Hiccups » crib ban http://blog.newsok.com/hiccups Hiccups parenting blog is written by parents for parents and their children Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:01:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Drop-side cribs are outlawed http://blog.newsok.com/hiccups/2010/12/16/drop-side-cribs-are-outlawed/ http://blog.newsok.com/hiccups/2010/12/16/drop-side-cribs-are-outlawed/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 22:53:23 +0000 hiccups http://blog.newsok.com/hiccups/?p=1895 According to a story by The Associated Press,  the government Wednesday officially outlawed drop-side cribs.

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A drop-side crib.

According to a story by The Associated Press,  the government Wednesday officially outlawed drop-side cribs. This move comes after millions of recalls and 30 infant deaths in the past 1o years.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission reached a unanimous decision to ban the manufacturing, sale and resale of drop-side cribs, which have a side rail that moves up and down.   Hotels and day care centers also would be prohibited from using these types of cribs.

To read the full story, click here.

-Erica Smith
esmith@opubco.com

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