IKEA Recalls Crib Mattresses

January 14, 2015

The company has received two reports of infants becoming trapped between the mattress and the end of the crib, although both children were removed safely from the gap and not injured.

The recall involves IKEA VYSSA style crib mattresses with these model names: VACKERT, VINKA, SPELEVINK, SLOA, and SLUMMER. These mattresses were manufactured on or before May 4, 2014 (look for the manufacturer label attached to…

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