Century Fold 'N Go Care Centers Recalled Due to Entrapment Hazard

Plain-English summary

Century Products Co. of Macedonia, Ohio, voluntarily recalled approximately 50,000 Fold 'N Go Care Centers in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall involves portable, wheeled care centers that include a playard, a changing table, and a bassinet. The hazard exists because the bassinet's fabric could become loose, creating a pocket near the floorboard where an infant could become entrapped and suffocate.

Century has received four reports of babies getting their head caught between the bassinet's mesh side and the floorboard, including one instance where a child reportedly required overnight hospitalization. The recall covers only Fold 'N Go Care Centers with model numbers 10-750 or 10-760 manufactured before September 1998. These products were sold at juvenile product stores nationwide from March 1998 through August 1998 for approximately $100 to $130. Model numbers and manufacture dates are located on the tube supporting the underside of the playard, and "Century" is imprinted on the side of the playard.

Consumers should stop using the bassinet immediately and destroy the product, as the original repair is no longer available. Consumers can contact Century Products Company's Consumer Relations Department at 9600 Valley View Road, Macedonia, OH 44056, or call 800-345-4109 for more information. Bassinets with a yellow inspection sticker on the bottom tubing or manufactured in September 1998 or later are not part of this recall.

The recalled product

Product

Century Fold 'N Go Care Centers

Manufacturer

Century Products

Category

Consumer Product — Infant Care Centers

Hazard

• entrapment
• suffocation

Distribution

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