NEW YORK — Graco Children’s Products said Thursday that it alerted federal authorities that bassinets sold under its name were identical to some being recalled last month, but federal officials apparently did not alert the public.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a voluntary recall Aug. 28 for 900,000 Simplicity brand-bassinets, because they were linked to the deaths of two babies.
Graco spokeswoman Stacy Becker confirmed that the company alerted the commission on that date that some Graco bassinets made until 2004 were identical to some of the models the agency identified in its safety alert. About 200,000 of the Simplicity- made bassinets recalled last month may have carried the Graco brand name under a licensing agreement it struck with Simplicity, which has since gone out of business.
Graco put a safety alert on its website, , Thursday. Consumers are urged to return the bassinets to retailers where they bought them.
