Productopia | Baby Cribs

Drop-side cribs have been under fire for over a year. In fact, Toys 'R' Us announced last year that it would stop stocking them entirely. Now there are two additional recalls: one involving the contentious drop-side feature on Graco cribs, and the other involving the mattress support on Simplicity and Graco cribs. The Consumer Products Safety Commission has recalled all Simplicity and Graco cribs (that's more than 2 million cribs) that use a mattress support made of tubular steel. The agency reports one infant death; part of the mattress frame collapsed, leaving a gap between the crib frame and the mattress, which caused the child to become trapped.

Graco drop-side cribs are also being recalled for a problem with the drop-side feature.  The CPSC says that the drop-side hardware can fail, posing a falling or entrapment hazard. The agency has received 99 reports of problems with the drop side, but none of the resulting injuries were serious.

A new study commissioned by the non-profit organization, The Environmental Working Group, has revealed that babies can be exposed to toxic chemicals in-utero. Scientists at the EWG tested the cord blood of 10 newborns. (Cord blood is the blood remaining in the placenta and umbilical cord after birth.) In the study, nine out of 10 of the babies' blood contained moderate amounts of BPA, also known as Bisphenol A. This common chemical, used in many plastic products today, has recently been labeled a concern to human reproductive health and development, according to experts at the American Medical Association and National Institutes of Health.

A new study commissioned by the non-profit organization, The Environmental Working Group, has revealed that babies can be exposed to toxic chemicals in-utero. Scientists at the EWG tested the cord blood of 10 newborns. (Cord blood is the blood remaining in the placenta and umbilical cord after birth.) In the study, nine out of 10 of the babies' blood contained moderate amounts of BPA, also known as Bisphenol A. This common chemical, used in many plastic products today, has recently been labeled a concern to human reproductive health and development, according to experts at the American Medical Association and National Institutes of Health.