The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·98047·Announced 1997-12-18

B&B Stores Recalls Mesh-Sided Cribs Due to Suffocation and Entrapment Hazards

B&B Stores is recalling about 400 mesh-sided cribs sold in Puerto Rico because gaps can form and side rails can bend, creating suffocation and entrapment risks.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (crib) with suffocation and entrapment hazards, but the source explicitly states that no injuries have been reported, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria for theoretical or unreported injury risks.

Plain-English summary

B&B Stores (also known as Velasco Alonso Inc.) of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, is recalling approximately 400 mesh-sided cribs in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recalled cribs were sold in Puerto Rico from August 1996 through January 1997 for about $30. The product is a white metal crib with four red wheels, mesh sides, and a mesh canopy that snaps onto metal support bars.

The recall is being conducted because the mattress pad can compress, allowing a gap to occur between the side panels and the bed frame, and the snaps can separate from the frame, presenting suffocation hazards. Additionally, the side rails can bend, presenting an entrapment hazard. CPSC and B&B Stores are not aware of any injuries involving these cribs, and the recall is intended to prevent the possibility of injury.

Consumers should stop using these cribs immediately and discard or destroy them. The firm is out of business, and a remedy is no longer available.

The recalled product

Product
B&B mesh-sided cribs
Manufacturer
B&B
Category
Consumer Product — Baby Furniture
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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