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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission hasissued an alerthighlighting at least 13 reported infant deaths between 2009 and 2021 resulting from Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler Rockers and Newborn-to-Toddler Rockers.
In a news release on Tuesday, the CPSC warned that these rockers should never be used for sleep and infants should never be left unsupervised or unrestrained in the seat. An estimated 17 million Fisher-Price rockers have been sold worldwide since the 1990s.
“Parents and caregivers should never use inclined products, such as rockers, gliders, soothers, and swings, for infant sleep and should not leave infants in these products unsupervised, unrestrained, or with bedding material, due to the risk of suffocation,” the CPSC warns in the press release.
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The CPSC has worked to reform child sleep safety regulations, including a ruling that goes into effect on June 23, in which infant sleep products will be required to have a sleep surface angle of 10 degrees or less.
Last month, Congress passed the Safe Sleep for Babies Act, which bans inclined “rockers, bouncers, and other soothing infant seats, regardless of whether they are intended and marketed for sleep.”
In their release on Tuesday, the CPSC reminded parents that the best place for an infant to sleep is on a firm, flat surface in a crib, bassinet or play yard. Parents and caregivers should use a fitted sheet only and never add blankets, pillows, padded crib bumpers or other items to an infant’s sleeping environment.
To report injuries from Fisher Price Infant-to-Toddler rockers, visitsaferproducts.gov.
source: people.com
