Fisher-Price issues warning over Rock 'n Play Sleeper linked to 10 infant deaths
General manager says a 'child fatality is an unimaginable tragedy'
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Your support makes all the difference.Parents have been warned to stop using a portable cot made by Fisher-Price after ten children have died in recent years.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urged parents to stop using the product as soon as their child is able to roll over.
Both Fisher-Price and the commission issued a warning about the Rock ‘n Play sleeper on Friday – linking the product to ten deaths.
The infants, who were three months or older, rolled from their back to their stomach or side while unrestrained, according to the commission.
The warning, which failed to explain what caused the infants' death, said to “never add blankets, pillows, stuffed toys, or other items to the environment” and always put infants to sleep on their backs.
Fisher-Price, a US toy company, had previously warned consumers to stop using the product when infants can roll over and possibly fall.
“The reported deaths show that some consumers are still using the product when infants are capable of rolling and without using the three point harness restraint,” the company said in the recent statement.
Chuck Scothon, general manager at Fisher-Price, said a “child fatality is an unimaginable tragedy” in a statement about the warning.
Mr Scothon also noted that the sleeper meets all “applicable safety standards.”
He added: “Fisher-Price and every one of our employees take the responsibility of being part of your family seriously, and we are committed to earning that trust every day”.
Patty Davis, a spokesperson for the CPSC, said the latest death was reported last month. She said the commission is currently investigating the product.
“If it turns out that it needs to be recalled, we will move forward with that,” Ms Davis told CNN.
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