Fisher-Price and the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday that they are recalling more than 2 million Snuga swings sold nationwide after five children died of suffocation.
The recall applies to all swing models sold at Amazon, Target, Toys R Us, Sam’s Club and Walmart from October 2010 to January 2024 for approximately $160. Of the recalled swings manufactured in China and Mexico, about 2.1 million were sold in the United States, and about 99,000 were sold in Canada. An additional 500 units were sold in Mexico.
The recalled swings sold by Mattel’s Fisher-Price brand were linked to the deaths of five infants between 1 and 3 months old between 2012 and 2022 when the products were used for sleep. announced the agency. In most of those cases, the baby was not restrained and bedding was added.
Consumers should immediately disconnect the tether and body support insert from the seat pad and remove the headrest before using the swing for any waking activity. Fisher-Price is offering a $25 refund to anyone who removes and destroys both.
When using the swing for sleeping or adding bedding, the headrest and body support inserts on the seat pad can increase the risk of suffocation.
Consumers may call Fisher-Price toll-free at 855-853-6224, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time, or go online to www.service.mattel.com and request “Recalls and Safety Warning” or visit www. For more information about the recall, please visit .service.mattel.com/us/recall.aspx.
The remedy was condemned by Consumer Reports as “woefully insufficient and insufficient to prevent future infant deaths.”
“Full refunds should be given, and Fisher-Price should be urging people to ditch these swings,” William Wallace, deputy director of safety policy at the consumer advocacy group, said in a statement Friday.
“The CPSC cannot simply force a company to issue a strong recall. Typically, the CPSC can only force a company to carry out a recall voluntarily and on terms that the company agrees to. This is an absurd and dangerous reality. “Congress should pass legislation that strengthens the CPSC’s ability to force companies to implement stronger recalls, especially in cases like this where a child dies,” Wallace said. added.
This is not the first Fisher-Price recall involving a product found to be deadly to infants. About 100 dead It has been linked to Fisher-Price’s Rock ‘n’ Play sleeping car, which was first recalled in 2019.
According to the CPSC, parents and caregivers should never use sloped products such as rockers, gliders, pacifiers, or swings to help infants sleep, and should never leave babies in the product due to the risk of suffocation. Never leave the bed unattended or leave the bedding unused.