USCPSC Voted to Mandatory Standard for Cribs

Finally! The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has voted unanimously in favor of new proposed mandatory standards for cribs.
The new rules would render many cribs in the country as not up to code, would ban the manufacture and sale of drop-side cribs, and mandate better mattress support, sturdier hardware and better quality wood for crib construction.

Between November 2007 and April of this year, there were 36 deaths associated with crib structural problems, according to Commission Chairwoman Inez Tenenbaum.
Hazards in cribs include faulty hardware, dangerous gaps created from mattress support failures, and poor wood quality with crib slats that can be broken easily. The new standards aim to eliminate gaps where babies could become entrapped and suffocate, and to prevent babies from falling out of the crib.

Source: cnn.com