96,000 cribs sold nationwide are recalled

About 96,000 cribs sold at Toys R Us, Babies R Us and other retailers nationwide are being recalled because wooden slats can break, creating a gap that can trap or strangle infants and toddlers.

The products were manufactured by Jardine Enterprises. This marks the third crib recall for the Taipei, Taiwan-based company in less than a year.

In recalling the cribs Thursday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said that it had received 31 reports of the slats breaking, including two incidents in which children became trapped in the space created by the broken slat.

In 10 of these incidents, consumers reported that their child broke the slat while in the crib.

There was one report of minor injuries, including bumps and abrasions.

“Parents need to understand that the quality of the wood in these cribs is so poor that toddlers are actually able to kick through the wood and then create a very dangerous gap,” said Scott Wolfson, a spokesman for the Consumer Product Safety Commission. “We urge parents to stop using this crib today.”

Thursday’s recall involves seven models of Jardine wooden cribs with certain “date codes.”

The cribs, made in Vietnam and China, were sold online and in stores from September 2005 through April 2009. They cost $220 to $330.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cribs and contact Jardine to receive a full credit toward the purchase of a new crib.

Thursday’s voluntary action was an expansion of previously announced recalls of Jardine cribs: About 320,000 of the manufacturer’s cribs were recalled in June 2008 and 56,450 more were recalled in January 2009.

Consumers can contact Jardine at (800) 646-4106 or visit the company’s website at www.jardinecribrecall.com.

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andrea.chang@latimes.com