WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission concedes it has not been "acting as quickly as it should" on crib safety problems.
Interviewed on morning news shows in the wake of the largest-ever recall of cribs, Chairman Inez Tenenbaum pledged that her agency would "firmly but fairly" enforce a law Congress passed last year giving it greater regulatory authority.
More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing of Canada are being recalled following reports of four infant suffocations. Tenenbaum said her agency is in the process of writing new safety rules and said in the meantime people should get rid of drop-side cribs or order kits from the manufacturer to immobilize crib sides.
