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Graco Warns of Strangulation Hazard in Portable Play Yards

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September 24, 2003

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Graco Children’s Products are providing new instructions for about 538,000 “Pack ‘n Play” portable play yards with raised changing tables.

The commission and Graco are aware of the death of a 13-month-old girl, who strangled when her neck became trapped between the Pack ‘n Play rail and the raised changing table.

Discount, department and juvenile product stores nationwide sold these portable play yards from October 2001 through September 2003 for between $99 and $119.

Consumers should never place a child in these portable play yards when the changing table is still in place. Consumers should immediately contact Graco to receive a free warning label to be affixed to the changing table. Consumers can contact Graco at (800) 233-1546 anytime, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.gracobaby.com

Only “Pack ‘n Play” portable play yards with raised changing tables are part of this recall. They also are sold with an infant bassinet. “GRACO” and “Pack ‘n Play” are written on the side of the play yard. These play yards have model numbers 2016, 35235, or model numbers that begin with 9531 or 9533. The last three digits of the model number will vary.

The model number can be found on a label on the white plastic center cone under the play yards. “MADE IN CHINA” also is written on the bottom label. Models 2016, 35235, 9531 and 9533 that are currently sold at retail and that have green stickers on the boxes, indicating that the unit has been modified, are not recalled.

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