Fisher Price warns consumers about infant deaths related to rockers

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Fisher-Price rocker consumer protection warning overview: 

• Who: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Fisher-Price warned parents after 13 children died using certain Fisher-Price rockers.
• Why: The CPSC says there have been at least 13 reported deaths between 2009 and 2021 in Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler Rockers and Newborn-to-Toddler Rockers.
• Where: The warning is effective nationwide.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Fisher-Price warned parents about certain Fisher-Price rockers after more than a dozen child deaths. 

The CPSC and Fisher-Price said in a warning June 14 that there have been at least 13 reported deaths of infants between 2009 and 2021 in Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler Rockers and Newborn-to-Toddler Rockers. 

“Rockers should never be used for sleep, and infants should never be unsupervised or unrestrained in the rockers,” the alert says.

In 2021, following reports of four infant deaths, Fisher-Price announced the recall of its 4-in-1 Rock ‘n Glide Soothers and 2-in-1 Soothe ‘n Play Gliders.  

The company also recalled millions of Rock ‘n Play sleepers after they were linked to dozens of infant deaths in 2019, and the company faced a class action lawsuit by consumers who said the company misrepresented the Rock ‘n Play as safe.

Fisher-Price rocker recall latest in history of unsafe baby products 

A 2019 report released by the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform regarding an investigation into the Rock ‘n Play deaths alleges executives at the company ignored safety warnings about the product.

The report says the investigation uncovered that “Fisher-Price failed to ensure the Rock ‘n Play was safe before bringing it to market, ignored critical warnings from pediatricians, parents and foreign regulators that the product was dangerous and continued to market it for overnight sleep despite clear evidence that this put infants at risk of serious harm or death.”

CPSC recently finalized a rule requiring that infant sleep products have a sleep surface angle of 10 degrees or less. The rule goes into effect on June 23.

Meanwhile, the warning reminds parents that the best place for an infant to sleep is on a firm, flat surface in a crib, bassinet or play yard, and infants should always be placed to sleep on their back. 

“Infants who fall asleep in an inclined or upright position should be moved to a safe sleep environment with a firm, flat surface such as a crib, bassinet or play yard,” the Fisher-Price rocker warning states.

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