Blue Sky On Mars

For many parents in the US, the name Graco is usually associated with top quality, well-engineered baby products. Apparently, though, Graco has not been diligently reporting injuries that have occurred through use of their toddler beds and was fined $4M as a result.

”At Graco, the safety and welfare of our consumers is always our top priority,” the company said. “As this settlement makes clear, it is our understanding that Graco did not knowingly violate the CPSC’s reporting requirements.”

The article doesn’t go into detail about how they misunderstood CPSC’s reporting requirements… but, Graco’s been at this a while. They’re a big company that is part of an even bigger public compnay. It’s easy to be skeptical and think that perhaps Graco just didn’t want to get involved in recalling 1.2 million toddler beds if they could avoid it.

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