Fisher-Price recalls 2 million ‘Snuga Swings’ due to suffocation risk after 5 deaths reported

Fisher-Price is recalling much than 2 cardinal babe swings due to risks of suffocation aft the deaths of 5 infants were reported.

All 21 models of the company’s Snuga Swings, an babe plaything with a front-to-back and side-to-side motion, person been recalled. They each diagnostic the aforesaid plan but travel with insignificant differences successful cloth colors and artifact accessories.

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, oregon CPSC, astir 2.1 cardinal swings person been sold successful the U.S. since 2010. Consumers successful Canada bought astir 99,000 of them, portion immoderate 500 swings were sold successful Mexico.

The merchandise should ne'er beryllium utilized for sleep, according to the CPSC. Bedding materials should besides ne'er beryllium added to the plaything arsenic “the headrest and assemblage enactment insert connected the spot pad tin summation the hazard of suffocation.”

There person been 5 deaths betwixt 2012 and 2022 linked to the product, officials said. They each progressive infants betwixt 1 to 3 months of property portion utilizing the merchandise for sleep.

Consumers are urged to “immediately” region the headrest and the assemblage enactment insert earlier continuing to usage the plaything for awake-time activities.

Fisher-Price, a part of Mattel, says it volition provide a $25 refund to consumers who region and destruct the headrest and assemblage enactment insert of the merchandise — which sold for astir $160 connected retailers including Amazon, Target and Toys R Us.

The company’s callback “remedy” was sharply criticized by CPSC Commissioner Richard L. Trumka, who said Fisher-Price’s “flawed” callback is “doomed to neglect and volition keep galore babies successful harm’s way.”

According to Trumka, the company’s callback volition proceed to promote the usage of the swing, adjacent though its usage for babe slumber remains unsafe.

“I fearfulness that this unsafe attack volition support babies astatine hazard of decease conscionable to prevention Fisher-Price wealth — a horrible illustration of putting nett implicit people,” helium said successful a scathing effect to the company’s offer.

“Fisher-Price tin bash much to prevention babies’ lives — I deliberation it needs to,” Trumka added “And I firmly judge that consumers should request much from this company.”

A implicit database of Snuga Swing models, including merchandise numbers and descriptions, can beryllium found on Thursday’s callback notice.

Originally Published: October 12, 2024 astatine 10:07 p.m.