Fisher-Price Recalls Simplicity Rainforest Play Yards

There has been a nationwide recall of approximately 200,000 units of the Simplicity Rainforest portable play yards due to a danger of the rails on the side of the play yard or elsewhere collapsing. This poses a serious danger as babies can be badly hurt if the pieces of the play yard fall on top of them. In fact, the CPSC has received over 1350 reports of the rails collapsing, resulting in injuries like bumps, bruises and more serious injuries in a few cases including a broken nose, broken wrist, a mild concussion, a cut to the hand which needed stitches and a chipped tooth.

What's worse is that the manufacturer in question, Simplicity Inc. and SFCA Inc., of Reading, Pa has not responded to CPSC’s request to recall these products. The CPSC's website says that they have not been responsive to consumer complaints recently received either. Fisher-Price has decided to step in and assist the consumers who have purchased the products.

What to look for: If you have a Simplicity portable play yard with a bassinet, changing table and a mobile, and the fabric is of a "Rainforest" pattern with a Fisher-Price logo, look underneath the play yard in order to locate the model number. It should be on one of the legs of the play yard. If the model number is 5310 RNF, 5310RNFC or 5310RNFW, you have the affected product. You should stop using the play yard at once and contact Fisher-Price for further assistance.