CPSC Seeks Recall of Children's Expandable Enclosures Due to Strangulation Hazard

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued complaints against six manufacturers seeking the recall of children's expandable enclosures, commonly known as baby corrals. The manufacturers named in the complaint are Memline Corporation, Worldsbest Industries, Inc., Paris Manufacturing Corporation, North States Industries, Inc., Mapes Industries Incorporated, and CBS Incorporated. These enclosures are constructed of criss-cross wooden slats that expand to form circular structures.

The CPSC alleges that the enclosures present a neck entrapment and strangulation hazard to children between the ages of 10 and 24 months. The design features vee-shaped openings at the top and diamond-shaped openings in the middle, which can trap a child's neck or head if they climb on the enclosure or attempt to crawl through. The complaint states that three deaths, one incident of severe brain damage, and six incidents involving minor or no injury are associated with these enclosures.

The CPSC is seeking an extensive public notice campaign to warn consumers of this hazard. Anyone who knows of a death, injury, or other incident involving a child's head or neck becoming entrapped in a children's expandable enclosure is asked to call the CPSC toll-free Hotline at 800-638-CPSC. A teletypewriter number for the hearing-impaired is (301) 595-7054.

The recalled product

Product

CBS Children's expandable enclosures (baby corrals)

Manufacturer

CBS

Category

Consumer Product — Baby Corral

Hazard

• strangulation
• entrapment

Distribution

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