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1. Munire Furniture Recalls Cribs Due to Fall Hazard
2. Building Baby Safety From the Ground Up

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1. NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 28, 2008
Release #08-202

Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) 586-9639
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Munire Furniture Recalls Cribs Due to Fall Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary
recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Majestic Curved Top and Flat Top Cribs, Essex Cribs,
Brighton/Sussex Cribs and Captiva Cribs

Units: About 24,000

Importer: Munire Furniture Inc., of Piscataway, N.J.

Hazard: The cribs fail to meet the federal safety standards for cribs.
The four support brackets on the mattress support spring are too long.
The brackets prevent the spring from lowering to the full 26 inch
minimum height in its lowest position, allowing children inside to crawl
over the railing, posing a fall hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The cribs are wooden. The recalled cribs include: Majestic
Curved Top cribs with model number 9500; Majestic Flat Top cribs with
model number 9000; Essex cribs with model number 7100; Brighton/Sussex
cribs with model number 9100 and Captiva cribs with model number 5100.
Only cribs with manufacture dates between November 1, 2005 and November
1, 2007 are included in the recall. The crib model number is printed on
the white label on the bottom inside of the right side rail. The crib
manufacture date is printed on either the white label near the model
number or on the white label located on the bottom of the headboard.
Cribs with a green sticker on the mattress frame are not included in the
recall.

Sold at: Specialty juvenile product stores nationwide from November 2005
through November 2007 for between $400 and $600.

Manufactured in: Indonesia

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled cribs and contact
Munire Furniture to receive replacement spring brackets.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Munire Furniture
Inc. at (866) 586-9639 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET or visit the firm's
Web site at

www.munirefurniture .com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the
recalled products, please go to:
www.cpsc. gov/cpscpub/ prerel/prhtml08/ 08202.html

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2. NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 28, 2008
Release #08-203

CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7800
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772

Building Baby Safety From the Ground Up

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A warm bath, lullaby and bedtime stories are staples
in your child's nighttime routine. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC) urges parents and caregivers to add a safe sleep
environment to the daily routine of placing baby to sleep.

CPSC staff is aware of 97 crib related deaths from 2002 through 2004.

A CPSC staff analysis of reports of deaths related to cribs found that
about half of the deaths were in cribs containing pillows, quilts and
other bedding. About half of these were due to suffocation when infants
ended up face down on pillows or face down in a crib with pillows,
quilts and other bedding.

Thirty-percent of crib deaths were attributed to entrapment between
components of old cribs that were in bad condition, with broken or
missing parts or loose hardware, and entrapment in spaces generated
between the sides of a crib and an ill fitted mattress. The remainder of
the deaths were associated with accessories situated in/around the crib
(such as window cords or curtain tie backs), falls out of cribs,
alterations made to cribs, or entrapment when the child became wedged
between the crib and other furniture or a wall.

As CPSC works to remove defective products from the marketplace, parents
and caregivers are being asked to take action as well.

The CPSC is urging parents:

To reduce the risk of SIDS and suffocation, place baby to sleep on his
or her back in a crib that meets current safety standards

To prevent suffocation never use a pillow as a mattress for baby to
sleep on or to prop baby's head or neck

Infants can strangle to death if their bodies pass through gaps
generated between loose components, broken slats and other parts of the
crib and their head and neck become entrapped in the space. Do not use
old, broken or modified cribs; Regularly tighten hardware to keep sides
firm

Infants can suffocate in spaces generated between the sides of the crib
and an ill fitted mattress; never allow a gap larger than two fingers at
any point between the sides of the crib and the mattress

Never place a crib near a window with blind or curtain cords; infants
can strangle on curtain or blind cords.

Properly set up play yards according to manufacturers' directions. Only
use the mattress provided with the play yard. Do not add extra
mattresses, pillows or cushions to the play yard, which can cause a
suffocation hazard for infants.

Routinely check nursery products against CPSC recall lists and remove
recalled products from your home

Sign-up for automatic e-mail recall notifications at

www.cpsc.gov

The CPSC has been working since 1973 to improve crib safety with the
publication of mandatory standards for full-size cribs and non-full size
cribs. CPSC staff has also been involved in the development of voluntary
standards for cribs addressing issues such as corner posts and
structural and mechanical failures. The work of the CPSC has contributed
to an 86% decrease in crib related deaths.

To see this release on CPSC's web site, including a link to the staff
analysis, please go to:
www.cpsc. gov/cpscpub/ prerel/prhtml08/ 08203.html

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