BREAKING: New Baby Crib Law
All cribs now must pass tough new safety rules
As of Tuesday, law forbids selling older models — even used — that don’t meet stringent regulations
Starting Tuesday, it will be illegal in the U.S. to sell or even donate a crib that fails to meet the toughest crib safety rules in the world. Newly required safety tests are so stringent that few cribs in American homes — even those that have escaped recall after recall — are sturdy enough to pass them. As a result, federal regulators recommend that families that can afford to do so buy new cribs and destroy their old ones.
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Jeff King Says:
Has it really come down to the Government stepping in to make regulations so strict that the baby furniture industry now must bring baby cribs up to standards? Well at least now our children will be safe.
Posted on July 5th, 2011 at 11:05 pm