NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 8, 2007
Release #08-075

Firm’s Recall Hotline: (888) 897-4689
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Cribs Sold By Bassettbaby Recalled Due to Entrapment and Strangulation
Hazard:  Sold Exclusively at Babies R Us

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary
recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Wendy Bellissimo Collection Convertible Cribs

Units: About 8,900

Importer: Bassettbaby, of Bassett, Va.

Manufacturer: Goodbaby Child Products Company Ltd., of China

Hazard: The bolts connecting the top corners of the crib can come loose,
creating a gap and posing a serious entrapment and strangulation hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: Bassettbaby has 85 reports of bolts loosening,
including one report of a 13 month-old child’s hand becoming entrapped
between the railings.

Description: This recall involves Wendy Bellissimo Collection
convertible cribs, model numbers 5945-0521 and 5545-0521, sold in honey
and cherry finishes. The full size cribs have a sleigh design and one of
the following purchase order numbers at the bottom rail of the
headboard: 272903, 272904, 273904, 276728, 276729, 291081, 323975,
324472, 320318, 323976, 332883 365620, 368466 in honey, and 338535,
338537 and 332884 in cherry. All other Wendy Bellissimo Collection cribs
are not involved in this recall.

Sold at: Babies R Us stores nationwide from July 2005 through October
2007 for about $500.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should stop using these cribs immediately and contact
Bassettbaby for a free repair kit.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Bassettbaby at
(888) 897-4689 between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. ET daily, or visit the firm’s
Web site at www.bassettbaby.com