What: Jardine Cribs

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Product Recall

• What Jardine Cribs
• Recall Date June 24, 2008
• Why The wooden crib slats and spindles can
  break, creating a gap, which can pose an
  entrapment and strangulation hazard to infants.
• Incidents There have been 42 incidents of crib
  slats and spindles breaking. Four children became
  entrapped in the space created by a broken slat
  or spindle. Two of the children had abrasions and
  bruising
• Number of Units Sold 32,000 (220-330)1
• When Sold November 2005-May 2008
• Source US Consumer Product Safety Commission
  (CSPC) www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09016
  .html

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Management Issues

• Recognition of Problem The cribs recalled have
  been manufactured from 2005-2008. There have 42
  incidents of slates and spindles breaking. Four
  children have been entrapped in the space created
  by the broken slate or spindle. 3
• Speed of Response There have been many models
  that have been recalled. Since 2007 there have
  been 320,000 cribs recalled. 2 There have been
  over 28 different models recalled as well. 4
• Responsibility I have not been able to find a
  article or letter from Jardine Cribs stating they
  were at fault or that they were sympathetic to
  the injured victims.

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Impact of Recall

• Legal Consequences I could not find anything
  about the legal issues with Jardine cribs. I
  found many lawyers advertising services to go
  after Jardine cribs but nothing else.
• Reputation According to several parenting
  websites which review cribs, Jardine Cribs seems
  to be getting some good reviews mixed in with a
  couple of bad here and there. It appears that
  Jardine Cribs reputation has not been tarnished
  by this recall. 5
• Sales According to ToysRUS website, it seems
  that Jardine Cribs are no longer sold. There is
  another company that is under Jardine Cribs which
  is selling cribs and beds for children.

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References

• 1-"Jardine Crib Recall Press Release." Jardine
  Crib Recall Information. Web. 04 Nov. 2010.
  lthttp//www.jardinecribrecall.com/press_release.ph
  pgt.
• 2-Trottman, By Melanie. "Jardine Crib Recall Is
  Expanded - WSJ.com." Business News Financial
  News - The Wall Street Journal - WSJ.com. Web. 04
  Nov. 2010. lthttp//online.wsj.com/article/SB123125
  711562657531.htmlgt.
• 3-"Jardine Cribs Recalled after 4 Children
  Trapped News for Dallas, Texas Dallas Morning
  News Latest News." Dallas News, Sports, Weather
  and Traffic from The Dallas Morning News. Web. 04
  Nov. 2010. lthttp//www.dallasnews.com/sharedconten
  t/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/062508dnliv_cribrecall
  .35fa31b2.htmlgt.
• 4-IllinoisAttorneyGeneral. Http//www.illinoisatto
  rneygeneral.gov/consumers/Jardine_Crib_Recall_Flye
  r.pdf. Chicago Attorney General. Print.
• 5-"The Baby Bargains Book / Denise Alan
  Fields." Windsor Peak Press Books by Denise
  Alan Fields. Web. 04 Nov. 2010.
  lthttp//www.windsorpeak.com/reviews/items/Cribs__N
  ursery_Furniture/sbr/date_desc/262/index.htmgt.