CPSC, Cosco Announce Recall to Replace Crib Mattresses

Press Release # 99-063

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(Adult taking mattress out of crib, and taking it away) 62,000 mattresses in Cosco tubular metal cribs are being recalled. (baby standing in the crib) When a baby stands up in the crib, the mattress can compress (baby doll stuck between the mattress and the side of the crib) and be pushed between the bars on the crib's platform. (close-up of baby doll feet, front view of baby stuck between the bars and the mattress) The baby can slip between the bars on the crib's platform and become entrapped.

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