DeLauro Fights for Stronger Consumer Protection Laws

Calls for action in response to largest-ever crib recall

Washington, DC— Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) called for strong consumer protection laws today in reaction to the largest ever recall of cribs issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

More than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, sold across in the United States and Canada, are being recalled due to a danger of entrapment and suffocation when certain parts break or detach. There have been over 100 incidents of entrapments and falls reported, and four deaths.

Congresswoman DeLauro said, "This is a clear reminder of the importance of having strong consumer protection laws. We must strengthen and improve upon our current laws and create better methods of implementing them-- we should never be in the situation we are today, where children have died, and more than 2 million are in danger. This is preventable, and it is our responsibility as a nation to ensure the safety of our children. Parents should be able to put their children to sleep at night knowing that they will be safe in their cribs."

For more information and steps to take if you own one of the recalled cribs, please visit https://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10046.html.