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FDA: 11 Recalls for More Than 7 Million Drop-Side Infant Beds in Five Years Will Result in Ban of This Design
What took the FDA so long?
Eleven recalls before the agency acts seems to be too slow.
However, action is action—although not in time for 32 infants whose deaths clearly were preventable.
“Drop-side cribs are “deadly hazards” linked to the deaths of at least 32 infants since January 2000, according to U.S. regulators who plan to ban the design. (Emphasis added)
“The Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating several manufacturers for crib-design hazards after announcing 11 recalls for more than 7 million drop-side beds in the past five years, according to a statement today.
“The agency will ban manufacture of this type of crib as part of a regulation on infant-bed design that will be completed this year, Chairman Inez Tenenbaum said yesterday in an interview at Bloomberg’s Washington office.”
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek, May 7, 2010
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