MOUNT LAUREL, NJ - The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA), a non-profit association dedicated to promoting the industry and the safe selection and use of juvenile products, is concerned about the inconsistent communication of messages to parents regarding crib bumper pad use.

Chicago — Attorney General Lisa Madigan today issued an alert to Illinois parents, grandparents and other caregivers of infants urging them to remove bumper pads used along the sides of cribs. Madigan said immediate action is necessary in light of the number of infant deaths and injuries attributed to bumper pads.

Chicago — Attorney General Lisa Madigan today issued an alert to Illinois parents, grandparents and other caregivers of infants urging them to remove bumper pads used along the sides of cribs. Madigan said immediate action is necessary in light of the number of infant deaths and injuries attributed to bumper pads.

MT. LAUREL, NJ -- The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan are at it again over crib safety issues.

The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) is surprised by the remarks attributed to Illinois Attorney-General Madigan in an article in The Chicago Tribune's May 25, 2010 edition, as they are both baseless and (as reported) sensationalist assertions, not facts. Here are some overlooked facts.

Chicago — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association’s “Safe Sleep” campaign for baby cribs is “peddling deadly merchandise.”

The drop side crib issue has spawned a cottage industry of bloggers raging against “killer cribs.”