According to Bloomberg Business News, the vote was unanimous and puts into place a ban on the production, sale, and resale of drop-side cribs and mandates, said the Associated Press (AP), that all cribs have fixed sides when the ban become effective, June 2011.

The CPSC standards also stipulate that mattress supports and the hardware used on cribs be more durable and that measures be implemented to improve safety testing, said The Consumerist. Improved crib component labeling is also mandated, said Bloomberg Business News, to help minimize mistakes when assembling the furniture. Hotels and childcare facilities will also be banned from offering these cribs, but have one year to purchase new cribs, said Bloomberg Business News, which means that they have 24 months after the rule is published to comply.

The popular infant furniture has long been rife with defective hardware and assembly issues that enable the drop-side rail to detach, creating a gap between its side rail and the mattress where babies can become trapped and can suffocate or strangle, said Bloomberg Business News. No surprise, mandates concerning the dangerous cribs have not been changed in decades.

According to Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman of the CPSC, the new standards are among the strongest worldwide and are expected to significantly reduce hazards related to cribs, wrote Bloomberg Business News.