Another day, another recall that raises more questions about the safety of products meant to keep children safe: Kolcraft Enterprises Inc. is recalling about 1 million portable play yards because of a latch defect that poses a fall hazard to kids.
The recalled play yards were sold under the product names “Kolcraft”, “Carter’s”, “Sesame Street”, “Jeep”, “Contours”, “Care Bear” and “Eric Carle”. They were available for purchase at stores nationwide – including Walmart, Kmart, and Target – from January 2000 to January 2009, for between $50 and $160.
To find out whether you have a play yard that might be affected by the recall, look for the model number (should be printed on a white sticker on one of the feet of the play yard) and check out the CPSC News Release for detailed product information, including affected product lines and model numbers.
Kolcraft Enterprises Inc., based in Chicago, has received 347 reports of incidents in which the sides of the play yard collapsed, causing 21 injuries to kids – including bumps, scrapes, bruises and one concussion, according to the CPSC.
- Kolcraft Recalls 1 Million Play Yards Due to Fall Hazard (CPSC.gov)
- Wall Street Journal: Play-Yard Recall Revives Child Safety Issues
- Injuries from Defective Products (provided by The Law Offices of Ronald A. Graziano)
- Baby Pool Floats and ‘Simplicity’ Cribs Recalled (FindLaw’s Injured)
- Personal Injury Information Center (provided by The Pingelton Law Firm)
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