Fisher-Price is issuing a major recall of infant formula following five deaths

Fisher-Price is recalling the displacement of more than 2 million children due to safety concerns. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a statement on the company’s Snuga Swings this week due to the risk of suffocation when infants use the swings.

The recall, which includes 21 types of swing, comes after five people were reported to have died between 2012 and 2022. the babies were not restricted and the swings were supplemented with bedding. All these babies were sleeping in the mud when they died.

The warning noted that infants should not sleep in infant swings. It also said that extra bedding “should never be added to it,” and even headgear and body support can “increase the risk of constipation.”

Although the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has long advised parents not to let babies sleep in baby swings, it is not uncommon for parents who are looking for products that are useful for their babies to sleep to allow them. Some even rely on turning to sleep. A 2013 AAP warning noted that if a child is sleeping in a swing (car seat or bouncy seat), the caregiver “moves the child to a firm sleeping position as soon as possible.”

Still, it can be a confusing place for tired parents, especially since some Fisher-Price products, much like the convertible, were designed with bedtime and bedtime in mind. The Rock’ N Play Sleeper, which became popular among families because of claims it helped babies sleep, was recalled after a Consumer Reports investigation linked the product to at least 32 deaths. AAP has called for a recall of the device.

At that time, Dr. Rachel Moon, chair of the AAP Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), said of the need we remember, “We cannot put children’s lives at risk by keeping these dangerous products on the shelves. Rock’n Play prone to sleep should be removed from the market immediately. It does not meet AAP recommendations for a safe sleeping environment for any child.”

Moon added, “Babies should always sleep on their backs, on a separate, flat, and firm surface without a bumper or bedding.

If you have one of the swings on the recall list, which can be found on the CPSC website, the CPSC advises that end-of-swing customers “immediately remove both the headrest (by cutting the tether) and the body support attachment from the seat. before continuing to use the swing.” It added that the brand will offer a $25 refund to those who “remove and destroy the headrest and body support inserts.” How to do that can be found here.