Recalled Baby Beds still in stores

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says she's filed a lawsuit against a company for allegedly ignoring a nationwide recall and continuing to sell cribs that can cause babies to suffocate.

Madigan criticized federal regulators Wednesday for failing to take aggressive action against Reading, Pennsylvania-based SFCA Incorporated. She says the company distributed Simplicity-made bassinets to Illinois retailers despite a recall of the cribs issued in August by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The commission says a flaw in the crib's structure has caused the strangulation death of at least one baby. Madigan's lawsuit calls for SFCA to recall the cribs. The Associated Press could not reach SFCA or its attorneys. The product safety commission did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

-NewsAnchorMomJen

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Scary Baby Bed Recall

Two babies have now died due to a strangulation hazard with a popular baby bed. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is issuing a warning to get rid of and stop using the bassinet immediately! The CPSC says this warning is being sent out BEFORE a recall of the product can take place because of the EXTREME DANGER.

The warning covers the Simplicity 3-in-1 and Simplicity 4-in-1 bassinets. Last week, a 7-month-old girl from Shawnee, Kansas was strangled after trying to slip through the metal tubes that run down the side of the bassinet. Police say her body fit through the tubes, but her head was too big and she became hung. In September 2007, a southwest Missouri infant girl died after being caught between the rail of her Simplicity 4-in-1 bassinet and the mattress.

I am glad the CPSC is releasing this photo, but it makes me want to cry. What a horrible situation. Why is that bar there anyway? It certainly doesn't look safe!

-NewsAnchorMom Jen

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