Mother Hubbard's Cupboards Recalls Cribs Due to Fall Hazard

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 5, 2008
Release #08-350

Firm's Recall Hotline: (888) 661-8201
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Mother Hubbard's Cupboards Recalls Cribs Due to Fall Hazard

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: Cribs

Units: About 1,300

Manufacturer: Mother Hubbard's Cupboards, of Toronto, Canada

Hazard: The cribs fail to meet the federal safety standards. The distance
between the mattress support bracket in the lowest position and the top of
the side rail in the highest position is less than the required 26 inches,
posing a fall hazard to children who climb over the railing.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The recall includes the following wooden full-size cribs:
"Enchantment" (model #210), "Hush a Bye" (model #215), "Once upon a time"
(model #320) and "Rock a bye" (model #1900-350). Only date codes from 0306
through 0308 are included in this recall. "Mother Hubbard's Cupboards", the
model number and date code are printed on a label located on the bottom
inside of the right side.

Sold at: Juvenile product stores from March 2006 through March 2008 for
between $500 and $650.

Manufactured in: Canada

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the cribs immediately and contact Mother
Hubbard's Cupboards to receive instructions on how to re-install the support
brackets to eliminate the hazard.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, please contact Mother
Hubbard's Cupboards toll-free at (888) 661-8201 between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00
p.m. ET Monday through Thursday and between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET
Friday and Saturday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.mhcfurniture.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled
product, please go to:

FYI: Mother Hubbard's owner Sam Gorenstein contacted us with additional info on why this recall happened: apparently, the instructions were misprinted for the cribs. This led to consumers to install a stablizer bar in an upside down position—that resulted in the less than 26" safety standard cited above. When you contact Mother Hubbard, you will get corrected instructions—this will enable you to install the stablizer bar correctly, which will correct the height problem.

Also: see this earlier post for other updates/corrections to our Mother Hubbard review.