Fisher-Price recalled more than 2 million swings after five babies died while using them to sleep, product safety regulators announced Thursday.
The recall covers Fisher-Price Snuga Swings models marketed between October 2010 and January 2024, of which about 2.1 million were sold in the United States, another 99,000 in Canada and another 500 in Mexico, according to the Commission. Consumer Product Safety.
The regulator detailed that the swings are manufactured in Mexico and China.
The swings were involved in five deaths of babies aged one to three months who used the sleep product between 2012 and 2022, the agency said.
In most of those incidents, babies were unrestrained and bedding materials were added to the swings, according to the agency, which warned against using the swings for sleep or adding bedding because the headrest and the Body support on swing seat pads may increase the risk of suffocation.
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Fisher-Price offered refunds to all customers who purchased the product, although it also warned those who wanted to keep them, saying they should cut the strap or remove the headrest and body support piece before engaging in “workout activities.” vigil”.
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, as of January 2023, about 100 babies had died after Fisher-Price recalled its Rock ‘n Play crib in 2019.
Fisher-Price recalled 4.7 million cribs after more than 30 babies died from rolling over while unrestrained inside the device, although the regulator said it could not determine whether the crib was involved in some of the incidents.
Richard Trumka, a commissioner with the regulatory authority, criticized Fisher-Price for its recall, saying it was “not good enough to remove these products from homes” before causing more deaths.
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The commission has warned parents not to leave their babies alone and unsupervised while using products such as swings, which the agency says “are not designed for safe sleep.”
The regulator also warned parents not to add pillows or blankets to their baby’s sleeping space, and that any product with an angle greater than 10 degrees, including rocking chairs, gliders and pacifiers, “should never be used for sleep.” “childish.”
Kids2 recalled nearly 700,000 rocking chairs in 2023, after the regulator said some babies died after rolling onto their backs and onto their stomachs or sides without being restrained.
This article was originally published in Forbes United States
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