Crib bumper ban: Products responsible for infant mortality can no longer be sold
WASHINGTON, DC (WJW) - Crab bumpers and inclined sleepers involved in the deaths of more than 200 children will soon be banned. President Joe Biden signed legislation Monday banning the manufacture or sale of certain baby sleep products. Companies have 180 days to comply with the new law. Babies' noses and mouths can be covered with bumpers or stuck between the bumper and the crib mattress, which can cause suffocation. From 1990 to March 2019, 113 children died, including curb bumpers, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. According to the CPSC, more than 100 infants have died from sleep deprivation. Ohio US Center Rob Portman was one of the sponsors of the bilateral bill. Portman and Illinois. Tommy Dickworth introduced legislation in April 2021. "The use of padded crab bumpers is an unnecessary threat to the health and safety of infants everywhere, there is no reason for these items to continue to be sold," San Portman said in a press release. Mann sai...