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Millions of baby swings and rocker swings that pose a choking or other injury risk to infants have been recalled, according to an announcement Monday by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
4moms, which makes products for toddlers, has released a recall of the MamaRoo Baby Swing – versions 1.0 through 4.0 – and the RockaRoo Baby Rockers, CPSC said.
“When a swing or rocking chair is not used, their restraint straps can hang under the seat and children who aren’t crawling can get entangled in the straps, posing a suffocation hazard.” CPSC . noted.
The recall affects two million MamaRoo swings and 220,000 RockaRoo, according to CPSC information. The CPSC also notes that 60,000 MamaRoo hammocks and 10,000 RockaRoo . have been sold Canada.
4moms has received two reports of entanglement incidents of infants falling into the harness under an unoccupied MamaRoo infant swing after they crawled under the seat, including a 10-month-old infant who died from suffocation, and a 10-month-old infant who suffered bruises to his neck before being He is being saved by the caregiver,” a statement from the Patient Safety Center and four mothers noted. “No incidents related to RockaRoo have been reported.”
The statement from 4moms and the CPSC recommends that those with the products “immediately stop using recalled swings and rockers, place them in an area where crawling children cannot reach and contact 4 moms immediately to sign up for a free locking strap that prevents the straps from stretching under the swing when not be in use.”
Baby swings and rocker games have been used in a number of recent recalls. The Kids II Rocking Sleepers have been linked to Five infant deaths Fisher-Price Rock and Play sleepers have been linked to more than 30 infant deaths over a 10-year period.
TJX approved Pay a fine of $13 million Earlier this month, these products sold at TJ Maxx, Marshalls and Home Goods stores from March 2014 through October 2019 after they were removed from the market.
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