read More
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UPDATE: CPSC warns against Simplicity Bassinets
Posted on August 28, 2008Following the news this week of another death in a Simplicity Bassinet, CPSC has issued a warning urging parents and caregivers to stop using the bassinet involved. This warning is in lieu of a recall because CPSC can’t get the… Read More